How many calories are really in my bacon

MeganReid1991
MeganReid1991 Posts: 170 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I eat two slices of bacon for 180 calories..
I cook mine in the oven and on a rack so the fat drips off.
I heard that the calories are including all the fat but I’m not eating that so I’m confused 🤷‍♀️
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  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    Specifically what type of bacon? Strips like is common in the US or back bacon which is more common elsewhere?
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    What does the package say? It should say either raw or cooked.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    And, for a serious answer.

    http://www.newhealthguide.org/How-Many-Calories-In-Bacon.html
  • MeganReid1991
    MeganReid1991 Posts: 170 Member
    I’m talking about strips.
    I do eat back bacon as well cause it’s so low in calories but I prefer strips.
    I believe it says raw.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    I’m talking about strips.
    I do eat back bacon as well cause it’s so low in calories but I prefer strips.
    I believe it says raw.

    Weigh it raw. That's your calorie count.
  • MeganReid1991
    MeganReid1991 Posts: 170 Member
    Or for example this one doesn’t say hjkere1xgorg.png
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    I’m talking about strips.
    I do eat back bacon as well cause it’s so low in calories but I prefer strips.
    I believe it says raw.

    Weigh it raw. That's your calorie count.

    Disagree. Raw bacon has a fair bit more calories than cooked bacon. This is the one time where the raw vs cooked does make a difference.

    She said the package said raw. 🤷🏼‍♀️
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    Here's a nice write up about bacon raw vs cooked by our beloved Cybertone

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10624867/calories-in-bacon-raw-vs-cooked
  • MeganReid1991
    MeganReid1991 Posts: 170 Member
    Well looks like I’m going to buying me a food scale!!!
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited November 2018
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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    Well looks like I’m going to buying me a food scale!!!

    I was without my scale for 2.5 days. It was rough. Hated using measuring cups again.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    I’m talking about strips.
    I do eat back bacon as well cause it’s so low in calories but I prefer strips.
    I believe it says raw.

    Weigh it raw. That's your calorie count.

    Disagree. Raw bacon has a fair bit more calories than cooked bacon. This is the one time where the raw vs cooked does make a difference.

    She said the package said raw. 🤷🏼‍♀️

    If she were saving the fat and eating that, for example, cooking eggs in it, the raw calorie count would be the one to use.

    But since she is blasphemously allowing the fat to drip off, raw is not the right entry to use.

    If the raw count is the one on the package. And it's the only one, that's what she should use. As that's what the OP said.
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    I’m talking about strips.
    I do eat back bacon as well cause it’s so low in calories but I prefer strips.
    I believe it says raw.
  • Mazintrov13
    Mazintrov13 Posts: 135 Member
    Bacon is the only food I weigh once cooked. I just look up what type it is on nutrition data and log the cooked entry
  • MrWeather_81
    MrWeather_81 Posts: 82 Member
    Mmmm after reading this, I think I'm going to get up and have a crispy bacon sarnie and cup of tea. 8)
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    Bacon can be delicious when gently fried with most of its fat not rendered out. Or, it can be marvelous on a sandwich brittle and without any fat left to render. And, all points between. Calories counting bacon is a mixture of art and science. And, these are not small differences since an oz of bacon fat has a lot of calories.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Dang. I'd cry if my little tiny bacon slices were 190 calories for two.

    I have to admit - I have never weighed a bacon slice ever. Bacon is a treat food for me. Once every six months I'll buy a pound of bacon, and that's mostly because I use the rendered fat for cooking my eggs every morning.
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    Report: Two thick butcher slices 94g raw. Fried to chewy with a little translucent fat remaining = 41g. Some fat ended up on fried egg. Not very much.
  • MeganReid1991
    MeganReid1991 Posts: 170 Member
    Do I bought bacon this weekend with the calories for cooked bacon and it says 190 for 2 slices of raw bacon or 60 calories for 2 slices cooked.
    So this whole time I’ve been missing out on eating more bacon!!! Ugh the struggle lol
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    edited December 2018
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    Do I bought bacon this weekend with the calories for cooked bacon and it says 190 for 2 slices of raw bacon or 60 calories for 2 slices cooked.
    So this whole time I’ve been missing out on eating more bacon!!! Ugh the struggle lol

    That sounds more like what I have been logging for a decade: 2 slices/80 calories.

    Are you sure it isn't by weight? Because 2 is 2...shouldn't be *that* different.
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    Do I bought bacon this weekend with the calories for cooked bacon and it says 190 for 2 slices of raw bacon or 60 calories for 2 slices cooked.
    So this whole time I’ve been missing out on eating more bacon!!! Ugh the struggle lol

    Yup -- that one sounds right. Because a lot of that fat drips off, so unless you're using it in another recipe (or sopping it up with bread), you're really not eating all that much fat.
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    I don't think this is right. I have been using the MFP confirmed item at 2 slices for 80 calories. But the USDA site has cooked at about 5 calories per gram which would be 200 calories for my two slices this morning.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    edited December 2018
    wilson10102018 wrote: »
    I don't think this is right. I have been using the MFP confirmed item at 2 slices for 80 calories. But the USDA site has cooked at about 5 calories per gram which would be 200 calories for my two slices this morning.

    There's no way two standard strips of bacon cooked will come to 40g.

    ETA: Mine come to about 12-15 grams so 60-75 calories cooked for two.
    (again this is for standard strips)
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    MeganReid1991 wrote: »
    Do I bought bacon this weekend with the calories for cooked bacon and it says 190 for 2 slices of raw bacon or 60 calories for 2 slices cooked.
    So this whole time I’ve been missing out on eating more bacon!!! Ugh the struggle lol

    More bacon is a win! Those numbers are in line with what I’ve used all these years of logging.
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    I don't think you can log bacon without weighing it. If kami's "standard bacon is 12g and my two weighed in this morning at 41g there is no way to estimate it.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    wilson10102018 wrote: »
    I don't think you can log bacon without weighing it. If kami's "standard bacon is 12g and my two weighed in this morning at 41g there is no way to estimate it.

    Going off the package is best. Her current one has the cooked weight so she's all good.

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