Healthy Tips for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

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Healthy Tips for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

Yes, you can eat hot dogs and hamburgers on your diabetic diet. Just follow a few tips and tricks, and start enjoying these barbecue favorites guilt-free.


Where's the Beef?
Hamburger meat, by government standards, is fresh or frozen ground beef without anything else added and can contain no more than 30 percent fat by weight. At the supermarket, hamburger meat is labeled with its percentage of lean meat and percentage of fat, such as 80/20 or 93/7. Not so at a friend's barbecue or a ballpark grill. Here are some good rules of thumb:
-- A 3-ounce serving of cooked meat is just right -- there's no need to pile on extra patties or order a large burger unless you share.......


6 Ways to Lighten Your Hot Dog or Hamburger
Go Topless
Ditch half the bun to cut carbs. Opt for a whole grain bun when you have the choice. If available, use a lettuce-leaf topper to help keep your fingers clean......


Scope Out the Grill
Look for vendors who use an open grill rather than a smooth-top grill. The open grill lets a little more fat drip away......



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