Before you start slicing your hotdog into small circular pieces, first cut your hotdog longways. Then proceed with cutting horizontal pieces. If you don't slice it in half first, the little circular pieces are the size of a child's windpipe. As a nurse, I see kids choking on hotdog pieces all the time. Just one extra slice down the center could save your child's life! Brittany is a currently nursing student almost to RN status. Living on coffee and a college budget has made this nursing student budget savvy, a cheap meal on the go expert and #1 in her class at a top nursing school. She claims she will have reached her goals when she jumps on her own motorcycle in her scrubs with a leather jacket and heads to work. Find her on Twitter at Twitter.com/bgillespie876