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Goodbye nitrate death dog...hello healthy?!

Posted by Pavlov, December 8, 2008

I have been reading a lot of Michael Pollan and Marion Nestle recently, and have started to really become aware for the first time in my life how much crap I actually eat. That being said, I have no problem eating healthy simply prepared food except for when it comes to the all American favorite...The Hot Dog.

I started searching for an "All Natural" hot dog that tastes good. To say the least my search has been somewhat fruitless if not somewhat disappointing. I'm not looking for a tofu dog or a turkey or chicken dog... just one made from grass fed beef and having nothing else but "Beef, Fat, Ice and spices" your standard 5-4-3 forcemeat emulsion.

If I only ate one a month or so I would honestly just stick with my old standby brands, but I eat probably 6-8 a month and don't see a slowdown in sight. Has anyone else looked for an "All Natural" hot dog? If you have found a good one, what is it and where can you buy them?

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