Turkey Bacon vs. "Real Bacon"

afries0907
afries0907 Posts: 36 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I was discussing what I had eaten the last 2 days with a co-worker and I told her that I eat turkey bacon. She looked at me with a little discus and told me that "Real Bacon" is better than turkey bacon. I came back with, for one I don't really like "Real Bacon" anymore. I tore a peice off of my husbands piece that he had last night for dinner and I spit it out b/c it was so freakin salty I could hardly stand it. SOO..What are other peoples thought on this?? Thanks in advance :)
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  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Turkey bacon doesn't crisp up like pork bacon. And now I'm reminded I have pork bacon in the fridge. Dinner!
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    Turkey bacon is SO much better! To tell you the truth, I prefer it, too!!!
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    Turkey bacon doesn't crisp up like pork bacon. And now I'm reminded I have pork bacon in the fridge. Dinner!

    ^I have that pic as my desktop background! :D
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    Turkey bacon is SO much better! To tell you the truth, I prefer it, too!!!

    Real bacon, makes me want to puke just thinking about it! Love turkey bacon but don't eat it often.
  • AdventureFreak
    AdventureFreak Posts: 236 Member
    People eat for different reasons. If one eats for taste then they may be into real bacon but if one eats for fuel and health they likely either really like turkey bacon or chose it because it has superior nutritional value.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    I love... both! They are just different foods to me, and I have to be in different moods to eat one or the other.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Real bacon is one of the best thins on the planet. Especially the smell...second only to petrol imo. :)
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    i just like bacon. :smile: i think i prefer turkey bacon though.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I have tried turkey one time and can not stomach the taste of it...............

    I prefer my bacon to be country style bacon straight from the farm with no nitrates. The bacon I eat is not salty at all.,
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    I HATE turkey bacon! it's dry, it doesn't crisp up, it remains the same size, shape, color (is it DONE?) I will take the real stuff!!
  • alexis92
    alexis92 Posts: 64
    I love pork bacon, although I only have it at restaurants once or twice a year. I've never tried turkey bacon, but I always keep a box of Morningstar Farms soy bacon in my freezer!
  • FitnessDivaK
    FitnessDivaK Posts: 180 Member
    I don't eat pork at all so I LOVE turkey bacon. Oscar Meyer has great TB...cooks up nice and crispy like "real bacon" too :-)
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    Honestly, I smoke my own bacon here at home. Its cheaper to purchase it, season and flavor it, I get plenty of the hickory, applewood and even cherry wood for smoking it.... never ever have a problem with salt where my seasonings dont have salt to begin with.

    Ive given up on real bacon from the stores because I dont need the salt lick.
    Turkey bacon can be just as bad, if not WORSE!

    Dont need prepacked/processed foods - in fact it makes me very ill with all the preservatives, chemicals, processing ingredients they add to that stuff.

    I make everything from scratch... and if Im going to indulge in something that is real.. Ill stick to my homemade smoked bacon....
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    People eat for different reasons. If one eats for taste then they may be into real bacon but if one eats for fuel and health they likely either really like turkey bacon or chose it because it has superior nutritional value.

    What exactly makes it superior in nutritional value?
  • afries0907
    afries0907 Posts: 36 Member
    maybe i should have gone into more detail. oops my bad. but we weren't really talking about taste or personal preference, just on a nutritional basis.
  • ksmarathon2010
    ksmarathon2010 Posts: 70
    I started using morningstar farms bacon and like it better than either turkey or real.
  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member
    I like both but I always eat pork bacon because I get it from my dad for free from our own pigs (which is soooo much better than store bought...).
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    maybe i should have gone into more detail. oops my bad. but we weren't really talking about taste or personal preference, just on a nutritional basis.

    If you get uncured real bacon....I don't really see a nutritional difference. Perhaps someone can enlighten me if I'm wrong.
  • FitnessDivaK
    FitnessDivaK Posts: 180 Member
    Turkey bacon doesn't crisp up like pork bacon. And now I'm reminded I have pork bacon in the fridge. Dinner!

    ^I have that pic as my desktop background! :D

    And I just downloaded it...LOL! Thanks for the inspiration...I'm gonna share it with my friends :-)
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    Exactly. I limit it because I believe it is processed and high in sodium...?? But I like it much better than real bacon!
    Turkey bacon is SO much better! To tell you the truth, I prefer it, too!!!

    Real bacon, makes me want to puke just thinking about it! Love turkey bacon but don't eat it often.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    The quality varies wildly from brabd to brand.
    I believe Jimmy Dean was good.
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    LOVE turkey bacon.
    have not had "real" bacon since.
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    Nutritionally... I really don't think they are THAT much different. Turkey bacon is much less fatty but you can get a good less fatty cut of regular bacon too.
    maybe i should have gone into more detail. oops my bad. but we weren't really talking about taste or personal preference, just on a nutritional basis.

    If you get uncured real bacon....I don't really see a nutritional difference. Perhaps someone can enlighten me if I'm wrong.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    I like both but I always eat pork bacon because I get it from my dad for free from our own pigs (which is soooo much better than store bought...).

    SWEEEEEEEET!
  • fitjunk
    fitjunk Posts: 160 Member
    Love them both, until I read the ingredients! Super grossed out by the turkey bacon ingreds on the brand I had. Turkey parts and skin! Yikes! But they do taste good, just not in my shopping cart anymore.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Pretty sure the average turkey "bacon" is more processed and full of junk than Bacon. I'll take the real thing any time.
  • Codefox
    Codefox Posts: 309 Member
    How many foods cheer for themselves while they cook. Bacon!
  • PaPenguin
    PaPenguin Posts: 19 Member
    If I can't have the real deal I don't want substitutes. I have real bacon once a week with my eggs for breakfast. Fat isn't the enemy.
  • mustbnutz
    mustbnutz Posts: 1
    Turkey bacon?.............I can`t imagine eating substitute bacon.
  • andyxbear
    andyxbear Posts: 269 Member
    Maybe some people are cooking their turkey bacon wrong, but I can get mine crisp. Turkey bacon is def a better choice of the two, but it's really your preference. I prefer turkey bacon over pork bacon because it's not as greasy and I just like the taste.
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