Are corndogs good for you?

No. Salt+Organ Meat+Deepfry=Bad

If you like clogged arteries. Deep fried usually = bad

Wait, hotdogs are good for you?

Junk Food!
Eat real food!
:)

Anyone know the nutritional facts for a corndog?

Hot dogs aren’t good for you
PS I heard that sometimes, when they don’t have enough meat for the hot dogs, they put feces to fill it up

@teh_kvlt_liberal- That’s the healthiest part.

I’m never eating Hot Dogs!

ANYONE have the nutritional FACTS? (I know not all corn dogs are created equally, but a generalization would be fine)

I don’t eat hotdogs either, but if I ever did I would make sure they were kosher.

Remember, hot dogs actually have a Federal standard for insect parts per million.

All of that said, as a once-in-a-while tr4eat, no big deal. They also taste delicious.

I don’t eat hotdogs, I think they are nasty, but that still leaves the cornbread, a southern tradition, that is good, not necessarily for your health but for ur stomach

Nutritional corndog facts

I don’t eat them, never liked them. They are full of fat. And do you know what’s in them?

yes, don’t say it I don’t feel like regenerating my breakfast

won’t say it but it’s DISGUSTING!!

Hot dogs were originally made using a sausage called a frankfurter. Many sausages have their origins in a way for the poorer folks (serfs, slaves) to preserve the parts of the slaughter the rich folks did not want to eat.

thank you I appreciate it, and dad why did you have to go in to detail?

You can make relatively healthy corndogs with turkey sausage, whole wheat flour/corn meal breading, and a high-heat fry.

Thanks @Tink1113

@pikipupiba No problem.

No

@Marina : That’s not just hot dogs, that’s all food. Candy, peanut butter… anything that is prepared and packaged in the store.

Ok. Let’s break it down :)

A corn dog is a hot dog on a stick with a breaded coating. This is much different than your average bread. The coating is more cornmeal, eggs, and buttermilk, no yeast, no wheat, no fermentation. So I would say it is more unhealthy than a slice of bread.

Then you have the hot dog. I watched a recent episode of “How it’s made” which showed how they make hot dogs… and for a week I couldn’t even think about eating one. It’s all the bits and pieces left over from animals and trimming, and often some organs too. Not things like brain or eyes though, but it’s not the healthiest of meats.

One corndog (here in Canada we call them Pogos :) ) is anywhere from 200 to 400 calories (if it’s baked versus deep fried, if it’s portioned with robots versus made by a guy in a truck, etc). Imagine someone has a meal of two pogos, mustard, a Coke, and fries. This meal can easily hit 1200 calories (600+ for pogos, 0 for mustard, 140 for a can or 240 for a 20 oz cup of coke, 300–500 calories for the fries), more if you use ketchup or honey mustard. Even just the two pogos is not a great amount of calories for the food you get in return.

Look at it from the food group perspective. Does it contain veggies and fruit and dairy? Nope, it’s wheat/grains and meat. That’s not balanced, which is an indication of nutrition generally.

Then there is the nutrients themselves, which are sparing due to the high amounts of processing the item goes through. Still, they could put in some extra stuff, but I would bet only manufactured ones would, because Uncle Bob in the truck at the fair doesn’t need to provide nutrition info at all. There will be iron because of the meat, and often Riboflavin because of liver and kidneys. The cheaper you go, the more sodium there will be.

Overall, corndogs are not good for you. They do not provide you with a range of nutrients, the quality of the parts is generally low, their method of cooking can add unnecessary amounts of fat, and a corndog meal rarely consists of a balanced amount from all the food groups. Once in a while, sure they’re fine. Maybe even twice a week for lunch if you eat one pogo and no coke and a salad. But eating a fatty corndog meal with coke and fries every day is a sure fire way of having heart attacks.

I should note, after all this thinking about corndogs, I could and would eat one. In fact, I really want one now :)

This question reminds me of the Bill Cosby skit, when he’s ordered by his wife to make breakfast for the children. The four year old has the ability to “see through solid objects, and find the wrong thing”. As Bill begins to prepare cooking bacon and eggs, the four year old sees through his body and finds the chocolate cake on the counter. “Can I have some chocolate cake?” she says in a very sweet 4-year-old voice. At first he thinks that’s ridiculous! But then something in his brain calls up the recipee for Chocolate Cake…
“Eggs! Eggs are in chocolate cake! And milk! Oh goodie! And wheat!! That’s Nutrition!!!”

Look at it from the food group perspective. Does it contain veggies and fruit and dairy? Nope, it’s wheat/grains and meat. That’s not balanced, which is an indication of nutrition generally.
I don’t get this argument.
I get that corndogs are unhealthy indeed. But what does the balance have to do with it? Unless somebody was talking about eating corndogs and ONLY corndogs…

A salad doesn’t contain dairy, meat, fruits or grain (unless you count crutons) and yet it is healthy. The “balance” is a worthless point when you’re talking about just one meal, or just one portion of a meal.

Is the Pope Catholic?

Does a bear shit in the woods?

Does Pinochio have wooden balls?

Does a one legged duck swim in a circle?

Is a frog’s ass water tight?

Does a toilet seat get ass?

“Does Pinochio have wooden balls?”
I’d rather not find out….

@Sarcasm
lol…..!
:-D

My son loves corn dogs, we give him veggie dogs..to avoid the nitrates. But, he is allowed a real hot dog every so often.
I think veggie corn dogs are good for you.

@SassyPink Welcome to fluther. :)

@Sarcasm I don’t know what kind of salads you eat, but the salads I make do contain all of the food group, except for a lot of grain cause no one needs to eat more of that, there’s plenty of it elsewhere. Dairy is cheese, meat is meat that I put in (shrimp, chicken, hams), and I throw in grapes and apples and other fruits. So you’d be wise not to generalize things as you have, else you will see that such generalizations are often wrong.

Beyond that, the reason it’s important to note the balance of the meal is because it’s an important concept of nutrition as a whole. Looking at the questioner’s way of phrasing their question, they may not be aware that eating balanced meals is important. In my education and experience, it is safe to say that a meal containing one from each of the food groups is more nutritious and “good for you” than a meal containing only one of the food groups. Even “just salad”, as in a head of lettuce, is not nutritious or balanced. Another part of nutrition is what nutrients you get, and I guarantee you that you get more of a variety of nutrients by eating one of each food group than by eating a lot of one food group. So that is why I’ve mentioned balanced meals in my answer.

Yuck! I hate corn dogs! Some of them have almost 500 calories in just one corndog, although some can be as low as 200 calories.

To get a decent hot dog, always buy kosher hot dogs or hot dogs that say 100% beef, 100% chicken, or 100% turkey on them. They are less likely to be made of unwanted bits, also known as “variety meats,” and kosher hot dogs are guaranteed to be made of only certain cuts of meat, those deemed suitable for human consumption. You can also buy organic hot dogs. Some of these are made without nitrites. In addition, look for reduced fat or low fat hot dogs. All of these choices will make hot dogs a better choice in your diet than they could be.

Then there is such a thing as a Tofu Pup. If you have never eaten a real hot dog you might accept one of these as being one, but they really bear no resemblance to the real thing.

@cyndihugs thank you ;-)
@Darwin i brought those kinds of brands too with 100% chicken (and tend to trust them more)

All things in moderation is my mantra. Actually I would never eat a corn dog, Pluto Pups they are called here but I would sure like a good American hot dog every now and then! And American bacon, wow I miss that too!!!

Why would anyone want a corndog when a chili dog is so superior? ;)

We don’t have hotdogs in any form very often, but once in a while during the summer we grill some hotdogs, plop them onto buns, smother them with chili, shredded cheddar cheese, and chopped onion. Bliss, I tell you, bliss!! What’s really funny is that I buy the healthiest hot dogs I can find at the store, and then cover them with all that crap!

@MissAusten I always end up with a mess when I eat chili dogs :(

@MissAusten – sounds divine to me!!!

good bread = whole wheat with no artificial preservatives, flavors or colors and no high fructose corn syrup
good hot dog = 100% turkey with the shortest list of ingredients you can find, avoid anything that lists ‘parts’ or anything that looks like soy or cereal filler.

Anything else; white bread that balls up when you feel it, dogs made of meat “parts” and injected with a list of vitamins and minerals longer than your vitamin supplement pill is not good for you.

Tastes good = yes, they do taste good, because the chemist at the plant has been paid to come up with the best tasting combination of ingredients he can make.

Will one or two a week hurt? No, but please make most of your meals and snacks of vegetables and fruits.

Who cares?!! Corn dogs are delicious! Just enjoy it. and don’t eat them all the time

Corndog, feh! Ptui! Eat a Chicago-style hot dog! It’s one of the dishes I was glad to see Shake Shack bring to NYC, because I missed ‘em.

well, they make me feel good at least, and if you are from Maine or Great Britton you have the bonus of a free tooth pick when you are done :D

Aside from the fact that hotdogs are technically not meat, the coating on them is technically not bread, and nothing deep fried is technically “good for you”, yeah, corndogs are practically health food. lol

FYI – Morningstar Farms makes a meat free corn dog (I like the minis) that is decent and slightly better for you.

Anything can be good for you or not, depending on the quality of the ingredients used. Although if you’re eating them at the state fair, they’re probably not going to be gourmet quality.

That being said, in moderation, one or two will probably not hurt, if you usually have are reasonably healthy.