International Bacon Day

Obviously, those of us who have had to restrict what we eat (diet), understand that bacon is not diet-friendly unless you’re only counting carbs. It is however one of America’s best loved foods, and evidently so much so someone has decided it to be worthy of it’s own holiday. Sept. 5th was International Bacon Day! It seems appropriate for kicking off a 3-day holiday weekend. For many of us, the regular weekend is all we need to forget the healthy food we ate for breakfast all week long and chow down on bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, toast, maybe pancakes, etc. There goes a week’s worth of pain for a couple pounds of gain. LOL.

When I was researching bacon for this blog post (I rarely eat it tho I love it) I was actually surprised to see it wasn’t worse than it was calorie-wise. I would like to thank the good people at FatSecret.com for all the great information below. Look below the nutritional info for another “fun” site concerning America’s obsession with bacon.

Popular Serving Sizes of Bacon Fat(g) Carbs(g) Prot(g) Calories 1 thin slice 2.09 0.07 1.85 27 1 medium slice 3.34 0.11 2.96 43 1 thick slice 5.01 0.17 4.44 65 1 oz 11.70 0.40 10.37 151 1 cup pieces 33.42 1.14 29.63 433 Other Popular Types of Bacon Fat(g) Carbs(g) Prot(g) Calories Canadian Bacon 1 slice 1.94 0.31 5.58 43 1 slice grilled 1.98 0.32 5.70 43 1 oz 2.36 0.38 6.79 52 Cured Bacon 1 medium slice 10.21 0.15 2.63 104 1 thick slice 17.12 0.25 4.41 174 1 oz 12.77 0.19 3.29 130 Cooking Variations (1 slice serving) Baked Bacon 3.50 0.11 2.89 44 Broiled or Roasted Bacon 3.34 0.11 2.96 43 Microwaved Bacon 2.80 0.08 2.90 38 Pan-Fried Bacon 3.18 0.12 3.03 42 Other Common Suggestions Fat(g) Carbs(g) Prot(g) Calories 1 slice Lower Sodium Smoked or Cured Bacon 3.34 0.11 2.96 43 1 tbsp Real Bacon Bits 1.50 - 3.00 25 1 tsp Bacon Grease 4.28 - - 39 1 oz Bacon Fat 28.21 - 0.02 255

And now for the fun stuff I was telling you about. To celebrate International Bacon Day, BaltimorMetroMix.com did a photo essay on the “Sixteen Degrees of Craving Bacon”. This is very interesting. Enjoy =)

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