The Best-Bred Dog for the BBQ

The Bite:

The word “hotdog” - not always synonymous with the word “healthy.” But this summer, do your own taste test in the name of your health: throw a soy dog on the barbie next to that burger. We double dog dare you.

The Benefits

• Soy dogs contain up to 13 grams of soy protein. The FDA says 25 grams of soy protein as part of a daily diet is beneficial to heart health.
• Less MSG. High levels of MSG are often found in traditional hot dogs, and excessive ingestion of the stuff can cause circulatory, cardiac, neurological, gastrointestinal, and/or respiratory problems. (Is there even anything left to list?)
• Soy production uses a fraction of the resources of meat production. Meat uses up to 17 times more land, up to 26 times the water, 6-20 times more fossil fuels and 6 times the biocides.

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