HOT DOGS? IS IT TRUE???

Yaz&Tony · February 2013

Ladies I've heard from many sources that Hot dogs are not safe to eat? Even if their kosher? Has anyone heard the same thing? Confused! I love hot dogs!

VitaLuna · February 2013

Heat it and eat it.

ETA: There's a lot of bad stuff in hot dogs (nitrates, etc), so I'd probably spring for the better brands.. but I'd do that in my normal non-preg life, too, and not everyone feels the same.

EllaBelle2010 · February 2013

Just like lunch meat, they're fine if you heat them through. I eat Applegate Farm's lunch meat and hot dogs (heated of course). They're organic, nitrate free, antibiotic/hormone free, minimally processed, grass fed beef, humanely raised etc...

OpheliaChem · February 2013

Lealyn2585:
Make sure they are really cooked and enjoy

Yep! They can have high levels of nitrates but I doubt you are eating them every day (or are you????). So as long as its just every now and then, you are good. I get so irritated by women who say "I can't eat hot dogs because I'm pregnant". Sure you can. Just heat them fully and don't eat them every day.

atcwag · February 2013

I'll be the first to admit that as soon as the local hotdog place opens for the season I'll be there weekly.

VitaLuna · February 2013

laurelannie:
Mmm, I could go for a Costco hot dog right about now! Polish dog with lots of relish and sauerkraut! And ditto PP, heat and enjoy.

Ahh! Why'd you have to bring up the polish dog with kraut! Thank goodness I'm in my pajamas or I'd be on my way to Costco right now.

achadwick19 · February 2013

This was my yummy dinner!

EMLYNNLERETTE · February 2013

EllaBelle2010:
Just like lunch meat, they're fine if you heat them through. I eat Applegate Farm's lunch meat and hot dogs heated of course. They're organic, nitrate free, antibiotic/hormone free, minimally processed, grass fed beef, humanely raised etc...nbsp;

. Mmmm! I second the Applegate Farms hotdogs! More specifically, the beef ones. I personally think the other ones are nothing to get excited about. Ahhh. I feel a DH food run coming on!

AppleMuffins · February 2013

I would probably think twice about eating a hotdog (or any street meat) from a hot dog cart on the street, but a thoroughly cooked hot dog is fine. I always buy the fancy nitrate free ones anyway because I'm a hotdog snob. Regular cheap pork hotdogs make me want to hurl even on the best of days.

revlaurawittman · February 2013

laurelannie:
Mmm, I could go for a Costco hot dog right about now! Polish dog with lots of relish and sauerkraut! And ditto PP, heat and enjoy.

I literally cannot eat enough sauerkraut this pregnancy... I loved the stuff before but it's really gotten out of hand. Now I'm craving a costco hot dog too!!!

chichaw57 · February 2013

My NP said that the problem isn't bacteria risk but that there are so many preservatives in processed meats, so heating it doesn't really make it much safer. Disappointed : I love lunch meat!!

jchytil · February 2013

chichaw57:
My NP said that the problem isn't bacteria risk but that there are so many preservatives in processed meats, so heating it doesn't really make it much safer. Disappointed : I love lunch meat!!

Yes this is why I stay away from lunch meat and hot dogs because of the nitrates and other additives I don't want in my body. There has been some studies that link nitrates to cancer especially in children

This is a good article

https://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/food/hotdogs.htm