I gotta admit--I don't like veggie hot dogs (aka tofu links). I can handle veggie burgers and actually like them better than hamburgers. But those rubbery soy hot dogs, gahh. But I'm also working on losing 100 pounds (81 gone). Now I could make my own, probably better than the packaged ones. But I had a coupon for Lightlife Smart Dogs and they were on sale. And when I'm working, I need quick low-calorie snacks I can grab and go (that's a diet tip, by the way--keep low-cal snacks on hand so you won't reach for the high-calorie junk when you're hungry). Veggie dogs have about 50 calories, lots of protein and no additives. Here's how I opted to dress up my veggie dogs to make them more palatable. Grill Smart Dogs and top with:
1/4 c. vegetarian chili (cannelloni beans, diced tomatoes,
onions, celery and chili peppers, garlic, cumin, cilantro, oregano, hot
Hungarian paprika)
1/4 c. lowfat cole slaw (shredded green and red cabbage,
carrots, dash of olive oil, acai vinegar, stevia sweetener, sea salt, celery
seed, mustard, black pepper)
diced onions
1/8 cup. shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)
dab of ketchup
Skip the bun and go gluten-free wrapping in large lettuce leaf. Calories per veggie dog about 110 calories
with toppings.
