bacon and eggs

cbh142

I made breakfast for dinner last night for my husband and I. I cooked four pieces of bacon, two for each of us. The package said 80 calories for the two slices. Question is this: If I cook the eggs in the bacon grease does that add more calories to my meal? Wouldn't the grease be included in the 80 calories for the bacon?

Eve23

Good question, I am interested in seeing some answers. We eat that quite often. I cut the bacon in half and the kids think they are getting more bacon.

Rilke

My bacon package says the calories are for two pan fried slices, which means the fat that cooks off is *not* included in the calorie count.

That being said, eggs cooked in bacon grease are flipping amazing. Also, your thread title reminds me of Ron Swanson.

robertthesnail

I don't know the answer to your question, but I'm sure the bacon grease calorie are included in the nutrition information for the bacon. Also, thanks for giving me a good idea to save a few calories next time i make bacon and eggs!

130annie

Pour off as much of the bacon fat as you can.....Then cook your egg in the pan.....Try not to eat too much animal fat....Loaded on calories.....

chlorisaann

Bacon grease is in the database as 39 cal for 1tsp... it would be 1/2 tsp or so on your eggs....

doubglass

Sorry, cooking in bacon grease you wouldn't normally eat will ad some calories to eggs as will any cooking oil.

ahelsel1970

Another question might be

Do you want the grease in your body?

coachblt

Yes, it will. Bacon fat (yes...fat) has calories as well. Question is: Are you frying them in the bacon fat or just using some for flavoring to your scrambled eggs?

Nonetheless, it will add calories, just not much, unless you are frying them.

dogberry3

Another question might be

Do you want the grease in your body?

My answer to that personally would be ooooooooh yeah it is soooooo tasty lol

tsh0ck

Another question might be

Do you want the grease in your body?

the answer is yes. (that was an easy quiz.)

don't sweat it. this is all estimation. eat and enjoy.

questionablemethods

Yes it will add calories to your eggs. I do this and I just choose "eggs, fried" when I'm logging my eggs.

LindsayE007

Another question might be

Do you want the grease in your body?

Yes! Bacon fat, especially from pastured pigs isn't bad for you. In moderation obviously.

nicholettebell

Yes it will add calories to your eggs. I do this and I just choose "eggs, fried" when I'm logging my eggs.

This is what I do, too.

questionablemethods

Another question might be

Do you want the grease in your body?

Yes! Bacon fat, especially from pastured pigs isn't bad for you. In moderation obviously.

Yes. I'd rather have rendered bacon fat in my body than canola oil, soy oil, vegetable oil, or olive oil that has been heated to high temperature.

chlorisaann

Another question might be

Do you want the grease in your body?

I am with Emeril on this.... "Pig fat RULES!!!"

Martina_Who

nonononono!!!

The nutritional information on the packet is if you cook using no fats/oils/better etc etc

Whatever you cook in will add calories to it.
You should cook in clean oil only to reduce excess calories.

A 40calorie piece of bacon fried in oil would probably come to 80calories cooked in clean oil!!

If you want to add no calories then grill it!

:-)
I treated myself to a fried brekkie this morning, my OH does the best ones ever! well worth a weekend treat :-)

questionablemethods

nonononono!!!

The nutritional information on the packet is if you cook using no fats/oils/better etc etc

Whatever you cook in will add calories to it.
You should cook in clean oil only to reduce excess calories.

A 40calorie piece of bacon fried in oil would probably come to 80calories cooked in clean oil!!

If you want to add no calories then grill it!

:-)
I treated myself to a fried brekkie this morning, my OH does the best ones ever! well worth a weekend treat :-)

This doesn't make any sense. She is asking about cooking EGGS in bacon fat, not cooking bacon in oil (who in the world would do that?). Besides, the nutritional information on most bacon packages I've seen does assume that it is pan-fried, thus rendering OUT a lot of the fat. Different cooking methods might render out more or less of the fat, thus changing the nutritional profile. But that isn't even what we're discussing.

ZugTheMegasaurus

I always use the entry for "bacon grease" in MFP when I do that. The way I think about it, when you're eating those two slices of bacon, you're not pouring the grease into a glass and drinking it, and I don't think you're expected to. In other words, there's an expectation that you're leaving that grease behind in the pan and not eating it, so if you do eat it, it's probably not included in the information for the bacon itself.

spngebobmyhero

Another question might be

Do you want the grease in your body?

Yes! Bacon fat, especially from pastured pigs isn't bad for you. In moderation obviously.

Yes. I'd rather have rendered bacon fat in my body than canola oil, soy oil, vegetable oil, or olive oil that has been heated to high temperature.

I third this notion! I keep my bacon grease to cook veggies in later. Much better option that all of the seed oils. My 3 eggs cooked in pastured butter were delicious this morning