hot dogs — Blog — Fit Foodie Le

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when this happens i'm usually in the study doing some late night blogging. if Sonny gets home later than the boy's bed time, i do the same thing, lol. i love having them snuggled up next to me! co-sleeping has always been our thing. they'll be going off to college tomorrow so i'm soaking them all in every chance i get.

helloooooo Nike + friends!!!

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seriously, thank you guys for adding me! i made an IG post and told people to join me on the app but have been confined to the dang treadmill and stair master since my last long run like a week and a half ago. i know, ugh!!! i need this accountability and motivation though and seeing people rack up their miles makes me want to get back out there too. i will! especially since my half marathon is quickly approaching.

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keep it up, yall! after my 7 miles and the Texans football game....we headed to get our grub on.

how cool is this? i would LOVE to have something this eclectic and awesome for my kitchen!

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this spatula art can be found on the wall by the front registers at Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers, West U location. i won't be that person that says 'i never win ANYTHING!!!' (even though i totally said that on the periscope vid we did lol) and it's been a while but ya girl scored a JerryBuilt Homegrown Burgers gift card via their Facebook photo contest recently!

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we were super excited to head there for some healthy eats after church sunday.

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so we did! look at that spread!

i found JB back in August for Sonny's birthday weekend and we have been like 4 times since then and it's only October. the kids LOVE the food and the gigantic chalk board in the front of the dining room is a great kid-friendly idea. we frequent the West University location inside the 610 loop but there is also a location in the Woodlands, TX as well. this time we had:

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fresh fruit for Dego & i (along with some yogurt i brought from home that he is addicted to)

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a nitrate-free, grass-fed beef hotdog on a multigrain bun, and.................

one of the best foods ever on earth!!!!! some creamy, mac n cheese.

instead of the Jerry's Cobb, i went with the Houston salad! spring mix, kale, baby spinach, romaine, jicama, roasted sweet corn & black beans pico, queso fresco, avocado, cilantro, and house-made croutons w/ house-made cilantro lime vinaigrette. YAS. i got a salad to save some macros for that mac and cheese of course.

Chiso got a nitrate-free hotdog as well with a side of fries.

you'll have to scroll back up to the aerial pic to see Sonny's burger it was gone before i got a chance to get a solo shot of it, haha. he got the Saint Arnold again and the photo i took from his birthday weekend of that same burger won us the gift card! sweet.

Chiso can't go without leaving his mark on the board.

i just want to thank JBHB for being SO generous to our family; we have enjoyed every meal we've eaten there! i always recommend this family-friendly, healthy joint to everyone we know. highly recommended and fitfoodiele approved.

Q: what family friendly eateries in your city do you love and recommend?

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you know that symbol when you see it.

it means you are in the vicinity of some healthy, organic, and all natural goodness!

thanks to Applegate we enjoyed these healthy hot dogs for Dego's first birthday lunch. i had zero faith Chiso (the 4 yr old picky eater) would even take a bite of anything in that box but boy did he surprise us!

my lil' helper was so excited to unpack the goodies.

what's in there? only the best of the best components needed to build a BOMB, healthy hot dog:

Sir Kensington's all natural yellow mustard & classic ketchup
Applegate all natural, grass-fed, uncured beef hot dogs
Vermont Bread Company Potato Hot Dog Buns
napkins
meat thermometer
cooler
'you grill girl' apron
oven mit
the cutest Apple gate buttons <3

it rained cats & dogs outside that afternoon so my grill pan was perfect. 20150617_151600-01

yeah.... i don't think i'll ever be boiling our hot dogs in water ever again. soooo much more flava this way.

stats per dog: 70 cals, 6g fat, 6g protein, 330mg sodium

ingredients: beef, water, and less than 2% of sea salt, paprika, dehydrated onion, spices (black pepper, coriander, mace, nutmeg), nutmeg oil, and celery powder. all recognizable stuff, right!

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do you toast your buns? YOU GOTTA TOAST YOUR BUNS. spending just a little extra time on the minor details really makes an ordinary meal extraordinary! i added a little Earth Balance Buttery Spread before toasting.

per Chiso's request, we had an indoor picnic in the middle of the living room floor.

i walked out to the front porch to snag some thunderstorm lighting before we started though.

2% colby jack cheese, green onions, mustard, ketchup went on top of my dog!

so, Chiso ate 2 dogs all by himself! it's like pulling teeth to get him to taste ANYTHING new... so this was big.

next, CAKE! on the way home from the gym that morning i stopped by Whole Foods Market to pick up a mini cake for Dego and ended up with two! did Dego like it? check out our birthday song video below and see ;)

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happy 1st birthday, big boy! this day was Dego's actual birthday, but we had another small, family party that following saturday. so, who wants their very own Applegate grilling kit while the summer is in full swing!?

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