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Managing a Healthy Daily Diet on a Limited Budget
Anyone can make a Chili Cheese Dog - just plop a frank into a bun, top it with cheese, chili and chopped onions - and that's it! But in the end, that Chili Cheese Dog can contain 600 calories or more. Yikes! Therefore, our tasty Chili Cheese Dog will focus not only on expense, but also on calorie and fat content. Let's see what we can prepare for a skinny 225 calories. As a note - for all our versions of Chili Cheese Dogs, our top-rated, economical frank is Oscar Mayer's Light Franks - a skinny 90 calories each. They are packed with taste, and their light and lean structure will fit perfectly into a healthy diet and into a skinny budget. Chili Cheese Dog Recipe #1- Skinny Chili Cheese Dog If you prefer toasted buns for your Chili Cheese Dog, you can save calories and fat grams by spraying the buns with butter flavored cooking spray. Simply pop in the toaster oven or toast on the stove top in a non-stick pan. We prefer using the softest hot dog buns available as the hot dog bun is fluffier. Next, slice the frank lengthwise, creating two servings - then roast as you normally would (grill, stove top, toaster oven). Top with 1 serving of your favorite hot dog sauce (25 calories), add a few chopped onions and then sprinkle on shredded skim mozzarella cheese (40 calories worth). Add mustard if desired before topping with hot dog sauce. Let's total the calories: frank - 45 calories, hot dog bun - 110 calories, hot dog sauce -25 calories, cheese - 40 calories and the onions and mustard are so low in calories that they can be used freely without impacting the end-calorie results. Total calories for the Skinny Chili Cheese Dog = about 225 calories. Chili Cheese Dog Recipe #2- Vamped-Up Chili Cheese Dog Prepare as above, using 1 whole frank. Add any or all of the following toppings:
In Summary The key to a skinny chili cheese dog is using ingredients that are lower in fat, thus containing fewer calories. Many hot dog buns on the market exceed 200 calories, as do franks. Using regular chili can easily add 200 calories to a Chili Cheese Dog.
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