Eating Bacon...good or bad on a diet
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I am really having a hard time finding anything I like for breakfast so I have been eating eggs and bacon. Can I expect to loose weight with eating bacon or is the fat content in bacon such that I won't lose any fat from my body.
Thanks in advance...this is a great forum.
Bob
Hi Bob,
I LOVE bacon and eat it every Saturday and Sunday! So, in my opinion.....its' GOOD!
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »dragon_girl26 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »leanjogreen18 wrote: »Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.
Actually, if you look at the studies and not articles, your risk goes up by a pretty infinitesimal amount...overall risk is multiplied by 1.2% or something like that...
That said, I only eat bacon probably a couple of times in a given month...usually a random Saturday or Sunday...I've never quite understood the obsession myself. I'd actually much prefer some good breakfast sausage...but nobody in my family seems to like that unless we're camping for some reason.
I get the bacon love (though breakfast sausage is delicious, too, I agree. ) It's the bacon-flavored-everything craze that bothers me.
Heh, I always feel grinchy in these threads because although I like bacon fine (it's good in various dishes and I might have it for breakfast once a month or so) I don't get the enormous love, as if it's the best of all possible foods. It's nice enough but IMO overrated, and I'd prefer a really good pork chop. But I know that's heresy. ;-)
This is how I feel about all the peanut butter threads. :laugh:
I hesitate to mention this, for fear it will trigger bacon and peanut butter shortages throughout the world, but ... bacon and peanut butter together is incredible. In a sandwich. Mmmm. Or crumble the bacon and heat the peanut butter (or use peanut-only peanut butter that's naturally a little runny) and use them as toppings for brown-sugar or praline flavored ice cream ... and put all that on top of a waffle, maybe with sliced bananas and a little maple syrup .....
You're welcome.
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My friends are eating chocolate covered bacon. You're doing peanut butter and bacon. I think my chocolate peanut butter bar recipe is due for an update.3 -
k9education wrote: »I am really having a hard time finding anything I like for breakfast so I have been eating eggs and bacon. Can I expect to loose weight with eating bacon or is the fat content in bacon such that I won't lose any fat from my body.
Thanks in advance...this is a great forum.
Bob
I'm sure that a dozen other people have already said this above, but: If you're eating at a caloric deficit, eat whatever you want. That said, you asked if eating bacon was "good or bad." There's absolutely nothing "good" about bacon; it's about as nutritious as corn or Oreos. Eating it within moderation isn't likely to have any significant impact on your health though and in regards to weight loss, it doesn't matter at all.
It has more protein than corn or Oreos. And has plenty of monounsaturated fats. Which both corn and Oreos are distinctly lacking in.
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Love my bacon. Totally don't get the way you guys mix it up with pancakes and maple syrup. WTF?0
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I like to put it in my veggies when I steem/boil them. I get the uncured kind. Ummmm delish!!0
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »dragon_girl26 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »leanjogreen18 wrote: »Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.
Actually, if you look at the studies and not articles, your risk goes up by a pretty infinitesimal amount...overall risk is multiplied by 1.2% or something like that...
That said, I only eat bacon probably a couple of times in a given month...usually a random Saturday or Sunday...I've never quite understood the obsession myself. I'd actually much prefer some good breakfast sausage...but nobody in my family seems to like that unless we're camping for some reason.
I get the bacon love (though breakfast sausage is delicious, too, I agree. ) It's the bacon-flavored-everything craze that bothers me.
Heh, I always feel grinchy in these threads because although I like bacon fine (it's good in various dishes and I might have it for breakfast once a month or so) I don't get the enormous love, as if it's the best of all possible foods. It's nice enough but IMO overrated, and I'd prefer a really good pork chop. But I know that's heresy. ;-)
This is how I feel about all the peanut butter threads. :laugh:
I hesitate to mention this, for fear it will trigger bacon and peanut butter shortages throughout the world, but ... bacon and peanut butter together is incredible. In a sandwich. Mmmm. Or crumble the bacon and heat the peanut butter (or use peanut-only peanut butter that's naturally a little runny) and use them as toppings for brown-sugar or praline flavored ice cream ... and put all that on top of a waffle, maybe with sliced bananas and a little maple syrup .....
You're welcome.
(I wonder if there's a career in phone-food-porn chat services?)
This is a waste of good bacon.
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »dragon_girl26 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »leanjogreen18 wrote: »Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.
Actually, if you look at the studies and not articles, your risk goes up by a pretty infinitesimal amount...overall risk is multiplied by 1.2% or something like that...
That said, I only eat bacon probably a couple of times in a given month...usually a random Saturday or Sunday...I've never quite understood the obsession myself. I'd actually much prefer some good breakfast sausage...but nobody in my family seems to like that unless we're camping for some reason.
I get the bacon love (though breakfast sausage is delicious, too, I agree. ) It's the bacon-flavored-everything craze that bothers me.
Heh, I always feel grinchy in these threads because although I like bacon fine (it's good in various dishes and I might have it for breakfast once a month or so) I don't get the enormous love, as if it's the best of all possible foods. It's nice enough but IMO overrated, and I'd prefer a really good pork chop. But I know that's heresy. ;-)
This is how I feel about all the peanut butter threads. :laugh:
I hesitate to mention this, for fear it will trigger bacon and peanut butter shortages throughout the world, but ... bacon and peanut butter together is incredible. In a sandwich. Mmmm. Or crumble the bacon and heat the peanut butter (or use peanut-only peanut butter that's naturally a little runny) and use them as toppings for brown-sugar or praline flavored ice cream ... and put all that on top of a waffle, maybe with sliced bananas and a little maple syrup .....
You're welcome.
(I wonder if there's a career in phone-food-porn chat services?)
Like so?
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cwolfman13 wrote: »leanjogreen18 wrote: »Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.
Actually, if you look at the studies and not articles, your risk goes up by a pretty infinitesimal amount...overall risk is multiplied by 1.2% or something like that...
That said, I only eat bacon probably a couple of times in a given month...usually a random Saturday or Sunday...I've never quite understood the obsession myself. I'd actually much prefer some good breakfast sausage...but nobody in my family seems to like that unless we're camping for some reason.
Actually, a relative risk of 1.2 means that the risk is not 1.2% but 20% higher (...Mfp "scientists").0 -
According to the study the WHO used, eating @ 2 oz. of cured meat like bacon every day "can" (not will, but can) increase your risk of colorectal cancer by @ 20%. Since the average person has a 5% chance of developing colorectal cancer, that increases your risk from 5% to 6%. So the big scary OMG news was that if you have two strips of bacon every day for the rest of your life, you will have a 6% risk if colorectal cancer rather than 5%. Obviously if you have other risk factors, it may be more of an issue. But I'm still having bacon with my Sunday breakfast, and every once in a while on my cheeseburger.6
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According to the study the WHO used, eating @ 2 oz. of cured meat like bacon every day "can" (not will, but can) increase your risk of colorectal cancer by @ 20%. Since the average person has a 5% chance of developing colorectal cancer, that increases your risk from 5% to 6%. So the big scary OMG news was that if you have two strips of bacon every day for the rest of your life, you will have a 6% risk if colorectal cancer rather than 5%. Obviously if you have other risk factors, it may be more of an issue. But I'm still having bacon with my Sunday breakfast, and every once in a while on my cheeseburger.
I have a lot of family history of colon cancer anyway, so my risk is high if I don't eat bacon. And it's high if I do eat bacon. I have other medical issues that improve significantly with a low carb, high fat diet... so bacon ends up being really good for me in a way, and mildly higher risk for me in another way. Definitely the benefits outweigh the risk.1 -
I love the comment earlier that you can read the fat content on the label. That is great if you believe pigs are grown to a tight spec. Use your eyes and you will see variation in fat %. I don't go for very days cuts (streaky) but I do go for back bacon and trim the fat. But I could never be a Muslim with my love of bacon0
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jagodfrey08 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »As everyone has said, calories matter most.
As a lower calorie suggestion, try turkey bacon.
Depending on the bacon, I have found some regular bacon with just about the same calories as turkey bacon.
I'm quoting myself to say - Oscar Meyer fully cooked thick-cut bacon is 60 calories for 2 slices. Pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds, and TA DA, crispy tasty bacon....without all the guilt and popping grease.0 -
jagodfrey08 wrote: »jagodfrey08 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »As everyone has said, calories matter most.
As a lower calorie suggestion, try turkey bacon.
Depending on the bacon, I have found some regular bacon with just about the same calories as turkey bacon.
I'm quoting myself to say - Oscar Meyer fully cooked thick-cut bacon is 60 calories for 2 slices. Pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds, and TA DA, crispy tasty bacon....without all the guilt and popping grease.
Shouldn't that be 60 Calories per one 12g cooked slice?
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jagodfrey08 wrote: »jagodfrey08 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »As everyone has said, calories matter most.
As a lower calorie suggestion, try turkey bacon.
Depending on the bacon, I have found some regular bacon with just about the same calories as turkey bacon.
I'm quoting myself to say - Oscar Meyer fully cooked thick-cut bacon is 60 calories for 2 slices. Pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds, and TA DA, crispy tasty bacon....without all the guilt and popping grease.
Shouldn't that be 60 Calories per one 12g cooked slice?
I think he's talking about the pre-cooked variety?2 -
The fully cooked is 60 cals for 2 slices
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/products/oscar-mayer-thick-cut-fully-coo-1570.aspx
Looks like 2 slices of fully cooked thick cut is 14g, while 1 slice of uncooked is 12 g, and the same calories.0 -
grmckenzie wrote: »The fully cooked is 60 cals for 2 slices
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/products/oscar-mayer-thick-cut-fully-coo-1570.aspx
Looks like 2 slices of fully cooked thick cut is 14g, while 1 slice of uncooked is 12 g, and the same calories.
I found another image of the same fully-cooked bacon package similar to the one at your link on the web that does list 60 Cals per 2 slices. The package shows that there are 9 to 11 slices per 71g package, which means that each cooked slice ranges from to 6.5g to 7.9g.
The image I posted earlier was from an uncooked package that indicates that after cooking the cooked slice should weigh about 12g.
The fully-cooked slice must be one small piece of meat, if you know what I mean.0 -
Bacon can NEVER be bad.
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Bacon can NEVER be bad.
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How about tasty?0
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Yeah - the precooked variety. Not the uncooked one. As far as the slices go, they don't look like the standard thick cut bacon. They look more like regular bacon, but hey...it's still bacon and gives the OP some options.0
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All I will add, is that turkey bacon is a lie. Stick to the original. And, as long as you don't over-do it, you're good.1
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dragon_girl26 wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »SusanMFindlay wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »glenelliott5872 wrote: »I love the party line that others have written but the truth is that it is very difficult to know precisely how much fat is in bacon. Personally I love it and eat bacon often but I now go for leaner bacon and I cut off obvious fat. Eating fat is fine if you can count it but it can be difficult. Fried eggs are great too but I love poached so why have fried
It's on the package. Not hard to figure out at all.
Except that most of us drain off at least some of the fat that cooks out of the bacon. Which actually makes bacon a great diet food because it's one of the few foods that I know I am underestimating the calories of (unless I then use the fat to cook greens). And I haven't yet found a way to add negative calories for the bacon fat not eaten.
I use the bacon fat to make other things. So I figure the calories even out since I technically logged the fat at some point.
A friend of mine uses hers to pop her popcorn in. I definitely approve of such practices.
Bacon flavored popcorn. That's a new one.0
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