Does bacon - grease = way less calories?

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  • GoldspursX3
    GoldspursX3 Posts: 516 Member
    Ummm...don't you use the bacon grease for your gravy? Why on earth would you waste such a delicious ingredient?!
  • Ibelievenme2
    Ibelievenme2 Posts: 96 Member
    I am so glad to see other bacon lovers. People say bacon is bad for you. I never realized the calories until I started on here. I just ate what I wanted and whenever I wanted. Now I am logging food I pay attention to the back of the package. I eat less bacon now, but if I want a big bacon sandwich I go for it and reduce the next meal calories. Using a grill will take a lot of the grease out. I don't like the film the grease leaves so I drink warm or hot beverages along with my food and make sure I get as much grease as I can out. If I ate turkey I would get it instead.
  • arlenem1974
    arlenem1974 Posts: 437 Member
    I eat 2 slices sometimes 3 once a week it hasent hurt my weight loss.
  • Erin_goBrahScience
    Erin_goBrahScience Posts: 1,215 Member
    Thank you. I'd rather have a moderate portion of bacon than the imposter.
  • Ibelievenme2
    Ibelievenme2 Posts: 96 Member
    Ummm...don't you use the bacon grease for your gravy? Why on earth would you waste such a delicious ingredient?!
    OMGosh I never thought about that. I just throw it out. Will try it next time with some homemade biscuit. After I count up all the calories and see how much exercise I have to do to keep it off.
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    I've always assumed that the calories given for cooked bacon already accounts for a fair amount of fat being cooked out. Looking at what comes out if it, one slice uncooked should have way more than 80 calories, since a tablespoon of butter has 100 calories.

    Either way, mmm piggy goodness! Worth it.

    Agreed. I always assumed they calculated the NI knowing a lot of the fat would drain off. I wouldn't lower the calories just because a lot of fat comes off of it.
  • eganita
    eganita Posts: 501 Member
    I'm not a fan of turkey bacon... that's sacrilegious! :P

    Center cut bacon really doesn't have all that many calories (per the package)... I would assume that does not account for removing some of the grease, though (I just log it per the package nutritional info, so any removed grease calories would just be a bonus for me for the day).
  • joeysox
    joeysox Posts: 195 Member
    i use either turkey bacon or bacon medallions (already have fat removed) and the ones i have are 33cal per slice and 0.3fat x
  • GoldspursX3
    GoldspursX3 Posts: 516 Member
    Ummm...don't you use the bacon grease for your gravy? Why on earth would you waste such a delicious ingredient?!
    OMGosh I never thought about that. I just throw it out. Will try it next time with some homemade biscuit. After I count up all the calories and see how much exercise I have to do to keep it off.

    You can also use it as a substitute for the butter when baking your biscuit. Use a 1:1 ratio. It's so awesome.
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    I love veggie bacon!
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Turkey bacon is not bacon. It's an abomination.

    For real. Turkey Bacon is beyond gross and shouldn't be allowed to be called bacon.

    And no - I wouldn't subtract calories because of cooking it. I'd assume no one eats raw bacon so the calories on the package are after cooking.
  • traceracer
    traceracer Posts: 303 Member
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    I like mine chewy, so I don't really get a whole lot of fat that renders off.
    Ditto!!! Love chewy bacon! Almost oinking still really.....:love:
  • lawandfitness
    lawandfitness Posts: 1,257 Member
    can someone please explain to me why they feel bacon is SO unhealthy??

    THIS...........
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    You're really splitting hairs here.
  • HealthyBodySickMind
    HealthyBodySickMind Posts: 1,207 Member
    I don't subtract the fat when I fry it up, but then I'm often frying eggs in the grease it left, so I end up eating at least some of it anyway. I also save the bacon drippings from the pan in a jar in my fridge to fry other things in or otherwise cook with (like for curries). Eventually, I eat all the bacon.
  • WhoTheHellIsBen
    WhoTheHellIsBen Posts: 1,238 Member
    Hmmmmmm, let's do a different equation. A poster with an empty profile and one picture + an absolutely absurd topic post + absolutely no follow up from the original poster even though this is now 2 pages deep = a Troll that was hoping for a way more amusing thread than this turned out to be. Congrats on your epic failure OP
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    80 calories for two slices... Waste of fry time. Eat at last 4 of those suckers. Only 160 calories of yummy salty meat candy!!!
  • pullipgirl
    pullipgirl Posts: 767 Member
    I get whatever is on sale, bacon here is expensive
  • tryclyn
    tryclyn Posts: 2,414 Member
    I don't subtract the fat when I fry it up, but then I'm often frying eggs in the grease it left, so I end up eating at least some of it anyway. I also save the bacon drippings from the pan in a jar in my fridge to fry other things in or otherwise cook with (like for curries). Eventually, I eat all the bacon.

    Wait, not everybody does this? What else do you fry your eggs in in cast iron?
  • Bobby__Clerici
    Bobby__Clerici Posts: 741 Member
    can someone please explain to me why they feel bacon is SO unhealthy??
    because when I eat it, I don't stop until it's all gone.
    It's UNHEALTHY!:grumble:
    In moderation...sure, but that's never me...
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    80 calories is nothing. You can burn that off jogging up a couple flights of stairs. WTF, OP?
  • HealthyBodySickMind
    HealthyBodySickMind Posts: 1,207 Member
    I don't subtract the fat when I fry it up, but then I'm often frying eggs in the grease it left, so I end up eating at least some of it anyway. I also save the bacon drippings from the pan in a jar in my fridge to fry other things in or otherwise cook with (like for curries). Eventually, I eat all the bacon.

    Wait, not everybody does this? What else do you fry your eggs in in cast iron?

    I think I love you.

    (I don't cook in anything but cast iron if I can help it.)
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Hmmmmmm, let's do a different equation. A poster with an empty profile and one picture + an absolutely absurd topic post + absolutely no follow up from the original poster even though this is now 2 pages deep = a Troll that was hoping for a way more amusing thread than this turned out to be. Congrats on your epic failure OP

    I hate to take away the smugness from this post, but I'd suggest doing more research before going around making easily disprovable pronouncements. OP has over 400 normal posts.
  • WhoTheHellIsBen
    WhoTheHellIsBen Posts: 1,238 Member
    Hmmmmmm, let's do a different equation. A poster with an empty profile and one picture + an absolutely absurd topic post + absolutely no follow up from the original poster even though this is now 2 pages deep = a Troll that was hoping for a way more amusing thread than this turned out to be. Congrats on your epic failure OP

    I hate to take away the smugness from this post, but I'd suggest doing more research before going around making easily disprovable pronouncements. OP has over 400 normal posts.


    Lot's of users have normal posts but will still throw out the occasional troll post.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    I gril (broil) my bacon, and it does lose a fair amount of fat that way, but I log it as per the packet anyway. I've got to the point where I don't want to do that kind of number crunching, and it probably makes up for a few extra cals that sneak in unlogged elsewhere.

    This is me as well! I do broil it and most of the fat drips off but I'd still rather over estimate then under estimate. 10-20 calories is really negligble anyway.
  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    can someone please explain to me why they feel bacon is SO unhealthy??
    because when I eat it, I don't stop until it's all gone.
    It's UNHEALTHY!:grumble:
    In moderation...sure, but that's never me...

    then YOU are unhealthy...don't blame to poor bacon.
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    can someone please explain to me why they feel bacon is SO unhealthy??

    People can't seem to accept that nutrition is not black or white (healthy or unhealthy). Food has varying nutrient values from bacon to tofu, from chocolate to carrots. They have no concept of the entire nutrient spectrum.

    This is very true. Good Nutrition does not happen in a vaccuum...It's much more global. Well said.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member

    I hate to take away the smugness from this post, but I'd suggest doing more research before going around making easily disprovable pronouncements. OP has over 400 normal posts.


    Lot's of users have normal posts but will still throw out the occasional troll post.

    True. I'm just saying the profile and photo have nothing to do with it, contrary to your original equation, and I'm assuming you are smart enough that you know it, LOL. Give others the same credit.
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    lol at all these posts. Baconmongers always bring it.

    I personally just log the calories from generic cooked bacon since I like mine eXtra crispy, and also log the bacon fat by teaspoon since I cook my eggs in it.
  • vnovit
    vnovit Posts: 101
    nevermind the smart *kitten* answers. yes, blotting the bacon will take some fat off but i would still log it the same.

    Agreed & agreed!

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