Bacon

towardaminime
towardaminime Posts: 27 Member
edited November 19 in Food and Nutrition
I know a person shouldn't eat too much of this BUT. . . How come there is no calorie calculator to subtract the fat that drains off the slices once they are cooked? It is prime time for BLT sandwiches and I refuse to give them up but would like to accurately log the calories. My only thought is to do a before cooking and after cooking weight and then subtract the grams of fat calories from the calories before cooking.

Ideas? Suggestions?

(Using Wright thick cut bacon if that makes a difference.)

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Most packaged bacon I've seen lists the calories as "cooked" slices...which means the fat that drains off has been subtracted.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Most packaged bacon I've seen lists the calories as "cooked" slices...which means the fat that drains off has been subtracted.

    Correct, it's already calculated as long as it says "cooked." Most bacon isn't that bad compared to other meats, especially if you go for the center cut
  • DresdenSinn
    DresdenSinn Posts: 665 Member
    towardaminime wrote: »
    How come there is no calorie calculator to subtract the fat that drains off the slices once they are cooked? My only thought is to do a before cooking and after cooking weight and then subtract the grams of fat calories from the calories before cooking.

    Ideas? Suggestions?

    There's no option to subtract the "fatty oil" because it's too variable plus some of the fat is actually intertwined with the meat. I always dab mine thoroughly with a paper towel after cooking and leave the fat grams as they are.

  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    edited June 2017
    I usually weigh mine after cooking and can find database entries for that.

    I use this entry: "Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked" and the 100g option. So if I have 20g of cooked bacon, I input "0.2".
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Yes, use the cooked entry and it doesn't include the fat that drains (or the average amount of fat that drains).

    Personally, I use the uncooked entry/weight and then use the fat to cook vegetables, since it's logged anyway.
  • towardaminime
    towardaminime Posts: 27 Member
    Thanks everyone. I will look for a cooked entry and use my scale. Hubby teases me when I bring my scale to the dinner table, nicely, says it means I am serious, but I often do if I haven't weighed my food in the kitchen. He says he doesn't notice the weight loss yet but does notice I seem to feel better.
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