Best alternative to bacon?
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I eat bacon every Sunday and it has had no negative effect on my weight loss. I have 3 or 4 slices. With scrambled eggs. I no longer have a biscuit, but don't mess with my bacon! I don't think the fake stuff is any better for you anyways. Oh, and like someone else posted. Microwave it on one of those slotted trays made for it and then you can pour off the grease and your bacon won't be swimming in it! I LOVE BACON. THE END. :laugh:0
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if you dont mind eating leather, turkey bacon is ok. eat real bacon. once in awhile isn't bad for you.0
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There is nothing.
Bacon is king.0 -
I enjoy regular old bacon in moderation.
The oscar mayer ready-serve bacon bits are only 25 calories per Tbs serving, and i love adding them to salads, eggs, etc.0 -
Just have the real bacon. Make sure it's not factory farmed. Log it. Move on.
Turkey bacon is actually horrible for you. Filled with dyes and chemicals. Turkey does not have the same tender underbelly as a pig so to make 'bacon' that is not really bacon is just wrong.0 -
I do not comprehend the question... bacon rocks.0
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I freaking love turkey bacon. I mean really, it's ridiculous, I could eat it every day.
I'm also a big fan of eating venison sausage in the morning. I realize it's not always easy to get your hands on, but since I live in Texas and everyone's got at least one hunter in the family, we often have a freezer full of deer meat in various forms. It's SUPER lean and very flavorful0 -
Life without bacon? Not for me! But - I probably have some every 6 weeks or so....it's not to be had on a regular basis and if you do indulge - three slice maximum IMHO. Some things just don't have a substitute - bacon is one of 'em!0
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There is nothing.
Bacon is king.
I think I love you.0 -
I don't really like turkey bacon too much. But I am not sure the brand, but Kroger sells this really good chicken bacon. I love it!0
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You can't have an alternative to bacon. I'm reporting this thread for offensiveness.0
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Applegate Farms - Uncured Turkey Bacon - Hardwood Smoked (in the MFP database as I typed it)
http://www.applegatefarms.com/products/natural_turkey_bacon.aspx (nutritional info)
Best turkey bacon ever! Even my husband likes it & that is saying a lot! This is from the man that said if he can't eat real bacon he would rather not eat any at all. Then he tried Applegate Farms turkey bacon. :bigsmile:
I buy it at our local health food store. Good luck!0 -
There are none.0
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I freaking love turkey bacon. I mean really, it's ridiculous, I could eat it every day.
I'm also a big fan of eating venison sausage in the morning. I realize it's not always easy to get your hands on, but since I live in Texas and everyone's got at least one hunter in the family, we often have a freezer full of deer meat in various forms. It's SUPER lean and very flavorful
Read the ingredients on turkey bacon and do your research. It's all chemicals. Do yourself a favor and stick to pig bacon and keep on eating that deer bacon.0 -
when I want bacon, I eat Oscar Meyer Fully cooked bacon - not sitting in a bunch of grease frying - and 4 slices is 'only' 70 calories. That's plenty for my BLT with lots of lettuce and tomato- YUMMMMMYYYY!0
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Just have the real bacon. Make sure it's not factory farmed. Log it. Move on.
Turkey bacon is actually horrible for you. Filled with dyes and chemicals. Turkey does not have the same tender underbelly as a pig so to make 'bacon' that is not really bacon is just wrong.
There is this one brand of turkey bacon they sell at some of the specialty stores like Whole Foods that isn't full of chemicals (it's all natural and organic), I just can't remember the name. I just know it when I see it, because that's the kind I buy. It has quite a bacon-y taste too!
Edited because I remembered the name: Applegate farms Turkey bacon. Ingredients: Turkey, water, sea salt, celery powder, organic evaporated cane syrup, onion powder. Gluten, casein, and dairy free. Costs a bit more but it's delicious.0 -
THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO BACON!!!!! RAWR!!!!!!0
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There IS no alternative.0
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Eat a small portion of real bacon and limit yourself to half as often as you used to eat it, or something like that.0
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Nothing wrong with bacon at all, ever! Dont be afraid of fats too.0
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I thought I was going to hate turkey bacon but we tried Butterball turkey bacon and we loved it. I find if I put a paper towel on a plate add the slices and cover with another towel. We micro for 3 min. so its crispy. If you don't crisp its not nearly as good but if you do I think its super yummy. Had bacon, lettuce & tomato wrap for supper just last night. :flowerforyou:
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You can't have an alternative to bacon. I'm reporting this thread for offensiveness.
Hahahaha!!! Right?!?!?!0 -
If you've ever been to a Farm to Table restaurant they may serve all parts of the pig.
Let me just tell you that pork belly and cheek and other parts are tasty when served correctly and your waiter tells you all about the pig farmer. Heaven.0 -
I love turkey bacon. Butterball is good. I make mine in the microwave and it crisps up just fine. Vegetarian - I eat Morningstar Farms Breakfast strips. I grew up eating these and they are a bit of an acquired taste. I also make them in the microwave.0
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My favorite kind of bacon is the real bacon...lol No alternative really compares.
I'd rather have the few extra calories and fat...lol I'll just watch what I eat for the rest of the day after I indulge in some bacon for breakfast or what have you...some days it is jsut worth it!0 -
I thought I was going to hate turkey bacon but we tried Butterball turkey bacon and we loved it. I find if I put a paper towel on a plate add the slices and cover with another towel. We micro for 3 min. so its crispy. If you don't crisp its not nearly as good but if you do I think its super yummy. Had bacon, lettuce & tomato wrap for supper just last night. :flowerforyou:
Factory farmed Butterball = a complete joke.0 -
I would just have the real bacon and enjoy it.
According to MFP:
Oscar Mayer Turkey bacon, 1 slice = 35 calories
Oscar Mayer Center Cut bacon, 1 slice = 25 calories
This. I bought the turkey bacon and tried it. It's okay, but it's just not the same. For such a small difference in calories and fat, I prefer the real thing.0 -
Good bacon. Small family farms. Tasty.
No factory farmed bacon allowed in my house.
http://www.applegatefarms.com/0 -
bacon is ok as long as u take all the fat off and either cook it in the microwave or grill it rather than frying it its fine, its when you start addin in oil to cook it that it gets bad x
You cook your bacon in oil? I have never, ever in my 31 years of life had bacon cooked in anything other than its own grease that melted off as it sat and cooked in the pan.
I, too, will just eat regular old bacon in moderation. There is a local butcher around here that makes and sells it straight off the pig with no curing so it's lower in sodium and has no MSGs. I think there's also a brand at the grocery store that is uncured, so you get less sodium and no MSGs.
My favorite way to cook it is on a stone in the oven. 350 degrees for 30 minutes on the stone, or if you have just a regular metal cookie sheet 450 degrees for 30 minutes. It's so much better tasting than the one from the frying pan, less fuss, and no grease splashes everywhere!
Agree, I've never heard of adding oil to the pan to cook bacon! I0
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