Hot dogs

[Honey693]

Do you let your toddler eat hot dogs? If you do what kind? DD is obsessed with hot dogs, but I feel awful letting her eat them.

[Nicole730]

Used to let him have Morning Star Farms veggie dogs, they don't make them anymore, so he hasn't had any in awhile.

[PancakesMancakes]

I always getb dd one when we go to the gas station, so mostly they're from 7 11

[tracymom1]

We buy Applegate Farms uncured 100% beef organic hot dogs and give them as a 'special' meal every once in a while. I do not let him eat hot dogs from a vendor or someone else's house. I loved hot dogs as a little kid (though I have been a vegetarian for over 20 years now) and don't see the harm as long as it is as pure as possible - no chemicals, preservatives, weird animal parts, etc...

[34me]

We buy Hebrew National or Nathans or we get them from the plant dh works at

[EzzysMom]

we eat light life 'smart dogs', she can eat two of them at a time! They're veggie

[Peony]

I used to buy turkey dogs at the health food store but now I settle on Hebrew National because DH will eat those but won't eat the other kinds.

[Otterella]

We get Coleman's Naturals. They're uncured, nitrate free, 100% beef dogs, and are the best tasting hot dogs I have EVER eaten. And we don't have them very often. I think if you get quality, and have it in moderation, there's no need to worry.

[Artichokie]

no. food that is that processed grosses me out.

[seagull]

I won't buy them, but if the are served at someone's else house then I'll let the kids eat one. I will decline for myself.

[Areia]

We don't normally eat hot dogs, but she's taken an interest in them after seeing them at a bbq so I got her our store's organic brand nitrite free, uncured beef hot dogs. She was excited to eat one, but hasn't asked for them again. I don't want her eating them often, but this seems like a good compromise.

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

I get the skinnless Wegmans brand beef hot dogs. I really only just started doing it as a quick, easy meal every once in a while.

Because im not an idoit and know they are totally processed, i also serve them with a fresh fruit smoothie (With baby spinach) or a multi-fruit side and maybe some whole grain puffer things that I forget the name of at the moment.

[GardenStream]

We buy all of our meat from local farmers. I finally went to visit the people we buy our beef from and discovered they run a small store from their farm. Anyway, as I was browsing their store, I discovered uncured, nitrate free, 100% grass fed beef hot dogs. I bought some because the kids and I love hot dogs. I had a no more hot dogs in my house rule before I found those. They're $5 a pound, but totally worth it to me.

If we're at somebody else's house, the entire family eats whatever hot dogs they are serving.

[tbone_kneegrabber]

we get smart dogs or tofu pups and sometime the veggie trader joes corn dogs

[kmb9906]

I buy the regular ol' Oscar Meyer hotdogs. DD doesn't eat them regularly, maybe once a week and always served with fresh fruit and HFCS-free ketchup. I'm ok with that. Can't be perfect all the time!

[ShadowMoon]

We do veggie dogs, Tofurky, lightlife, smart dogs, and tofu pups brands are all good.

[Megan73]

We don't eat them at home but I don't mind letting DS have one at his cousin's birthday or our street party because it's part of the experience, YK?

[columbusmomma]

they make me cringe, but yes, the kids can eat them when we are at a picnic,etc. At home I buy and serve the "good" ones. I like them too! Still though, not my first choice for a protein source or meal.

[CrunchyChristianMama]

My DD loves the Applegate Farms ones. They're 100% organic with no nasties, so they don't bother me.

[ZeezMom]

Chicken franks here. Gewaulten (sp?) Or turkey dogs.