Confusion about turkey bacon!

simplexserenity
simplexserenity Posts: 116 Member
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
Okay so either way I don't eat any type of bacon every day. When I do eat bacon, however, it's always turkey bacon. I stopped eating regular bacon a longgggg time ago because in my mind it just became taboo, and everyone has made me afraid of how much fat is in it.

THEN I read this article today and I got so confused :/ ..it basically says that regular bacon is a better alternative than turkey bacon. Does anyone else have information on this or an opinion?

Here is the link to the article if you're curious:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/truth-about-your-weight-gain

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  • tracyalicia
    tracyalicia Posts: 34
    I read that article earlier myself. I guess it's just proof that sometimes those things that appear healthier aren't necessarily so.
  • flynabster
    flynabster Posts: 87
    I just read that article too....I'm guessing anything that is "processed" is not as good for you as the original product....make sense?
    Guess it's better to eat something it's it's natural state in moderation than to eat too much of a substitute....
  • wyze
    wyze Posts: 248
    read the same thing. I dont eat a lot of bacon so i will not let it bother me. One thing i have noticed however is that food labels that bear the "fat free" to "lite and healthy" term are usually higher in sodium than the ones with fat. so its kind of a trade off for one kind of poison to another :laugh: dont mean poison in the literal sense:smile:
  • summerblunden
    summerblunden Posts: 184 Member
    I agree. Bacon, in moderation of course, is not as bad as we think it is. After this discovery, BLT's with a fried egg on top (from cook this not that cookbook) is one of our favorite dinners. Healthy, but doesn't taste like diet food at all!
  • NightOwl1
    NightOwl1 Posts: 881 Member
    Doesn't surprise me at all. Bacon actually is not super heavy on calories. That article was a good read all around. I used to buy reduced fat peanut butter, until a couple of months ago I noticed it had the same calorie content as regular peanut butter, just less of the healthy fats.

    And I'm so glad I don't do fast food anymore. That's been the single most beneficial diet change I've made.

    But to answer your question, regular bacon is fine in moderation. Same thing with regular burgers or any other product that gets replaced by turkey.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Plus regular bacon is so much tastier than *gaak* turkey bacon......
  • myukniewicz
    myukniewicz Posts: 906 Member
    well damn... i bought turkey bacon today at the grocery store
  • simplexserenity
    simplexserenity Posts: 116 Member
    I guess next time I have bacon I'll treat myself to the real stuff. It's so true..I feel like every time I eat I'm "picking my poison" or the lesser of two evils.

    A BLT with an egg on top sounds great, I should make that this week!
  • simplexserenity
    simplexserenity Posts: 116 Member
    Haha aww :/ I know the feeling, I have some in my freezer.
  • kimcake
    kimcake Posts: 9
    Umm yea... I read that article, too... about 10 minutes after I got done unpacking my groceries... including "reduced-fat" peanut butter. Bummer. :smile:
  • LoserCruiser
    LoserCruiser Posts: 184
    I have both bacon in my fridge right now, turkey bacon 35 cals, regular 90, thats why I choose the turkey personally!
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