Random thought about bacon

gp79
gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
When you cook the bacon, a fair amount of fat is left in the pan. In calculating the calories of bacon, are you actually under-estimating the calories by discarding the fat?

I usually cook my eggs in the fat afterwards. Adds flavor...and fat.

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  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I have wondered this too. When i cook ground beef on my George Foreman i have an icky pool of yuck in the bottom
  • jennyrebekka
    jennyrebekka Posts: 626 Member
    When you cook the bacon, a fair amount of fat is left in the pan. In calculating the calories of bacon, are you actually under-estimating the calories by discarding the fat?

    I usually cook my eggs in the fat afterwards. Adds flavor...and fat.

    MARRY ME
  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I have been eating the Turkey bacon ( I truley dislike most 'DIET' foods) but it you haven't tried it yet, you are really missing out! Low in calories, no carbs, and low fat. Stay away from the Jenny-O sausage you may as well eat a candy bar.
  • JDNOX
    JDNOX Posts: 619
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)
  • flyawaybyebye
    flyawaybyebye Posts: 250
    Most bacon packages give the calories for a serving of "pan-fried slices", which assumes you leave the fat in the pan. Weigh the bacon after you cook it and go by the weight. And be sure to blot with paper towels before you weigh it (and before you eat it!)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    not a fan of turkey bacon though xD very processed... real stuff is too good to give up :D
  • MidwestGirlz
    MidwestGirlz Posts: 78 Member
    I have been eating the Turkey bacon ( I truley dislike most 'DIET' foods) but it you haven't tried it yet, you are really missing out! Low in calories, no carbs, and low fat. Stay away from the Jenny-O sausage you may as well eat a candy bar.

    Believe it or not, the Center Cut bacon is actually better for you in terms of calories, fat, and sodium content than the turkey bacon. Turkey bacon is only better than the regular fatty bacon you can buy.
  • MomOfECS
    MomOfECS Posts: 10
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)

    I love this..lol

    sounds like my husband
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
    Here's my random thought about bacon: I FKING LOVE IT.



    Bacon.. Ah, bacon.
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    The label on mine lists nutrition info for pan-fried bacon. The nutrition in bacon will vary greatly cooked or not, so it's an average.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I usually cook my eggs in the fat afterwards. Adds flavor...and fat.
    My dad does this. It's so gross to me.
  • Want2BRunner
    Want2BRunner Posts: 44 Member
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)

    Me too!! LOL!
  • leynak
    leynak Posts: 963 Member
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)

    Same- mmm...bacon :laugh:
  • JDNOX
    JDNOX Posts: 619
    Damn saw bacon again and came back.. I may have a problem
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)

    ^^ This.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Good point to weight it afterwards. I'll do that just to cure my curiosity now. I find it more difficult to get fat in my diet so I don't mind the excess fat from bacon or other ground meats. Jenni-O turkey turns me off, it reminds me of paste.

    I'm having pumpkin pancakes, bacon and eggs tonight :) Time to go fire up the skillet.
  • wifeygonzo
    wifeygonzo Posts: 287 Member
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)

    Me too! Bacon makes everything better!
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)

    Me too. Now I WANT bacon :sad:
  • LadyOfOceanBreeze
    LadyOfOceanBreeze Posts: 762 Member
    When you cook the bacon, a fair amount of fat is left in the pan. In calculating the calories of bacon, are you actually under-estimating the calories by discarding the fat?

    I usually cook my eggs in the fat afterwards. Adds flavor...and fat.

    MARRY ME

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Bacon on top!
  • clean115
    clean115 Posts: 59
    No, you're not underestimating. A slice of bacon, cooked is about 70 calories. It doesn't count the grease because that is waste. It's like counting a banana peel in the calories of a banana.

    Unless you fry eggs in it... the grease I mean. It's a perfectly acceptable thing to do imo.
  • jgoff3003
    jgoff3003 Posts: 189 Member
    I am just here because I saw bacon. :)

    MONEY CAN'T BY HAPPINESS...BUT IT CAN BUY BACON AND THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE!
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    op- if you use the fat in the pan then you should log it as raw bacon.. on every package of bacon I have ever bought it had the calorie counts for "pan fried" that means it does not include the grease left in the pan..

    turkey bacon is silly in my opinion.. it is super processed,about the same amount of cals and not near as yummy..

    bacon is amazing..the end
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