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AgentOrangeJuice
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On Sunday, I cooked 2 slices of bacon in a cast iron skillet and I logged the bacon into my food diary.
I immediately cooked 2 lbs of chicken thighs in the bacon grease.
Do I log the bacon grease on my chicken thighs every day as part of that meal?
Conundrum.
I immediately cooked 2 lbs of chicken thighs in the bacon grease.
Do I log the bacon grease on my chicken thighs every day as part of that meal?
Conundrum.
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Assuming the bacon grease that ended up in the pan is accounted for in the nutritional info for the bacon, no, you would not have to.
Now I am craving bacon.0 -
I wouldn't know how you'd calculate the amount of grease that stuck to the chicken thighs / that you ate, but it does add calories, and fat, and whatever else.
Add it or don't, its up to you.
If you want to stay under your calorie limit, but aren't able to add it properly, then just do a safe judgement and stay 80-100+ calories under your limit for the day (since bacon grease, would probably be pretty calorie heavy). So while anyone looking at your food diary wouldn't know about it. You'd still know yourself, that you stayed within your limit, even with the bacon grease0 -
I wouldn't know how you'd calculate the amount of grease that stuck to the chicken thighs / that you ate, but it does add calories, and fat, and whatever else.
Add it or don't, its up to you.
If you want to stay under your calorie limit, but aren't able to add it properly, then just do a safe judgement and stay 80-100+ calories under your limit for the day (since bacon grease, would probably be pretty calorie heavy). So while anyone looking at your food diary wouldn't know about it. You'd still know yourself, that you stayed within your limit, even with the bacon grease
I did pat each chicken thigh down with a paper towel to get excess off.0 -
Bacon grease is no more caloric than any other fat (oil, butter, etc).
Personally when I do this, if I was tracking calories, I would make a reasonable guesstimate as to how much got in there and go with that. Figure 50 calories extra or so... Could be more, could be less.0 -
shouldn't be too much on it then. Maybe try stay 50 cals under your limit, if you really want to be safe. Otherwise don't worry about a little bacon grease lol0
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What a delicious idea. I've always wanted to do something with my bacon grease! Thanks!
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No, the grease is very much in the calories you'd have logged for the bacon (assuming they are accurate numbers). Don't worry, the cooking process didn't magically produce more calories.0
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scottacular wrote: »No, the grease is very much in the calories you'd have logged for the bacon (assuming they are accurate numbers). Don't worry, the cooking process didn't magically produce more calories.
I'm not so sure about that. The bacon nutritional information is always for pan-fried and drained slices. I would assume actually that the grease is NOT accounted for.0 -
mmm...bacon...0
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Well, you normally discard the bacon grease after consuming the bacon, right? So, the bacon grease is not really included in the calories for the cooked bacon. I suggest you add the calories for a quarter tablespoon of pork-rendered lard (115 calories for one TBSN) to each serving of meat, which works out to 29 calories per serving as you described it, and that should cover it for you. MFP has a Food Entry listed in their database for pork rendered Lard. This seems to concur with what is published elsewhere.0
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I draing 3/4 of my bacon grease into my handy dandy bacon grease trapper (okay you got me- it's a tin can I keep in the fridge)
I use this to sautee all my veggies and meats- as well as use it to make popcorn.
I typically add 2 tablespoons of butter generically to my day to cover this type of thing.
I honestly wouldn't "disregard" it completely- but you probably didn't use all of it. I eye ball it based on what I know 2 tablespoons of melted butter looks like- or olive oil. Whatever- same as any other fat you woul duse- as you said.0 -
AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »On Sunday, I cooked 2 slices of bacon in a cast iron skillet and I logged the bacon into my food diary.
I immediately cooked 2 lbs of chicken thighs in the bacon grease.
Do I log the bacon grease on my chicken thighs every day as part of that meal?
Conundrum.
OJ, you're evil.
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But are you logging the additional iron you get from using a cast iron skillet?0
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I'm bacon you, stop, this is all too funny!0
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scottacular wrote: »No, the grease is very much in the calories you'd have logged for the bacon (assuming they are accurate numbers). Don't worry, the cooking process didn't magically produce more calories.
I'm not so sure about that. The bacon nutritional information is always for pan-fried and drained slices. I would assume actually that the grease is NOT accounted for.
I'd chance it.0 -
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Contrary to popular belief (in this thread), the grease remaining in the pan is *not* reflected in the nutritional information for the bacon. Those stats are "as prepared" which assumes you won't also be consuming the grease that is left behind.
So you should also log whatever amount of bacon grease ends up in your chicken dish...which probably isn't that much.0 -
An egg fried in a pan that has cooked bacon is extra delicious, especially if served with said bacon. I really want bacon now.....0
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WickedPineapple wrote: »What a delicious idea. I've always wanted to do something with my bacon grease! Thanks!
I'll also wedge cabbage and fry that in the bacon grease too.0 -
Additional pro tip: sear your steaks in the bacon-grease-laden pan.
Yum.0 -
Additional pro tip: sear your steaks in the bacon-grease-laden pan.
Yum.
wait- you mean people do it other ways?An egg fried in a pan that has cooked bacon is extra delicious, especially if served with said bacon. I really want bacon now
My dinner is as follows
4 pieces bacon- on cast iron.
drain 3/4 grease into grease trapper-
add chopped veggies (green peppers/tomatoes/onions) to bacon renderings/fat
sear (okay fine- you got me ...burn)
add scrambled eggs on top.
cook
remove
if toasting toast- add more bacon grease to cast iron.
sear bread.
add budder.
be happy.0 -
Additional pro tip: sear your steaks in the bacon-grease-laden pan.
Yum.
wait- you mean people do it other ways?An egg fried in a pan that has cooked bacon is extra delicious, especially if served with said bacon. I really want bacon now
My dinner is as follows
4 pieces bacon- on cast iron.
drain 3/4 grease into grease trapper-
add chopped veggies (green peppers/tomatoes/onions) to bacon renderings/fat
sear (okay fine- you got me ...burn)
add scrambled eggs on top.
cook
remove
if toasting toast- add more bacon grease to cast iron.
sear bread.
add budder.
be happy.
So hot.0 -
SteampunkSongbird wrote: »An egg fried in a pan that has cooked bacon is extra delicious, especially if served with said bacon. I really want bacon now.....
This, along with an English Muffin, is pretty much my breakfast about 4 days a week...0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »
Additional pro tip: sear your steaks in the bacon-grease-laden pan.
Yum.
wait- you mean people do it other ways?An egg fried in a pan that has cooked bacon is extra delicious, especially if served with said bacon. I really want bacon now
My dinner is as follows
4 pieces bacon- on cast iron.
drain 3/4 grease into grease trapper-
add chopped veggies (green peppers/tomatoes/onions) to bacon renderings/fat
sear (okay fine- you got me ...burn)
add scrambled eggs on top.
cook
remove
if toasting toast- add more bacon grease to cast iron.
sear bread.
add budder.
be happy.
So hot.
if you're gonna eat breakfast for dinner- do it right!This, along with an English Muffin, is pretty much my breakfast about 4 days a week...
you and me- same page- different time of day. nomnomnomno0 -
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You already logged the grease when you logged the bacon... so don't worry about it.0
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jofjltncb6 wrote: »
I'm a he.0
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