corn dogs?

lauren889

Yes most of my posts r food related I am a foodie and not ashamed! I'm going to an outdoor fest tomorrow and I was wondering are corn dogs safe??? I've seen mixed reviews

LilTiger15

Since they are cooked, they are safe. Healthy is a different story;)

cls78

I now want a corn dog!!!

animalcrckr

Corn dogs have the same concerns as hotdogs, lunchmeat, unpasteurized anything, etc.  Chance of listeria.  Pregnant women are more susceptible to listeria than non pregnant people, something like 20x's more likely to become infected.  I personally would eat one but this is coming from someone living in Germany (eat bratwurst or go hungry:)

LilTiger15

@animalcrckr The chance of listeria is only in unheated hotdogs and lunchmeat.  If you heat the lunchmeat or hot dog before eating it, the heat kills any listeria that might be on the product.  Again though, hot dogs and lunchmeat aren't exactly the healthiest meat choice, but that is a different issue/concern.  Most people don't eat hot dogs right out of the fridge before heating them first. 

animalcrckr

LilTiger15 said:

@animalcrckr The chance of listeria is only in unheated hotdogs and lunchmeat.  If you heat the lunchmeat or hot dog before eating it, the heat kills any listeria that might be on the product.  Again though, hot dogs and lunchmeat aren't exactly the healthiest meat choice, but that is a different issue/concern.  Most people don't eat hot dogs right out of the fridge before heating them first. 

Yeah, but at a public place you are not the one heating it up.  If it has been done improperly or has sat out long enough to allow bacteria more time to grow you could still be taking a risk.  Lunch meat and hotdogs must be heated to steaming/160F.  The only reason I know this is because we were at a World Cup fest last night and my only dinner option was either bratwurst or curry wurst.  A GI doc friend gave me the info.

bhjones1980

animalcrckr said:

LilTiger15 said:

@animalcrckr The chance of listeria is only in unheated hotdogs and lunchmeat.  If you heat the lunchmeat or hot dog before eating it, the heat kills any listeria that might be on the product.  Again though, hot dogs and lunchmeat aren't exactly the healthiest meat choice, but that is a different issue/concern.  Most people don't eat hot dogs right out of the fridge before heating them first. 

Yeah, but at a public place you are not the one heating it up.  If it has been done improperly or has sat out long enough to allow bacteria more time to grow you could still be taking a risk.  Lunch meat and hotdogs must be heated to steaming/160F.  The only reason I know this is because we were at a World Cup fest last night and my only dinner option was either bratwurst or curry wurst.  A GI doc friend gave me the info.

arent corn dogs deep fried?  that would probably heat them up way over the save zone

michelle142

If you want a corn dog, I say go ahead and enjoy it.

I ate cold deli sandwiches all last pregnancy and enjoyed every bite. Living on the edge and all that.

Chcaggie1

I've bend wondering about hotdogs but from everything I've read it seems that as long as it's heated you're fine :-)

kimmykaye

Now I want to go to a fair or something and get a corn dog and funnel cake! Too bad there's no fair near here til the end of summer.

mommy5point0

The League, anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQuf3agENpA&feature=youtube_gdata

cinnamonsugar

Last pregnancy I drove around my entire town to all the different grocery stores stalking Girl Scouts to buy some cookies.  And now thanks to reading all this I MUST... FIND... FAIR!

Need Funnel Cake! 

=P~

HerHighness

If you are in doubt just ask for a fresh corn dog. Id assume that hot oil would kill anything..... And now i want fried cheese on a stick

kimb311

It's also a nitrate issue with hotdogs, bacon etc. but I'm of the mind set that a little "cheat" now and then never hurts. And honestly, ain't no way in hell I'm not eating bacon for 9 months!

lauren889

I wish there was a fair for all of us pregnant ladies and everything we talked abput in this thread was there