Bacon/I'm probably kind of an idiot.

andreacord
andreacord Posts: 928
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
I want bacon. Like.. really bad.

I kind of figure I'll just work out extra so I can have some over the weekend with a brunch or something. Usually I just buy turkey bacon and that's enough to satisfy the craving but I don't think that's going to do it this time. Obviously I kind of want to watch the fat where I can, so I'm wondering what the best variety of bacon would be to buy. Any input would be fabulous. =)
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  • nicolemarie045
    nicolemarie045 Posts: 131 Member
    I get center cut bacon, Farmland and Oscar Mayer both have one, and it is 70 calories for 3 pan fried slices. Everything in moderation :)
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Two slices of regular, cured, smoked pork bacon have about 70 calories! That shouldn't be hard to fit into your daily food plan!

    Center cut bacon has even fewer calories. Personally, I just plan for bacon and usually go for two slices of thick cut bacon (140 calories) Yum!
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    i just buy regular bacon.. well low sodium if i can find it, but two pieces is only like 70 calories.. i love bacon and buy it at costco...couldnt imagine trying to cut it out or substitute it hehe
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Ideally slab bacon that you can cut your own slices

    panchetta is pretty awesome for various dishes as well
  • TexasNurseMom78
    TexasNurseMom78 Posts: 897 Member
    As above posters said, I just do the regular kind and make allowance for it.
  • bkmush34
    bkmush34 Posts: 3
    just eat the bacon :)
  • Asil76
    Asil76 Posts: 477 Member
    "Bacon is a sacred food and should be eaten by all my people daily" - God

    Love this! :laugh:
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    Ditto on the center cut. there is NOTHING WRONG with Bacon, or chocolate, or ice cream, or candy... IN MODERATION. Just don't eat the whole damn package! :)
  • TinaDay1114
    TinaDay1114 Posts: 1,328 Member
    Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...salty pork products....

    ...now what were you asking again??? :laugh:
  • amycal
    amycal Posts: 646 Member
    I eat it occasionally but buy it from local farms with pasture raised animals and nitrates.
  • ShinySpork
    ShinySpork Posts: 28 Member
    I don't know where you're located, but Hormel offers a nitrate/preservative free option which tastes waaaaaaay better than the standard stuff.
  • BifDiehl
    BifDiehl Posts: 474
    Dear lord I love bacon. I didn't realize that it's not very high in calories... I was craving a blt and ended up with the center cut bacon - a blt is actually a pretty decent choice as long as you don't go crazy with the mayo and choose a decent bread!
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    I get the oscar meyer center cut thick bacon. 2 slices is like 90 calories and there's like 300 mg of sodium in it. I make breakfast sandwiches with it several times a week and it's actually better for us than turkey bacon.
  • PB67
    PB67 Posts: 376
    MMM Bacon

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  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Turkey bacon is blasphemy.

    Eat the real thing, eat lots of it, and track it.
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    Ditto on the center cut. there is NOTHING WRONG with Bacon, or chocolate, or ice cream, or candy... IN MODERATION. Just don't eat the whole damn package! :)

    Thanks everyone .. and the whole package thing I will leave to my boyfriend.:laugh:
  • SoliQ
    SoliQ Posts: 158 Member
    I :heart: Bacon

    Remember we are counting calories that is why we can still enjoy our favorite food in portions :love:
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    Bacon really isn't as bad as some people think. Calories? About 46 in a medium piece. Fat? about 3.5 (yeah, that's higher, but if you don't eat it every day? it's not that bad) Sodium? 196 mg.

    A trick that I use is to BAKE it in the oven, and really drain the fat..............pat it with paper towels after cooking, and that will reduce the amount of fat you eat.

    and here..........

    To burn off the number of calories in a slice of bacon you would have to do:

    •6 minutes of jogging
    •10 minutes of walking
    •14 minutes of general house cleaning
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I want bacon. Like.. really bad.

    I kind of figure I'll just work out extra so I can have some over the weekend with a brunch or something. Usually I just buy turkey bacon and that's enough to satisfy the craving but I don't think that's going to do it this time. Obviously I kind of want to watch the fat where I can, so I'm wondering what the best variety of bacon would be to buy. Any input would be fabulous. =)

    There is nothing wrong with eating bacon................

    Bacon, especially if you buy nitrate free bacon - is way less processed than turkey bacon which is made up of all different turkey parts............

    And fat is not the enemy...............Fat is your FRIEND! :flowerforyou:
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I eat 5 pieces of bacon and 4 eggs as my first meal of the day many times per week.
  • AlSalzman
    AlSalzman Posts: 296 Member
    If you're gonna be a monkey, be a mother****ing gorilla. Don't get some namby-pamby, half-assed 70-calorie flavorless treebark tofurkey bacon. Go and get the extra-thick, sodium-dripping maple-syrup covered slab of fat and grease, illest most lumberjack-style bacon you can find. The 250 calories per slice variety. Eat that ****. Savor that ****. Make it count.




    Then bust your *kitten* in the gym until you pass out. Bacon calories go b-bye.
  • misschoy
    misschoy Posts: 125 Member
    This Bacon talk made me HUUUUUNGRY. I love it.
  • chrissym78
    chrissym78 Posts: 628 Member
    turkey bacon is like chicken nuggets... what part of the bird is that again??? BACON is good!
  • hockey7fan
    hockey7fan Posts: 281 Member
    "Bacon is a sacred food and should be eaten by all my people daily" - God

    Amen Sister!
  • The_Saint
    The_Saint Posts: 358 Member
    Turkey bacon is blasphemy.

    Eat the real thing, eat lots of it, and track it.

    You sound like Daffy Duck when you say it like that.... Jus' Sayin'

    So can I get my bacon wrapped in turkey then? maybe with a side of peanut butter for dipping?
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    Bacon really isn't as bad as some people think. Calories? About 46 in a medium piece. Fat? about 3.5 (yeah, that's higher, but if you don't eat it every day? it's not that bad) Sodium? 196 mg.

    A trick that I use is to BAKE it in the oven, and really drain the fat..............pat it with paper towels after cooking, and that will reduce the amount of fat you eat.

    and here..........

    To burn off the number of calories in a slice of bacon you would have to do:

    •6 minutes of jogging
    •10 minutes of walking
    •14 minutes of general house cleaning


    If you bake it on a raised rack on your cookie sheet, the grease drains off nicely. Then just pat the top with a paper towel. Make sure you spray your baking rack with LOTS of pam or similar cooking spray, or you'll be eating bacon bits instead....
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Turkey bacon is blasphemy.

    Eat the real thing, eat lots of it, and track it.

    You sound like Daffy Duck when you say it like that.... Jus' Sayin'

    So can I get my bacon wrapped in turkey then? maybe with a side of peanut butter for dipping?

    All I got out of this was peanut butter. Mmmm....everything else became a blur.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    MMM Bacon

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    I love Ron Swanson.
  • PB67
    PB67 Posts: 376
    So can I get my bacon wrapped in turkey then?

    The Swanson: Bacon-wrapped Turkey Leg (the only time the words "turkey" and "bacon" should be used together)

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  • liaalyn
    liaalyn Posts: 112 Member
    If you're gonna be a monkey, be a mother****ing gorilla. Don't get some namby-pamby, half-assed 70-calorie flavorless treebark tofurkey bacon. Go and get the extra-thick, sodium-dripping maple-syrup covered slab of fat and grease, illest most lumberjack-style bacon you can find. The 250 calories per slice variety. Eat that ****. Savor that ****. Make it count.




    Then bust your *kitten* in the gym until you pass out. Bacon calories go b-bye.

    HAHAHA I like this guy.
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