I've become more and more careful about the foods we eat these days. The last couple of weeks I've made several trips to Wild Oats (where I became very aware of my extreme un-hippiness, I was the only person there not wearing something made of hemp) and have been frequenting the natural and organic sections of my local grocery stores. I'm reading labels and making a concerted effort to be knowledgeable about what I'm feeding my family. This is a big change for me, a person who only looks at labels for calorie and carb content and generally makes purchases based on sale price.
Alex has recently discovered a love for hot dogs. Quite possibly the least natural or organic of any food. Today at the store, I needed to buy some lunch stuff for Alex and I picked up a package of Oscar Meyer cheese dogs. Which he loves. I read the label, grimaced, and put it back. Then I saw a package of kosher hot dogs from Hebrew National (who answer to a higher authority. It says so on their packaging). All beef franks with no by products, artificial colors or flavors. Bingo! I took them home, heated one up and Alex snarfed it down almost as soon as I gave him his plate. He ended up eating 1/2 cup of green beans and two whole bun-length hot dogs. TWO! That's unheard of for him. He'd usually eat maybe 2/3 of one cheese dog. I think I can safely say that Hebrew National kosher all beef franks are Alex's new favorite food.
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