turkey bacon?

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  • lasmit4477
    lasmit4477 Posts: 308 Member
    Eww! No!
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    Just eat organic back bacon, should have less saturated fat and chemicals, more protein.
  • Hirgy03
    Hirgy03 Posts: 332 Member
    I work for a turkey farms, feeds and processing division........ not a shot in hell I'll ever eat turkey bacon again. Just get the real thing if you want bacon. I'll take 2 strips of real bacon over 6 strips of turkey bacon any day.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Sweet baby panda tears, when are people (especially women) going to ditch this paralyzing fear of food that exists in nature? Go against convention and take your cues about food from facts rather than from Dr. Oz or Shape magazine.

    I eat real bacon, and I eat a lot of it. The kind I eat, found in my plain old local grocery store, is uncured, has no added nitrates or nitrites, has only 80 calories per serving (2 slices), 7 g of protein, and of the 6 g of fat, fewer than half are saturated fat. Please read labels before you categorically deem something "unhealthy."
  • meredith1123
    meredith1123 Posts: 843 Member
    Butter ball - LOW Sodium. oh and cook it on a cookie sheet in the oven on 375 for about 20 min. and cook it WELL done. That way its crispy and may reflect a closer taste to real bacon.

    Also if you do cook regular bacon - i recommend cooking it in the oven the same as you do the turkey bacon. It NEVER shrivels up into small pieces like it does if you cook it on a skillet. Its AWESOME! an it stays flat and crispy!
  • wvwinner
    wvwinner Posts: 61 Member
    The only turkey bacon that I will eat is the Lilydale daystarters turkey bacon, which you can get at Costco. I have tried many other kinds and they are all gross, but I LOVE this one. My boyfriend is a big bacon fan and I even got him hooked on this stuff as well. :)
  • sljohn84
    sljohn84 Posts: 107 Member
    Turkey bacon must be cooked completely or it tastes like rubber lol, I switched to turkey bacon last year and at first I hated it but now I prefer it. It has to be cooked so that its crispy though for me to enjoy it. Probably still not the healthiest though.
  • porky44
    porky44 Posts: 34
    I actually have learned to prefer turkey bacon over regular bacon. But brands definately differ in taste!! I like Oscar Meyer turkey bacon the most and always have it on hand especially for the times Im running late and have to make dinner fast. So its breakfast for dinner! Super quick and healthy!!!
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  • CraigAtter
    CraigAtter Posts: 94
    I have bacon medallions as theres no fat on em
  • seamatt
    seamatt Posts: 199 Member
    I really like Turkey bacon. We buy the Mattesons one. I get it because I like it grilled, I think it tastes really good, the fact it's healthier is a bonus
  • porky44
    porky44 Posts: 34
    I actually have learned to prefer turkey bacon over regular bacon. But brands definately differ in taste!! I like Oscar Meyer turkey bacon the most and always have it on hand especially for the times Im running late and have to make dinner fast. So its breakfast for dinner! Super quick and healthy!!!

    If your statement is true then I'm sorry sir.......you need to change your screen name.
  • ClareWantsProgress
    ClareWantsProgress Posts: 173 Member
    I am amused by people insisting that "turkey" is not a real food whereas "pig" is. Last time I checked they were both animals.

    Simple solution: if you find a brand of any kind of bacon that satisfies your taste buds and desired calorie/fat/etc. content, eat it.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    If you must have bacon from poultry, this would be acceptable in my book

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  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I eat regular bacon, I just buy the reduced fat one (Gwaltney) which is basically just thinner and less calories per slice, and still tastes yum! Only 30 calories a slice.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I do oscar meyer 50% less fat...2 slices every day during the week primarily to get a good protein in the AM with my oatmeal. I do real bacon on Saturday morning. When I do real bacon it usualy throws me over on my saturated fats (trying to reduce my cholesterol with diet rather than pills). I allow myself to go over my saturated fats on Saturdays because I simply can't live without a couple of fried eggs and bacon once per week.

    I personally don't mind turkey bacon at all so long as it's cooked properly and it's not overly low on fat. My wife bought some that was 95% fat free and it was horrible.

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