Eating Bacon...good or bad on a diet
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I eat bacon once almost every week...sometimes maple bacon, sometimes Canadian back bacon, candied bacon (soaked in vodka or rum)...lost most of my extra weight eating like that, but staying in a deficit...
I must say tho, that while weight loss is dependant on CICO, and while you can definitely eat what you like....I do find the days I eat bacon-ey meals I tend NOT to workout as efficiently or intensely as I do on non bacon days. If that makes sense.0 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »<<snip>>
The bacon I use lists 200 calories per 50 grams (2 slices), so that's what I log. That matches your data for raw uncooked bacon (and I do weigh the slices not just count them). Maybe it's because I'm in Canada, so maybe they have to report the nutritional information that way? I noticed one package that listed two sets of values - one for raw weight and one for cooked. But I still use the raw weight data because I'd never be able to be sure that I drained off the same amount of fat as they did.
Yet another reason to move to Canada! Canadians are much smarter.
Here is a sampling of the bacon trickery practiced in the U.S. I guess if you read carefully, some packages may say "as prepared." I don't have any packages in the house right now to check.
Do canadian's even have real bacon?
You really need to try some Canadian back bacon...OMG....to DIE for!0 -
JustMissTracy wrote: »SusanMFindlay wrote: »<<snip>>
The bacon I use lists 200 calories per 50 grams (2 slices), so that's what I log. That matches your data for raw uncooked bacon (and I do weigh the slices not just count them). Maybe it's because I'm in Canada, so maybe they have to report the nutritional information that way? I noticed one package that listed two sets of values - one for raw weight and one for cooked. But I still use the raw weight data because I'd never be able to be sure that I drained off the same amount of fat as they did.
Yet another reason to move to Canada! Canadians are much smarter.
Here is a sampling of the bacon trickery practiced in the U.S. I guess if you read carefully, some packages may say "as prepared." I don't have any packages in the house right now to check.
Do canadian's even have real bacon?
You really need to try some Canadian back bacon...OMG....to DIE for!
It does look interesting.1 -
I have bacon and eggs every day. I've successfully lost about 10 lbs in the past 8 weeks and continuing on. Mind your calories and you'll be ok.3
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SusanMFindlay wrote: »<<snip>>
The bacon I use lists 200 calories per 50 grams (2 slices), so that's what I log. That matches your data for raw uncooked bacon (and I do weigh the slices not just count them). Maybe it's because I'm in Canada, so maybe they have to report the nutritional information that way? I noticed one package that listed two sets of values - one for raw weight and one for cooked. But I still use the raw weight data because I'd never be able to be sure that I drained off the same amount of fat as they did.
Yet another reason to move to Canada! Canadians are much smarter.
Here is a sampling of the bacon trickery practiced in the U.S. I guess if you read carefully, some packages may say "as prepared." I don't have any packages in the house right now to check.
Do canadian's even have real bacon?
I think their bacon is similar to our (Australia) shortcut bacon?? I never eat regular streaky bacon anymore.
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Good of course. I mean, everything is better with bacon. Except maybe that bacon-flavored ice cream I heard about. That sounds icky.
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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 am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the Calories in pan-fried bacon exclude the fat that is rendered in the cooking process.
In the below side-by-side comparison of the USDA entries for raw bacon and pan-fried cooked bacon, note the protein per slice of raw versus cooked pan-fried is nearly the same (the difference results from the lab taking the average of a number of tests), whereas the Calories and fat grams are much lower. This indicates that the USDA labs are taking a 28g slice of raw bacon with 117 Calories, cooking it, draining the fat, and the result, on average, is an 11.5g slice of pan-fried cooked bacon with 54 Calories.
I noticed this two years ago, and I now drain away and save the rendered bacon fat. When I use it for cooking, I log the rendered fat in MFP as "Pork - Bacon, rendered fat, cooked (bacon drippings)."
100g of raw bacon won't be 100g after cooking, though.0 -
i thought bacon was 35 calories a slice thats what i have been counting for 9 months0
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sliminby60 wrote: »i thought bacon was 35 calories a slice thats what i have been counting for 9 months
Did you weigh it? 35 calories for bacon sounds pretty low, unless it was a teeny, tiny piece?0 -
no oscar myer package says 35 a slice0
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sliminby60 wrote: »i thought bacon was 35 calories a slice thats what i have been counting for 9 months
Yup it is about.0 -
sliminby60 wrote: »no oscar myer package says 35 a sliceChef_Barbell wrote: »sliminby60 wrote: »i thought bacon was 35 calories a slice thats what i have been counting for 9 months
Yup it is about.
Well there ya go, what do i know. Carry on
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Christine_72 wrote: »SusanMFindlay wrote: »<<snip>>
The bacon I use lists 200 calories per 50 grams (2 slices), so that's what I log. That matches your data for raw uncooked bacon (and I do weigh the slices not just count them). Maybe it's because I'm in Canada, so maybe they have to report the nutritional information that way? I noticed one package that listed two sets of values - one for raw weight and one for cooked. But I still use the raw weight data because I'd never be able to be sure that I drained off the same amount of fat as they did.
Yet another reason to move to Canada! Canadians are much smarter.
Here is a sampling of the bacon trickery practiced in the U.S. I guess if you read carefully, some packages may say "as prepared." I don't have any packages in the house right now to check.
Do canadian's even have real bacon?
I think their bacon is similar to our (Australia) shortcut bacon?? I never eat regular streaky bacon anymore.
We Canadians call bacon bacon, and what Americans might call Canadian bacon we call peameal bacon.
I rarely eat either. My younger brother has had colon cancer. Not cool.
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sliminby60 wrote: »i thought bacon was 35 calories a slice thats what i have been counting for 9 months
What's called "bacon" varies by country. So folks in this thread are going to vary in the amount of calories depending on the cut; some cuts are 35, some are 150+.1 -
sliminby60 wrote: »no oscar myer package says 35 a slice
Some manufacturers slice a pound of bacon into 16 slices (on average), which makes the Calories per slice round up to 40, since the FDA labeling guidelines allow for rounding to the nearest 5 Calories for servings below 50 Calories. Other manufacturers set the cut slightly thinner and slice a pound of bacon into 18 slices (on average), which makes the Calories per slice round to 35. Good old U.S. bacon trickery at work again.
By the way, those Calorie counts are for bacon that is cooked until most of the fat is rendered out and the cooled bacon is crunchy. If you prefer bacon slightly undercooked and flimsy when cooled, the Calories will be higher per slice because less of the fat will have been rendered out.0 -
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.
Context aside, that statement right there (the bolded) is just blasphemy. I don't think I could ever bring myself to even write that. 2 -
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?)3 -
Christine_72 wrote: »SusanMFindlay wrote: »<<snip>>
The bacon I use lists 200 calories per 50 grams (2 slices), so that's what I log. That matches your data for raw uncooked bacon (and I do weigh the slices not just count them). Maybe it's because I'm in Canada, so maybe they have to report the nutritional information that way? I noticed one package that listed two sets of values - one for raw weight and one for cooked. But I still use the raw weight data because I'd never be able to be sure that I drained off the same amount of fat as they did.
Yet another reason to move to Canada! Canadians are much smarter.
Here is a sampling of the bacon trickery practiced in the U.S. I guess if you read carefully, some packages may say "as prepared." I don't have any packages in the house right now to check.
Do canadian's even have real bacon?
I think their bacon is similar to our (Australia) shortcut bacon?? I never eat regular streaky bacon anymore.
We call that ham. Its good but its no bacon.4 -
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.
Bacon taste like heavan and very low in calories. So gonna have to disagree. Also, cooking in bacon grease is amazing.4
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