Uncured and nitrate free. Eating in moderation is really not an issue (and these--$15+ at Costco for 12) are nice to have on occasion.

FWIW, those "eating contests" really make me nauseous-- and this from someone who has been known to binge eat at times over the years. Never approaching that, though.

(the horror)

One thing I've learned about all those "healthful" alternatives is that most of them taste like crap.

The truth of the matter is that for most people, if you eat a balanced diet, a treat here and there (be it a cookie, or a hot dog or whatever) isn't going give you a heart attack or make you fat.

Why limit yourself to hot dogs, when there is a variety of sausages to choose from?

I checked, SAFEWAY has it. I want to try them. 110g of Sodium is not bad! Since baseball season has started I have been craving a hot dog. Buns, mustard, onions, what more could you ask for?

The Butcher told me they were out of it! So I grabbed them all looking for the lowest sodium I could find. Turkey dogs seem to be there, and one had 440g of sodium so I grabbed two. Tonight, while listening to the game, if I hear someone in the back ground yell "hot dog!" I will smile, cause I got mine!!!

but as for what more could you ask for, add some cheese to that . And more mustard!

Swiss cheese? I don't think I have ever had a hotdog with cheese at the ball park. I know I have had it with Chilly beans and some kind of yellow cheese. It was not bad. Chilly dogs are pretty good especially with a bit of Tabasco on it. Yum! Lots of good eating ahead!!

with cheese mustard and onions! Any kind of cheese, really. I prefer cheddar, but cheese of any sort has a place on a hot dog .

I think we have very similar tastes in food! .

Cheese dog sounds like A grand slam to me~!!

I've tried 4 times, and this is the first season that it is actually taking off . I'm so thrilled with my garden

Please be sure to take photos..I would love to see them!!

It's still small, but it is flourishing . I'm also growing cucumbers, two varieties of heirloom tomatoes, sweet onions, bell pepper and a jalapeno pepper plant.

Chiles once in our backyard years ago. They were so hot, but great tasting.. I would cut them up and put them on a slab of bread with cream cheese. Yum!

Habanero and cream cheese on thick black bread like pumpernickel. YUM YUM YUM.

Dice the jalapenos and cook in a small saucepan with a bit of butter and a bit of water, stirring until they brown and get crisp. Much of the heat is gone but the flavor remains. Sprinkle on baked potato or whatever. Yum.

Apparently, we have some terrific cooks in this thread. I like it!

TYY

that I have never even tried sauerkraut? I love cabbage, so I'm pretty sure I would like it, but I have never gotten around to trying it.

..., I found this website while googling 'best hotdogs'...

Looks pretty good.

TYY

I have no idea why I haven't ever had any. I guess it is because I live in the South.

Delish.

But I will! I sounds very delicious.

add the saurkraut and saute until browned. Throw on top of mashed potatoes. Pass the spicy brown mustard.

Oh my god.

I'll try not to use it all before I pass it to you

Hey thanks, B2G! Omigod indeed. Sounds delicious.

TYY

Make sure you put a lot of butter in the potatoes. And I use the all beef kielbasa.

This definitely isn't a low cal meal. Lol.

maybe a lot of sauerkraut.

TYY

Available any way you wanted them, in other words with only mustard and/or onions. They were the best. Ah! Youth!

These days I eat jumbo Hebrew National all beef dogs, although I love the natural skinned Keigel dogs as well.

Yummy! (And no self respecting hot dog has ketchup on it.)

Ugh. I can't even stand it on a hamburger, much less a hot dog! Blasphemy!

illegal alien!

Welcome to earth, enjoy your stay!

And I'm the oddball?

And onions and a little relish.

I have added Tabasco sauce to be honest, they are not bad. Next time I can try a little sriracha Thai sauce on one.

Don't like turkey bacon either

plenty of recepies on the internet and it is very easy to do.

You pick the critter and spices, grind it up, stuff it and cook it, tt is the only way to ensure the quality of what you are putting into your dog.

and 25% seasoned pork (their's). Great on the grill as straight-up sausage, or trimmed down for a 'dog. Onion, mustard, and sweet jalapeno relish. Hard to beat.

go Giants. what a game last night.

That's for sure, ...that had to be at least a four hot dog game!!!!

I stopped following it on the computer when it was 8 to 2 Pirates. I was very pleasantly surprised when I turned on the scores this morning! Go Giants!

just about anyway

Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons were such an important part of my life...

I remember the day I was listening when he said "And Juan Marichal just turned around and hit catcher Johny Roseburo in the head"

"with the BAT"



any of you remember that one?

He Broadcasted for the Oakland A's along with Bill King. I was probably too young to remember that event. Jon Miller is my favorite now with the Giants.

admittedly, I haven't listened to every team.
I definitely put the radio on for the nationally broadcast games.

No first hand knowledge here but at some point wouldn't a body give up and just try to push along the excess and not try to fully digest it?

I wouldn't be too surprised if part of the answer often is that a good portion of the food gets vomited up after whatever period of time you need to keep it down to win such a contest.

But if you don't puke out the excess, then just how insistent is the human body on trying to extract all the calories it can out of a megadose of food, and to the extent it can't handle all of those calories, how does passing mostly undigested food work?

Maybe all it takes is a bit of googling to find out the probably disgusting answers to these mysteries.

I am ready! Fire up the grill!! (oh, and go Giants!)

Americans eat approximately 21.4 million hot dogs at Major League baseball games every year. Evidently, Red Sox fans really love hot dogs. They consume around 1.67 million at their games alone. You can find more information here: http://www.myfoxla.com/dpps/news/dpgoh-americans-to-devour-hot-dog-at-baseball-games-fc-20100406_6921121

http://www.ask.com/question/how-many-hotdogs-are-eaten-at-major-league-basbeall-games-during-the-season

They just taste better. The key, of course, is we have hot dogs maybe twice a year and we don't eat 62 of them.

Hebrew National beef, in the 4 pack!

Perfect.

If I'm gonna eat a hotdog, it ain't going to be low anything. Lol.

I want the full experience.

Beef all the way. Hebrew National.

Deeee-lish.

Coliseum, I was amazed at how many different kinds of Brats they sold at the venders. I have tried a Dodger Dog once, ..these Brats put them to shame!! As for beer, it was there as well...after all Its Baseball!!

For ordinary hot dogs you can't beat Oscar Mayer's bunlength.

Guess what I bought? Yes... Hot dogs, Buns...(already have the mustard a onions) Bought some swiss cheese as well.

Bought hot dogs and buns. Then had them for dinner tonight.

As for turkey...yah, no, not going that far. I don't eat more than a couple dogs per month, and I use the Oscar Meyer Lean Beef ones with 60 cal/dog. I don't think a living human being without infinite time could even remotely try to keep proper track of sodium, fat, carbs, protein, and all that in some kind of appropriate balance; I'll stick to 'roughly calories and don't overdo the sugar/fat' and be content. I don't think my poor lil brain will handle more!

good to check the labels. Hot Dogs as you might imagine are very very high in Sodium. The ones I bought were 440g of Sodium..those are far better than the 800g and up...Even eating them once in a while... the sodium increases your high blood pressure..that can lead to many problems down the road.

Sodium is one of those things that really bugs me; I'm aware of it occasionally (usually right -after- I needed to be!), but I really -should- be watching out for. Thankfully, I just discovered my BP dropped 10 whole points after stopping smoking 6 months ago, so I have a bit of leeway, but I won't if I'm not careful.

I just went shopping last night, so I went and checked the new package of dogs I bought (the Lean ones I mentioned) and they register in at 380. Still a whopping 16% per dog, but a 2-dog meal with salad with a properly-chosen dressing will keep it all under 50%. Given I only eat twice a day, that's doable for now. 10 years from now I may have to reconsider one of those turkey alternatives, but goddess help me if I'm in a rush to do so!

Hoffman Snappy Grillers. I'm sure they're just as bad for ya. But I care not! The few I eat a year are sooo delicious. Grilled and slightly charred...ohhhh.

For your viewing pleasure..
http://www.hofmannhotdogs.com

Don't knock it til you try it.

The tomato sauce does something great to the flavor.

and get whatever tastes the best the few times i do eat it.

A hotdog is a wiener on a bun. That event, which I find disgusting, is a wiener and bun eating contest.

As to 'healthful' hotdogs (or wieners), there is no point to it. If a wiener, bacon for that matter, is not cured, it is not worth the calories and likely does not taste like a real wiener or bacon. I would eat turkey bacon, but only if it's cured.

50 calories in a single dog and no cholesterol. Nuke in microwave for 1 minute.

https://www.morningstarfarms.com/products/veggie-dogs/veggie-dogs

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