Food Swaps for Healthy Eating

Guilt-Free Grilling

With healthy substitutions, you can still make tasty hot dogs and hamburgers

By Joy Manning

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Hot Dog: Bun

Skip the potato roll (puffed up with sweeteners and refined flour).

Better: A 100% whole wheat bun.

Best: A sprouted-grain bun adds 6 g of fiber plus beneficial plant-based enzymes that aid digestion. Find them in the grocery-store freezer section.

Related: Tips for Grill Safety

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