Do the calories in Bacon include the left-over grease?

Cinnamon0603
Cinnamon0603 Posts: 149 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm making green beans tonight and added 3 slices of bacon, plus some of the left-over grease for flavor. I want to count my calories correctly and was was wondering................do the calories on the package include the left-over grease? I probaby should have asked this before I did it, but at least I'm thinking about it now. lol :)

Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    I cook pork loins in bacon grease all the time and I've never added the cals on top of he bacon and pork...still doesn't answer your question though...
  • momtokgo
    momtokgo Posts: 446 Member
    I don't think it counts the left over grease, because its something that normally wouldn't get eaten when you eat the bacon, but I really don't know for sure.
  • Lieberm
    Lieberm Posts: 51 Member
    Usually the information on the label will say something like "Pan fried, drained", so no it does not include the grease.
  • mathematical2011
    mathematical2011 Posts: 55 Member
    The package calories include everything there, including the grease.

    EDIT: Unless the package says cooked/drained or something like that
  • twiztc
    twiztc Posts: 135
    a bacon question again...

    I was in a bacon conundrum yesterday.

    on my bacon pack it gave 2 values for calories - one for raw and one for cooked with a little " * " by the cooked one. in small print at the bottom it stated the cooked value was cooked in a dry frying pan and the fat drained and patted off the meat.

    hope that helps
  • Cinnamon0603
    Cinnamon0603 Posts: 149 Member
    a bacon question again...

    I was in a bacon conundrum yesterday.

    on my bacon pack it gave 2 values for calories - one for raw and one for cooked with a little " * " by the cooked one. in small print at the bottom it stated the cooked value was cooked in a dry frying pan and the fat drained and patted off the meat.

    hope that helps

    HA! I'm such a dork, went back and looked at the package and sure enough it says pan fried slices. Guess I blew it on this one...........Now the million dollar question, how much grease does the grease have?????
  • TArnold2012
    TArnold2012 Posts: 929 Member
    a bacon question again...

    I was in a bacon conundrum yesterday.

    on my bacon pack it gave 2 values for calories - one for raw and one for cooked with a little " * " by the cooked one. in small print at the bottom it stated the cooked value was cooked in a dry frying pan and the fat drained and patted off the meat.

    hope that helps

    HA! I'm such a dork, went back and looked at the package and sure enough it says pan fried slices. Guess I blew it on this one...........Now the million dollar question, how much grease does the grease have?????

    type in bacon drippings its there
  • losermomof3
    losermomof3 Posts: 386 Member
    I alway bake my bacon and then paper towell dry.
  • macsgirl526
    macsgirl526 Posts: 80
    No idea about the bacon but...I cook my green beans in fat free low sodium chicken broth.That gives them a yummy flavor and a lot less fat and calories. Though green beans cooked with bacon is super yummy!!!
  • ChrisGoldn
    ChrisGoldn Posts: 473 Member
    Another bacon thread ...... Here comes the onslaught of horny women and the obsession with bacon. Lol
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    The nutritional information of bacon includes EVERYTHING in the package... as if you had eaten it raw. BUT at 30 calories a SLICE (EVEN WITH THE FAT) is it worth worrying about????????
  • lorilynnschisler
    lorilynnschisler Posts: 31 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)
  • gramacanada
    gramacanada Posts: 557 Member
    I n cases of weird unknown things, Google is your friend. I have never asked something I couldn't find. I'm guessing it would be listed as some kind of cooking oil.
  • ShareeMorty
    ShareeMorty Posts: 324 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)

    Life without bacon is not worth living :noway: track it and be done with it. I wouldn't worry about the grease you added wouldn't have been a huge amount of calories anyway.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    The nutritional information of bacon includes EVERYTHING in the package... as if you had eaten it raw. BUT at 30 calories a SLICE (EVEN WITH THE FAT) is it worth worrying about????????
    30 calories a slice does NOT include the grease that cooks out. Check the package before giving out bad info.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)
    Maybe it has no place in YOUR diet, but there's nothing wrong with it. Your diet can't handle 30-40 calories?
  • Kathy53925
    Kathy53925 Posts: 241 Member
    a bacon question again...

    I was in a bacon conundrum yesterday.

    on my bacon pack it gave 2 values for calories - one for raw and one for cooked with a little " * " by the cooked one. in small print at the bottom it stated the cooked value was cooked in a dry frying pan and the fat drained and patted off the meat.

    hope that helps


    This sounds right. No, that fat would be disposed of, so it is NOT counted.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    No, I'm sure it doesn't. Add the drippings as lard, because pork grease is what lard is.
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    The nutritional information of bacon includes EVERYTHING in the package... as if you had eaten it raw. BUT at 30 calories a SLICE (EVEN WITH THE FAT) is it worth worrying about????????
    30 calories a slice does NOT include the grease that cooks out. Check the package before giving out bad info.

    OK.. obviously you are not familiar with the Nutrition Facts labeling requirements. Thank God I am a food scientist and I AM. The nutritional facts on ANY FOOD LABEL (in the US, I won't claim to know international requirements) include EVERYTHING IN THAT FOOD PRODUCT whether cooked/raw/frozen/fresh IT DOESN'T ****ING MATTER. If you peel a slice of bacon out of the package and eat it raw that is what it would contain FAT AND ALL.

    CHECK THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
  • Kathy53925
    Kathy53925 Posts: 241 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)



    Life without bacon is not worth living. LOL
  • NessaTesla
    NessaTesla Posts: 6 Member
    My rule of thumb is that when I'm eating just plain bacon I just log bacon, not minding the drippings or whatever. But when I cook it with other things, such as broccoli, or especially when I use my saved bacon fat to lubricate the pan for something else (like eggs or vegetables) I go ahead and add in a teaspoon of bacon fat to my log. Just in case.
  • twiztc
    twiztc Posts: 135
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)
    Maybe it has no place in YOUR diet, but there's nothing wrong with it. Your diet can't handle 30-40 calories?

    Agreed.

    Bacon is a good protein pack. yes it tends to be salty but a body NEEDS salt/sodium. It cannot function properly without it.

    As long as you take that info into account when doing your calculations there is no possible reason why bacon should be eliminated completely from you diet as it has so many culinary uses in meal planning and there isnt a time of day where it cant be eaten. as you probably all know.....

    EVERYTHING is better with BACON!!! :happy:
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)
    Maybe it has no place in YOUR diet, but there's nothing wrong with it. Your diet can't handle 30-40 calories?

    AND YET YOU"RE ARGUING WITH ME ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE OF 10 CALORIES?!?!?!?!?! Hypocrite.
  • darrcn5
    darrcn5 Posts: 495 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)

    And why on Earth would you do this? Bacon is awesome and I have lost 48 pounds consuming it 3-4 times a week.
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)



    Life without bacon is not worth living. LOL

    Funny, that's EXACTLY what the pig said!
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    I don't believe bacon should be in anyone's diet if trying to lose weight. OMIT it completely and mission accomplished:)

    Are you stark, raving, MAD?!?!?! smiley-shocked003.gif
  • lorilynnschisler
    lorilynnschisler Posts: 31 Member
    70 calories in 3 slices on bacon. 41 of those calories are FAT...SATURATED FAT. No, my diet can not and will not handle that. I guess we all have to pick our battles. That's what makes the world go 'round. Good luck:)
  • rukus1
    rukus1 Posts: 112
    If you do a green bean food search there is a calorie count for green beans with 1T bacon drippings. It's not that bad, in moderation.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    70 calories in 3 slices on bacon. 41 of those calories are FAT...SATURATED FAT. No, my diet can not and will not handle that. I guess we all have to pick our battles. That's what makes the world go 'round. Good luck:)

    Coconut Oil is mostly saturated fat, it is good for you. No debates, it is.

    Saturated fat will not 'clog your arteries' or make you fat. This has never been proven and the fear of fat consumption (and consequently too much carbohyrdate) generally is what is driving us to be sicker.

    Read the science, not the magazine articles.

    I'm not trying to be argumentative or hostile, I just want you to know.

    http://www.zoeharcombe.com/the-knowledge/20-diet-myths-busted/

    (edit) And in any case, bacon is not all saturated fat, not that it makes any difference to the main point.

    Nature is not out to kill us.
  • Cinnamon0603
    Cinnamon0603 Posts: 149 Member
    Thank you to all that replied. I got the answers that I needed. Based onthe bacon that I have it does not include the drippings. :)

    And I agree with everyone who said that a life without banon is not worh living.......lol

    I thinkg I'll try the turkey bacon next time!! :)

    And............my green beans were awesome even with the extra calories from the drippings. lol
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