Eating Bacon...good or bad on a diet
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I had bacon an hour ago. MmMmMMmm...bacon....1
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Bacon has nothing to do with whether you will lose weight or not...no one particular food is responsible for whether you lose weight or gain weight or whatever...
Weight management is about energy balance (or lack thereof).2 -
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I did not realize that my question would spark so many great responses. But the one thing I have definitely come away with is I am going to continue eating my bacon and eggs with absolutely nor guilt. Thanks ever so much.
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I'm on a cut. I had bacon on my egg sandwich this morning.
Take a guess as to what my response would be.1 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »did you really expect people to say bacon is good diet food
? lol. Eat it just log it 
It's just a food. If it makes the OP feel satisfied and full, it may actually be better for their weight loss than an breakfast made of the foods that are stereotyped as "good diet foods" but leave OP feeling unsatisfied or hungry.5 -
Bacon is super tasty in small amounts, and usually under 100 calories for a serving of 2 slices (depending on the brand, size of slice). It fits quite well into my regular diet. Crumbled in or wrapped around veggies, on sandwiches, salads, added to leaner cuts of meat and shellfish for extra flavor, sticking out of my bloody Mary, garnishing veggie soups. All while losing weight.
If anything, I think it can be beneficial - if you're making new, lighter recipes and you're used to eating a high-fat diet normally, a little strategically placed bacon can make the recipe taste indulgent for a rather modest amount of calories.2 -
I find breakfast a good opportunity to get in some vegetables and fruits. A veggie stirfry with an egg dropped in at the end or an overnight oatmeal with canned pumpkin swirled in topped with nuts, a scrambled egg piled high with last night's roasted veggies.... now I'm drooling. I eat bacon as a treat. It isn't high in fat in moderation. I do try to limit processed products, and that includes meats.0
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In case it wasn't mentioned, everything in moderation and you're good. It doesn't make bacon healthy, but it doesn't make it bad either unless you suffer from health conditions that bacon affects. Enjoy and good bacon to you!0
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It's a matter of perspective
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jennifer_417 wrote: »
The only thing that matters for weight loss is calories. Eat the bacon!
OMG I LOVE THIS!!!
BTW, a diet without bacon is not one worth following.. just saying.7 -
Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.0 -
leanjogreen18 wrote: »Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.
None of us come out of this alive.10 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »leanjogreen18 wrote: »Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.
None of us come out of this alive.
So true.2 -
It's only bad if it's turkey bacon.
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »glenelliott5872 wrote: »I love the party line that others have written but the truth is that it is very difficult to know precisely how much fat is in bacon. Personally I love it and eat bacon often but I now go for leaner bacon and I cut off obvious fat. Eating fat is fine if you can count it but it can be difficult. Fried eggs are great too but I love poached so why have fried
It's on the package. Not hard to figure out at all.
Except that most of us drain off at least some of the fat that cooks out of the bacon. Which actually makes bacon a great diet food because it's one of the few foods that I know I am underestimating the calories of (unless I then use the fat to cook greens). And I haven't yet found a way to add negative calories for the bacon fat not eaten.2 -
leanjogreen18 wrote: »Serious question for the bacon eaters...
Does the fact that's it's a #1 carcinogen worry anyone? I mean once in awhile I see it but eating often would worry me.
As a side note I don't eat meat for various reasons but when I did bacon was a staple for several years.
Not in the least. Everything in moderation. And the fact it's been categorized as a known carcinogen, alongside tobacco, alcohol, sunbathing, and outdoor air pollution, only means it can cause cancer, but doesn't mean it's as dangerous as these other entries.
"The group found that each additional 50 grams—roughly two strips of bacon per day—raised one’s risk of bowel cancer by 18 percent, but that means the overall risk is only multiplied by 1.18 percent."
On the other hand smoking a pack of cigarettes a day can increase the risk by more than 50%, and for every 10 grams of alcohol consumed per day, there was a small (7 percent) increase in the risk of colorectal cancer.
I don't smoke, I don't drink...I eat bacon
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SusanMFindlay wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »glenelliott5872 wrote: »I love the party line that others have written but the truth is that it is very difficult to know precisely how much fat is in bacon. Personally I love it and eat bacon often but I now go for leaner bacon and I cut off obvious fat. Eating fat is fine if you can count it but it can be difficult. Fried eggs are great too but I love poached so why have fried
It's on the package. Not hard to figure out at all.
Except that most of us drain off at least some of the fat that cooks out of the bacon. Which actually makes bacon a great diet food because it's one of the few foods that I know I am underestimating the calories of (unless I then use the fat to cook greens). And I haven't yet found a way to add negative calories for the bacon fat not eaten.
I use the bacon fat to make other things. So I figure the calories even out since I technically logged the fat at some point.4 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »SusanMFindlay wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »glenelliott5872 wrote: »I love the party line that others have written but the truth is that it is very difficult to know precisely how much fat is in bacon. Personally I love it and eat bacon often but I now go for leaner bacon and I cut off obvious fat. Eating fat is fine if you can count it but it can be difficult. Fried eggs are great too but I love poached so why have fried
It's on the package. Not hard to figure out at all.
Except that most of us drain off at least some of the fat that cooks out of the bacon. Which actually makes bacon a great diet food because it's one of the few foods that I know I am underestimating the calories of (unless I then use the fat to cook greens). And I haven't yet found a way to add negative calories for the bacon fat not eaten.
I use the bacon fat to make other things. So I figure the calories even out since I technically logged the fat at some point.
My ex in-laws were from the Netherlands, and they'd make a version of Boerenkool which consisted of mashed potatoes, kale, and plenty of bacon grease. My mother-in-law said it was a winter staple for them. Oh, and it was delicious.9
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