Battle Hot Dog

Summer is upon is which means we're all eagerly awaiting firing up the barbecue! Barbecued anything is automatically delicious, there's just no comparison to food fresh off the barbecue. With this in mind, it's time for another product battle!

Hot dogs are a cult classic, something I'm sure we've all eaten at one time or another and from the barbecue, they couldn't be more delicious. It's now time to find out exactly which dog is the most nutritious choice. Let's meet the competitors!

YVES
​TOFU DOGS (V)
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MAPLE LEAF
​PREMIUM MEAT DOGS

LIGHTLIFE
​PLANT BASED DOGS (V)

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ROUND 1
​CALORIES

YVES - 60
MAPLE LEAF - 90
LIGHTLIFE - 50

WINNER - LIGHTLIFE

The Lightlife brand comes in at the least amount of calories per wiener with the Yves brand coming in at a very close second. Unfortunately for the real meat variety, they are almost double the calories per link of the winning brand and after you factor in toppings and bun, they are creeping up into dangerous calorie territory.

ROUND 2
​FAT

YVES - 1.5g / 2% DV
MAPLE LEAF - 7g / 11% DV
LIGHTLIFE - 2g / 3% DV

WINNER - YVES

Both plant based options were low in fat but the YVES variety was the lowest with only 1.5g of fat per wiener. Unfortunately for the meat based Maple Leaf brand, they came in a very distant last with 11% of your daily allowance of fat for only 1 wiener. You'd certainly have to watch what you paired your dog with to keep the fat in check. 

ROUND 3
SODIUM

YVES - 250mg / 10% DV
MAPLE LEAF - 330mg / 14% DV
LIGHTLIFE - 330mg / 14% DV

WINNER - YVES

Let's face it, hot dogs are not a health food and are pretty heavily processed meaning they should only be a once and a while treat. The Yves brand is the clear winner this round with 80mg less of sodium per link. Both the Lightlife and Maple Leaf brands tied for second place with 330mg per link. Ultimately, they are all pretty sodium heavy so it'd be wise to pair your dogs with a nice, fresh salad to balance things out.

ROUND 4
​FIBER

YVES - 0g
MAPLE LEAF - 0g
LIGHTLIFE - 1g

WINNER - LIGHTLIFE

Fiber is crucial to our body's optimal functionality and none of these options provides a worthwhile amount of fiber. Lightlife is the only brand that contains any fiber with 1g per link. Again, hot dogs are definitely not a health food but Lightlife would be the best option for fiber.

ROUND 5
​PROTEIN

YVES - 9g
MAPLE LEAF - 5g
LIGHTLIFE - 7g

WINNER - YVES!

Both plant based options offer up more protein per link than their meat based competitor but the YVES version comes out on top with 9 grams of protein per link. Another example of shattering the myth that vegetarians / vegans don't get as much protein as meat eaters.

ROUND 6
​VITAMINS & MINERALS

WINNER - YVES

Going solely off the information provided, the YVES brand of wieners contains the most vitamins & minerals per link. You're getting over 10% of your daily requirement of B6, Niacin, B12, Thiamin, Zinc, and Iron per link. Definitely the clear winner in this category.

WINNER
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​YVES

It was a close race between both plant based wieners but the YVES brand comes out on top as the most nutritious choice of the three competitors. Unfortunately for the real meat Maple Leaf brand, they couldn't compete and lost every single round. 

As I mentioned, hot dogs are a once and a while treat but going with the YVES variety will give you a good dose of vitamins and minerals & protein without an abundance of fat or calories.


Make sure to come back again for the next product battle to find out which product is the most nutritious choice!

​HAPPY VEG

Photos & Nutritional Information Taken From;
mapleleaf.ca
yvesveggie.ca
​lightlife.com