Bacon

jazpurita
jazpurita Posts: 71 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is it a red or white meat?

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  • wannakimmy
    wannakimmy Posts: 488 Member
    It's the other white meat.
  • BeginningAgainMay14
    BeginningAgainMay14 Posts: 97 Member
    It's a red meat, like all pork products. "The other white meat" is a marketing campaign about pork's fat content, not a reflection of reality.
  • vanginmi
    vanginmi Posts: 41
    It's something I eat very little of now. Love the stuff but it puts too much of a dent in my calories for the day. I have more eggs and sauté veggies!
  • 43mmmgoody21
    43mmmgoody21 Posts: 146 Member
    I love bacon but when i don't have the calories left (but i want some) Turkey Bacon has really grown on me.
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Who cares? It's bacon. Just eat it. And there is NO substitute for real bacon. Turkey bacon is nasty.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    It's delicious, that's what it is..
  • TheDoctorDana
    TheDoctorDana Posts: 595 Member
    MMmmmmmmmm..............BACON...............that is all.
  • sodakat
    sodakat Posts: 1,126 Member
    Archiemcphee.com sells bacon air fresheners.
  • votkuhr
    votkuhr Posts: 276 Member
    No clue what it is, but it's awesome.

    I can't remember the last time I had streaky bacon though.. I'm in love with back bacon. The same bacon goodness without the guilt. Cook it with a bit of sugar, and BAM!
  • kethry70
    kethry70 Posts: 404 Member
    Mmmmmmmm. Bacon!
  • 43mmmgoody21
    43mmmgoody21 Posts: 146 Member
    Had bacon, eggs, and some peanut butter on toast last night-- yummy!
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
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  • wannakimmy
    wannakimmy Posts: 488 Member
    It's a red meat, like all pork products. "The other white meat" is a marketing campaign about pork's fat content, not a reflection of reality.

    I was only being funny.... it's bacon.... ALL GOOD
  • fit_gal
    fit_gal Posts: 167
    I love bacon! It comes from a pig so it should be white but it looks red?
  • 1princesswarrior
    1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
    Ummmm, goes on anything!

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  • jazpurita
    jazpurita Posts: 71 Member
    Haha thanks everyone for the comments bacon is so yummy no matter how it is classified just trying to better understand all the foods I enjoy
  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    does it matter? its 35 calories of deliciousness. I really like turkey bacon too
  • BeginningAgainMay14
    BeginningAgainMay14 Posts: 97 Member
    I was only being funny.... it's bacon.... ALL GOOD

    I was pretty sure you weren't serious, but I know some people that were legitimately confused by the "other white meat" thing.

    I had me some bacon today! Romaine salad with apples, 2 slices of crumbled bacon, and a scant sprinkling of blue cheese in a balsamic vinaigrette. Bacon is a GOOD thing. :heart:
  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    Ummmm, goes on anything!

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    why have i never tried this???
  • Chaskavitch
    Chaskavitch Posts: 172 Member
    ...both of those pictures are AMAZING. Bacon Smores are the best idea I've ever seen. I am so sad that it is only 3 pm, and that I'm going to the gym after work, so I won't be home to cook up some bacon for hours and hours yet. Gah. Probably a good thing.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    It's a red meat, like all pork products. "The other white meat" is a marketing campaign about pork's fat content, not a reflection of reality.

    Seriously, is there actually a definitive definition of "red meat" OR "white meat" such that you can really say? Wiki seems to indicate that there is not, but maybe this is one of those controversial topics for which wiki cannot be trusted.
    In gastronomy, red meat is darker-colored meat, as contrasted with white meat. The exact definition varies by time, place, and culture, but the meat from adult mammals such as cows, sheep, and horses is invariably considered red, while chicken and rabbit meat is invariably considered white. The meat of young mammals such as milk-fed veal calves, sheep, and pigs is traditionally considered white; while the meat of duck and goose is considered red. Game is sometimes put in a separate category altogether....

    Nutritional

    The old determinant of the nutritional definition of the color of meat is the concentration of myoglobin. The white meat of chicken has under 0.05%; pork and veal have 0.1–0.3%; young beef has 0.4–1.0%; and old beef has 1.5–2.0%.

    Also:
    In some cultures, eating red meat is considered a masculine activity

    Reminds me that one time I got into this weird discussion with a cab driver where he was arguing that pork makes men jealous and that one should not eat pork because who would want to be called a pig. He seemed to find my response that I'd also not like to be called a cow, chicken, or vegetable rather bizarre.

    Anyway, bacon, mmm. An occasional treat, but a nice one.
  • Limath
    Limath Posts: 89 Member
    I love bacon but when i don't have the calories left (but i want some) Turkey Bacon has really grown on me.

    You might like center cut pork bacon. It has comparable calories/fat to turkey bacon, but really tastes like bacon. Of course, it costs a lot more than regular bacon!
  • akh1981
    akh1981 Posts: 67 Member
    Who cares? It's bacon. Just eat it. And there is NO substitute for real bacon. Turkey bacon is nasty.

    This.
  • mstripes
    mstripes Posts: 151 Member
    I'll go one better, there is no substitute for bacon from a pig you have raised yourself.

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