bacon and calories...

ncthomas09

my sister in law bakes hers in the oven....lay a thing of aluminum foil on the bottom rack under the bacon...lay bacon directly on top rack and bake.....or you can use a cookie sheet

ashbee03

I've always hated bacon, but then I tried turkey bacon and I loved it. I'm trying to cut out all pork and beef products from my diet because I've never been fond of either meat. A little trick I do with my turkey bacon is cutting each piece in half, then packaging it individually in freezer bags so not only does it last longer (saving me money), but I don't feel obligated to eat a lot at once before it goes bad. The reason why I cut each piece in half is to kind of trick my brain into thinking I'm eating more; it looks like I'm eating two pieces when technically I'm just eating one. I also cook the bacon in a frying pan with no added oil because it produces it's own, and I ALWAYS lay it on a paper towel so the excess grease can come off. Get the low-sodium instead of low-fat, because I compared both labels and found that the low-sodium and low-fat had the same amount of fat.

turkey bacon is quite good, and suppose to be healthier and less fatty.
ALTHOUGH, it has a lot more chemicals than regular bacon.

I sometimes buy the turkey bacon if I'm low on cash because it is cheaper than regular bacon.

kadoodle76

I guess our method isn't best either.

:Dipped in funnel cake batter and fried:

we actually only did that twice. and, I am probably STILL working off that little bite of heaven. But, that's OK.

OMG Why must you say things like that!!!??? I would totally eat that! *ahem* I mean...the OLD me would have totally eaten that.

MrDude_1

I guess our method isn't best either.

:Dipped in funnel cake batter and fried:

we actually only did that twice. and, I am probably STILL working off that little bite of heaven. But, that's OK.

OMG Why must you say things like that!!!??? I would totally eat that! *ahem* I mean...the OLD me would have totally eaten that.

the current me would eat that and fit it in my macros. lol

Going4Lean

I wondered if it's less fat since you leave alot of grease on the pan.

caraiselite

i bake mine in the oven.

i didn't know there was another way to do it until i saw american beauty

MissItalianPrincess

BACON! Right before I started MFP again, I was debating on trying this Bacon Milkshake at Fab Hot Dogs (awesome NJ style hot dogs in San Fernando Valley). Never got around to actually ordering it, but it's a vanilla milkshake with bacon flavoring and bacon pieces. Supposed to be the best of savory meets sweet.

I'm banking in the fact it's probably about my whole day's worth of calories! :noway:

beekuzz

good question... I wouldnt worry about it, but good question.
id imagine the microwave method would be lower calories, since you're consuming less grease... that said... I would still log it as packaged.

Agree that this is a good question. We are all trying to learn. But just my two cents, is it won't matter how you cook it because you're not going to eat it raw. That said, it is letting you know that the calories in those pieces are almost all fat vs. meat. So 60 is from fat and 20 from meat. The package is, I think, referring to the fact that you would cook it, and draining the grease would be part of that process.

With that part said, I usually check carefully on what I log for hamburger, because it can be used raw (in some cases), cooked and drained, or cooked and grease retained in recipe (i.e. some sauces, etc.) I obviously don't do that anymore. :noway:

TheVimFuego

I'm eating bacon right now, 6 large slices ... fact

Absolutely slathered in 100% animal fat and complemented with a scramble of 3 large eggs, some cheese, spinach and cayenne pepper.

12g of Spinachy Carbohydrate ... 61g Fat ... 40g Protein ... Perfection in a meal.

Oh and 612 Calories, if this matters.

Gee it slides down real nice ...

alsaxon

bacon gets a bad wrap. Is it because people normally have 3 or 4 slices? It's not really that bad if you eat just two slices, it's low cal. Fat is high but again if you only eat two slices you are good if the rest of your day is good as well. If it helps I get the center cut bacon so that is about 30% lower in fat I believe.

alsaxon

honestly I don't even think two slices a day would hurt as long as the rest of the diet for the day is okay.

AmyFett

you can bake it

gauchogirl

The healthiest way to eat bacon is about once a month. :-)

but the BEST way to eat bacon is about consistency... constantly eating bacon.

I just added three slices to my salad for tomorrow. Why? Because it's ****ing bacon, that's why.

RubyRubixcube

Healthiest way to eat bacon... really... really...

With your mouth I would assume

tryclyn

Healthiest way to eat bacon... really... really...

A couple of slices of bacon does not an Epic Meal Time make.

Stinkytoe

It is interesting how no one seems to care about their cholesterol intake when they yammer on about bacon and eggs slathered in animal fats.


.. but, I guess they have pills for that, right?
That sure is healthy.

MrDude_1

It is interesting how no one seems to care about their cholesterol intake when they yammer on about bacon and eggs slathered in animal fats.


.. but, I guess they have pills for that, right?
That sure is healthy.

Thats because you have to be totally uneducated about your body to think that cholesterol intake consumed is proportional to bloodstream cholesterol levels.

Loulady

lol at all the "bacon is unhealthy" posts.


I like it best baked in the oven, but that takes longer.

Loulady

It is interesting how no one seems to care about their cholesterol intake when they yammer on about bacon and eggs slathered in animal fats.


.. but, I guess they have pills for that, right?
That sure is healthy.

Thats because you have to be totally uneducated about your body to think that cholesterol intake consumed is proportional to bloodstream cholesterol levels.

+1

MrDude_1

bacon gets a bad wrap. Is it because people normally have 3 or 4 slices? It's not really that bad if you eat just two slices, it's low cal. Fat is high but again if you only eat two slices you are good if the rest of your day is good as well. If it helps I get the center cut bacon so that is about 30% lower in fat I believe.

Whats interesting about bacon is it depends very much on not just how you cook it, but how long and what you put it on.
for example, if you cook it until its very hard, brittle, shrunken, and blot it totally dry with paper towels... it has very very little fat, a ton of protein, and is easily considered a low calorie food.
On the otherhand, if you bearly cook it, leave it dripping in grease and put it in your mouth, its extremely high calorie.

Fats and oils are the most calorie dense form of food... and raw bacon is full of it... but you can easily control how much is left in the final bacon you eat.... so while its high calorie for someone, it can be low calorie protein for someone else. all that said, I mix my chewy and crunchy bacon, and call it 35 a slice. LOL

nlromer

I have 2 slices of bacon (wrapped in paper towel and microwaved) every morning with 2 eggs and lost 66 lbs in the last 11 months

tigersword

Bacon fat is incredibly healthy. I'm saddened by all these suggestions for ways to get rid of it. Why would you want to do that?

MsEndomorph

Bacon fat is incredibly healthy. I'm saddened by all these suggestions for ways to get rid of it. Why would you want to do that?

I'm assuming because we're on a limited calorie budget and the less it is, the more you can eat. If I had my way, 80% of my calories would probably come from fat. But I'd starve.

cardguys3

As a biochemist I feel compelled to chime in. The way C/calories are measured is via a bomb calorimeter. They work by detecting the temperature change of water caused by the combustion of anything in the submerged canister. If burnt bacon is added to the canister and then combusted, it will give off SIGNIFICANTLY less heat to the surrounding environment (water) than say uncooked bacon would. Therefore consuming burnt foods is calorically better for you. In that same breath, it is imperative to note that I am not advocating the consumption of such burnt items, but rather merely remarking on the caloric benefits. Studies have shown that consumption of large amounts of heavily oxidized (burnt) foods has a proclivity to a greater incidence of certain cancers. -Mark

FIT_Goat

Of course, the simple answer is to just use the numbers on the package. Everything is going to be a guess anyway.

As an experiment, to see how close the guess was, I cooked some bacon (measured raw), and subtracted the fat I drained.

Raw bacon: 106g (3 slices) ... 485 calories
Drained fat: 26g (some left in pan that I cooked with later) .. -236 calories.

Total: 249 calories / 3 = 83 calories a slice.

The package says 50 calories a slice. But, I like my bacon a little chewy and I kept some of the grease in the pan to cook my eggs in. So, it's really close enough. Even if every drop I didn't drain was kept in the bacon (clearly not true), this would only be an extra 99 calories. Sure, that can add up. But, it's not enough to stress over. And, in practice, the difference will be less than that because you're not going to be consuming all the stuff left in the pan, paper towels, etc.

nicsflyingcircus

Eat regular bacon. Center cut is best. Most turkey bacons are full of junk and are really just a chemistry project.

Center cut bacon! Exactly. 3 slices, pan fried baby!

ChelseaWelseyKins

Try turkey bacon?

nicsflyingcircus

Try turkey bacon?

Turkey bacon is interesting, and I will occasionally eat it with my mom, but it doesn't taste like bacon bacon. And the taste of bacon bacon is better than almost anything else.

jellybeansmamma

mmm bacon..... I just polished off 3 slices with scrambled eggs and mushrooms cooked in bacon grease One of these days, I WILL taste tactical bacon! My hubby thinks it sounds horrible, but to me it sounds like heaven!