Yes, Hot Dogs Provide Protein — but You'll Want to Limit Them at Summer Cookouts

From restaurants to street carts to backyards to ballparks, billions are eaten annually and the regional differences can be striking. Ask a New Yorker and they'll likely say they like a street dog with onions and yellow mustard while out west, you may find a foot-long with peppers, sauerkraut and onions.

香肠之类的形式加工食品已经存在了数百年，但热狗的诞生争论已久。许多人认为，北美的热狗是在奥地利1487年创建的，后来带过来的，当欧洲来到美国的法兰克福“维纳”的延伸。

热狗历史学家认为，香肠成了棒球场时，根据圣路易斯布朗队大联盟棒球队的老板，开始在球场和他的酒吧都卖了，于1893年开始规范National Hot Dog and Sausage Council。

Despite the debate around when the term "hot dog" became the norm, you'll still want to eat them in moderation.

One hot dog is equal to a single serving. Onebeef hot dog，without a bun or condiments, contains:

• Calories:189
• Total fat:16.9克
• Cholesterol:

34.8毫克

• 钠：

493.1 mg

• 总碳水化合物：1。8 g
• Dietary fiber:0克
• Sugar:0.7克
• Added sugar:0克
• 蛋白：7克

• Total fat:One all-beef hot dog has 16.9 grams of total fat, which includes 0.7 grams polyunsaturated fat, 8.1 grams monounsaturated fat, 6.9 grams saturated fat and 0 grams trans fat.
• 碳水化合物：一个全牛肉热狗具有1.8克碳水化合物，其包括0克纤维和0克糖的。
• 蛋白：One all-beef hot dog has 7 grams of protein.

• Vitamin B12:20% of your Daily Value (DV)
• Selenium:11% DV
• 锌：11% DV
• Niacin (B3):7％DV
• Riboflavin (B2):7％DV
• 磷：6％DV
• Potassium:4％DV
• 铁：4％DV
• 维生素B6：4％DV
• 铜：3% DV
• 一个热狗不是镁（1％DV），硫胺素（1％DV）或钙（1％DV）的显著源。

Hot dogs provide a variety of nutrients, but you'll want to limit processed meats in your diet.

牛肉是挤满了必需的营养物质，可以帮助你的身体达到最佳性能和preserve what you're building。

每服7克时钟，牛肉热狗提供了很好的蛋白质数量。富含蛋白质的食物是建立，维护和修理肌肉，这既有助于锻炼期间和之后的恢复期优化肌肉训练响应是至关重要的，根据National Institutes of Health（NIH）。

Also integral to muscle metabolism is iron, which helps red blood cells deliver oxygen throughout the body, according to theNIH。铁的低的水平也导致缺铁或缺铁性贫血，症状，如疲劳，乏力，胃肠道不适，免疫问题和受损的认知功能。

有铁的两种主要形式：非血红素，它来自铁强化食物或植物性食物为主，和血红素，这是在发现animal productssuch as beef.

One beef hot dog provides four percent of the DV for iron, making it a good way to reach your daily dose.

Selenium is an essential nutrient, playing critical roles in hormone metabolism, reproduction, DNA synthesis and protection against infection and oxidative damage, according to theNIH。

硒缺乏已链接到脑功能与年龄有关的下降，可能是硒的词干抗氧化活性。

Studies have linked lower levels of selenium to a higher risk of cognitive decline over time.

热狗是加工或腊肉可含有亚硝酸盐或硝酸盐钠，它们是保持食物腐坏从化合物的形式。他们已经联系到某些癌症的风险增加。

Every 50 grams of processed meat consumed is linked to increasing the risk of colorectal cancer by about 20 percent, according to theAmerican Institute for Cancer Research。

与其他加工食品，适量享受热狗是关键。

Hot dogs are known to be高饱和脂肪。一个全牛肉热狗含有6.9克的饱和脂肪，这是推荐的每日摄入量的34％。

如果你选择了一个牛肉热狗，一定要与盘满蔬菜和植物为基础的方案，完善了一顿配对。

Processed foods have a lot of sodium, and hot dogs are no exception.

一个牛肉热狗提供钠的493毫克或建议的每日摄入量的21％。在全国范围内，钠通常overconsumed，这可能导致高血压和其他心血管疾病，根据本疾病预防与控制中心。

超过70％的，我们采取可以链接到加工食品或餐馆用餐的钠，因此保持什么你吃的是总是有帮助的眼睛。

There are a few ingredients in hot dogs which may cause an allergic reaction.

一个是硝酸钠，这是经常被用来保存食品的化学物质。过敏症状包括头痛，呼吸困难，皮疹或胃肠道不适。

另一种可能的过敏原可能是红木的种子，这是一种天然食用色素可以在热狗上找到。这一直伴随着irritable bowel syndrome。

虽然热狗不知道交互与任何药物，一定要讨论与您的医疗专业人士的任何食物相互作用。

热狗最好存放在冰箱或冰柜。未开封的，他们可以安全地储存两周在冷冻或未拆封长达两个月的冰箱，每USDA。

Once opened, they should be eaten within one week. Although hot dogs are fully cooked when purchased, they should be heated prior to eating. Hot dogs can be steamed, boiled, baked or grilled on a grill pan or outdoor grill.

热狗可以在各种各样的方式来使用。这里有一些快速的想法。

• 烤架和服务与浇头，如芥末，番茄酱，炒辣椒，酸菜或泡菜发髻。
• 切片和添加到通心粉和奶酪。
• 裹在毯子面团，使猪。
• Slice and add to potato and vegetable hash.
• 切片，并加入到豌豆和胡萝卜糙米。
• 通过切片和串攻丝热狗和蔬菜，然后烧烤制作热狗肉串。
• Make chili cheese dog dip by combining sliced hot dogs with chili and cheese in a slow cooker.

寻找替代传统的热狗？有鸡和火鸡热狗或可用香肠以及素食和蔬菜品种。

Some of our favorite vegetarian and poultry varieties include:

• 现场烤素食热狗
• MorningStar Farms素食狗
• 薄“N修剪chicken hot dogs