breakfast sausage

skylerwebb14
skylerwebb14 Posts: 10
in Food and Nutrition
so what is everybody's opinions on breakfast sausage, is it really that bad of a protein source for in the morning?

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  • endoftheside
    endoftheside Posts: 568 Member
    The kind I eat (pork breakfast sausage from the farmer's market) is fairly high in fat, so if I were to try to get 30g of protein (my "ideal" breakfast protein amount) from sausage alone it would make the rest of my day rough fat-wise. There are other types of sausage (chicken, etc.) that have a better protein/fat ratio but you really have to watch the ingredients in a lot of the grocery store sausages if you are concerned about the additives in processed meats.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    It's not bad in moderation. I limit it to 1 sausage patty or 2 links or 2 pieces of bacon. My main concern for limiting it is the sodium.
  • kramalicious
    kramalicious Posts: 143
    I wouldn't eat it on a regular basis, but it's find for a treat, just look for the "best" choice available. My favorite breakfast meat is Canadian bacon, good combo of protein and less fat. But you can feast on several pieces for just one piece of regular sausage.
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    We eat the Jennie-O Turkey Breakfast Sausage. Comes in a 1lb pack and we fry it all up and store in the fridge to add to omelets as needed. Personally, for turkey, I think it tastes really good. Granted, not as good as good old fashioned pork sausage.
  • akdollie
    akdollie Posts: 69 Member
    Totally fine as long as you buy the organic- the rest of it has nitrates in it that you should avoid anyway. Organic bacon is great also!
  • NRBreit
    NRBreit Posts: 319 Member
    We eat the Jennie-O Turkey Breakfast Sausage. Comes in a 1lb pack and we fry it all up and store in the fridge to add to omelets as needed. Personally, for turkey, I think it tastes really good. Granted, not as good as good old fashioned pork sausage.

    Same here. Protein/Fat/Carb ratios are pretty good but it is high in sodium if that is a concern.
  • Quieau
    Quieau Posts: 428 Member
    Watch the ingredient list. Added MSG, nitrates and nitrates are reeeeeally bad for you. However, we make our own by buying a fresh pork butt, grinding it ourselves (or have the butcher grind it) then season yourself with salt, pepper, sage and thyme. It's sooooo much better homemade and then you can freeze little packets the size you need. We use it fairly often without any problems with cholesterol, blood pressure, etc. but we use this homemade kind. The storebought kind, if full of added stuff, can really mess with your heart if you eat it very often but once in awhile shouldn't present a problem.

    FOR A LEANER sausage, try grinding boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Just enough fat for a good taste, but still QUITE lean and very high in protein. Makes a delicious breakfast sausage and NO ONE has ever been able to tell the difference from regular pork kind!
  • rabblerabble
    rabblerabble Posts: 471 Member
    Anything with more grams of fat than grams of protein per serving, I try to generally avoid. Only time I sometimes cook sausage is on the weekends when I prepare breakfast for the family (who doesn't share my new found love of a healthy life style) and I'll generally not have any and just have some egg whites, cottage cheese, or some non-Fat Greek Yogurt for my protein on those days.

    (Tried the turkey based sausage products which are healthier but the family doesn't care for them. Sigh.)

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