Healthful Hot Dogs
Although you'll rarely find "healthful" and "hot dog" in the same sentence, the all-American food has gotten a makeover by some manufacturers. Hot dogs have gone "all natural" and even vegetarian, with many varieties as good for you as other healthful foods.
When you're shopping for a cookout, these tips will help you choose the most healthful hot dogs:
-
Check the fat content. Turkey franks can be as high in fat as pork or beef hot dogs.
-
Soy-based hot dogs, such as tofu franks or veggie dogs, usually contain no fat, cholesterol, nitrates or questionable byproducts.
-
Avoid jumbo franks, which have jumbo amounts of fat.
-
Choose products with low to moderate sodium content.
Publication Source:
Vitality magazine
Online Source:
My Pyramid
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
Online Source:
American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/media_22014_ENU_HTML.htm
Online Source:
USDA
http://origin-www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Hot_Dogs/index.asp
Online Editor:
Joann Eudes RN MS
Online Editor:
Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer:
Coleman, Ellen RD, MA, MPH
Online Medical Reviewer:
Fiveash, Laura DrPH, MPH, RD
Online Medical Reviewer:
Harrell, Jennifer MA, RD, LD
Date Last Reviewed:
10/26/2009
Date Last Modified:
9/29/2008