Turkey Bacon is a LIE

Jade_Butterfly

And yet again. . Check out this link. . It speaks for itself. . . ..

http://women.webmd.com/guide/heart-healthy-diet

I was only trying to help. . .

Russellb97

Center-cut bacon not only tastes 1000 times better than turkey bacon it is also lower in fat.

thumper44

I'm going to throw in my 2 cents to this discussion.

When your body is more acidic, (Ph Level ), your body produces more cholesterol to line the insides of your veins and arteries to prevent the acid from burning through the wall of your veins/arteries.


Hmmmmmmmm I wonder which gets your body more acidic, meat, or vegetables.

taso42_DELETED

And another thing. I REALLY want bacon now.

courtskey83

I haven't read any of these replies, so this may have already been mentioned, but the real bacon bits (not the hard gross ones, but the ones that look like real bacon) are much better for you than the real bacon or the turkey bacon. I don't know how they do it, but it is true, lol.

infamousmk

Turkey bacon for some, miniature American flags for others!


I like hog bacon. I eat it at least once a week. I'm losing weight. I don't care what other people are doing with their bodies, and I don't know enough about the science of cholesterol to weight in.

Johnsweaver

Ok, how about this...

hog bacon: delicious (for the people who like the taste)!
turkey bacon: delicious (for the people who like the taste)!

both can be found in reasonably clean versions, and both have nutritional merits.

can we all shake hands and move on now? :flowerforyou:

Who are you? Jimmy Carter?

wildcard29

My boyfriend loves bacon so we comprimised...he buys Oscar Meyer Fully cooked bacon and usually once a week I make a BLT with it...4 slices are 70 calories but I used 100 calorie sandwich thins lettuce and tomato and I still have a yummy 200 calorie sandwich:)

ivyjbres

I'm a Texan. One of my classmates older brother's went to MIT. Where apparently (as the story goes) he regularly cooked for his roommates/lab partners using lab equipment.... So one of his friends finally asks, "Man, can you cook anything without tooth-picking it to a jalapeno filled with cheese and wrapping it in bacon?" To which he thinks, makes that face that cowboys make when they think... and says "Oatmeal."

Pointless story except for being funny (I think), but yeah, turkey bacon, I don't get it.

Amy_B

I only EVER eat real bacon (real cheese, etc) I only have 2 or 3 slices at a time (instead of a half lb) but I REFUSE to give up bacon. A life w/o bacon isn't much of a life imo
Just choose the LEANEST bacon you can find and don't over do -
you're right - Fresh unprocessed bacon is better for you (and tastes better) than turkey bacon any day
A little fat is part of a healthy diet

oh damn, now I want a BLT (sigh)

Love it! I choose center cut bacon most of the time, and I rarely eat turkey bacon. The only good turkey bacon is that which is cooked in canola oil! LOL Don't eat it everyday, and you'll be okay.

timl2k11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BACON

melzeeryp

Yup, turkey bacon is processed floor scrapings basically. They tumble the bones, connective tissues, etc in a giant centrifuge thing that strips the bits and pieces off. It then gets mashed and ground together with some of the organs then washed in lye to disinfect it, then washed and rinsed again. Then formed into "bacon".

Actually it's much more involved but that's the Cliff notes of it. Nasty stuff. Stay away.

Well.....that is enough to make me want to quit eating bacon!!!! Yuck!!!

skinnybearlyndsay

Hmmm...I like turkey bacon much better than piggie bacon. We will stick to turkey bacon Turkey sausage on the other hand ~ bleck!

Same here. I can't stand the taste of real bacon. And regardless if turkey bacon is bad for you, I think it tastes better. But that's just me.