Try These 9 Delicious Vegan Hot Dog Brands at Your 4th of July BBQs

Summer is all about hot dogs—whether you're grilling by the pool or downing a mustard-slathered hot dog at a ballgame (or, at least, right now, watching your kids toss around a baseball in the backyard). And just because you may have given up meat for health, environmental, or humane reasons, there's no reason you can't enjoy that satisfying, sausage-y taste. More and more plant-based companies are developing vegan hot dogs to satisfy all different cravings. Like animal-based hot dogs, though, plant-based ones are highly processed foods high in sodium, points out nutritionist DJ Blatner, R.D.N., author of The Superfood Swap. "But they also have fewer calories, less saturated fat, and about the same amount of protein as a traditional hot dog," she adds. Here are some of the best vegan hot dog brands to taste test this summer: