Best Turkey Bacon (w/ pics)

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jdelisle
jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
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I discovered Lilydale Daystarters a few years ago and haven't gone back to regular bacon or other brands of turkey bacon since. This brand tastes like a real slice of meat (as it should), as opposed to the bologna style that the other brands of turkey bacon I have encountered usually resemble. Not only are they delicious, but they are only a mere 25 calories and 1 gram of fat per slice (beating out Oscar Myers turkey bacon by 10 calories and 2 grams of fat, and regular bacon by a whopping 70 calories 8 grams of fat).

You can see more pictures of the bacon (as well as pictures of the packaging) on my blog as I posted a recipe for "Cheddar Bacon Breakfast Sandwich" today using this bacon ( http://jdelisle42.blogspot.com/ or http://jdelisle42.blogspot.com/2011/02/cheddar-bacon-breakfast-sandwich.html ).

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  • DHalaby73
    DHalaby73 Posts: 980 Member
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    OMG but you can't get it in NJ only in Canada soo sad....
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
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    Doesn't turkey bacon have a lot more sodium that regular bacon?
  • christinehay78
    christinehay78 Posts: 82 Member
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    Mmmm! Looks delish!!
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
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    Doesn't turkey bacon have a lot more sodium that regular bacon?

    Regular bacon is about 220-400 mg depending on brand (220 is Oscar Myer ready bacon, 400 is Harvest thick cut bacon). The Lilydale Daystarters are 270 mg so I think it's pretty par. Overall they rank better in calories, fat (all types), iron, protein, and are par with cholesterol.
  • WTFitness
    WTFitness Posts: 77 Member
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    Yum!
  • scoleman81
    scoleman81 Posts: 16
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    Men's Health says turkey bacon isn't anymore beneficial than regular bacon.

    http://eatthis.menshealth.com/node/77586
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,167 Member
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    I used to have OM turkey bacon everyday but now I just have regular bacon :P
  • simplywriting
    simplywriting Posts: 64
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    Yup, I just eat the real stuff if I'm going to have it. I usually buy mine from a meat market though and not just prepackaged. :)
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
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    .Oops, double post.
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
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    Men's Health says turkey bacon isn't anymore beneficial than regular bacon.

    http://eatthis.menshealth.com/node/77586

    That's right, that's why I posted this as an alternative. It's not your average bologna style turkey bacon, and based on the comparison I posted, it's better for you :)
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
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    Yup, I just eat the real stuff if I'm going to have it. I usually buy mine from a meat market though and not just prepackaged. :)

    That's a good idea as well, that way you can request more meat and less fat.

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