Cutting Calories in Hotdogs

Daily Diet Makeover

Hotdog - I love hotdogs! BUT - I sure don't love all the calories that come with the A-Typical hotdog. Here are the hot spots when it comes to hotdogs:

Buns toasted with butter or margarine;
Hotdog heaped with cheese;
Big fat winners in big buns;
Hotdog smeared with Mayo;
Hotdog drowned in river of chili.

A hotdog that is put together with the above ingredients can easily tip the 500 calorie mark. Let's see how we can trim those calories without cutting back on taste.

Cutting Hotdog Calories

Dry-toast bun OR spray with butter flavored cooking spray and toast OR use no calorie butter spray to toast;
Choose lean franks & slice in half before roasting;
Use mustard over Mayo;
Use hotdog sauce OR extra lean chili and limit to 2 Tablespoons;
Limit shredded cheese to a couple of Tablespoons and opt for skimmed mozzarella;
If you're up to withstanding the sodium content, grab the sourkraut, catsup and pickle relish.

There, we've whittled our hotdog calories by about 2/3's the amount. All we need now is a red hot grill!

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