{"id":19342,"date":"2025-09-16T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=19342"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:34:59","slug":"good-news-for-bacon-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/good-news-for-bacon-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News for Bacon Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although bacon\u2019s nearly carb-free status gained it 15 minutes of fame back when the Atkins diet was hot, no one with a health conscience can look at it today and see anything more than strips of\u00a0Saturated Fat<\/a>\u00a0and salt. But that doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t crave it! To assuage our longing for crispy, smoky bacon, we gave a lot of alternatives a taste test. Five made the cut with our die-hard bacon lovers. BLTs, anyone?!<\/p>\n

THE REAL THING<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 strips = 80 calories, 8 g fat (3.5 g sat. fat), 300 mg sodium, 4 g\u00a0Protein<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re going to indulge in gen-u-ine bacon, it\u2019s not so much the calories you\u2019ll regret. It\u2019s the hit of skin-aging, heart-threatening, well-salted, grease-dripping\u00a0Saturated Fat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

THE WINNERS!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morning Star Bacon Strips<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 strips = 60 calories, 4.5 g fat (.5 g sat. fat), 220 mg sodium, 2 g\u00a0Protein<\/a><\/p>\n

Of all the veggie bacons we tried, this was the only one that made the grade with our testers. Not only do these soy-based strips smell like bacon as you fry them up, they taste surprisingly close to the real thing. And they cook up much crispier than you would expect, despite having almost no bad fat. Find them in your freezer section.<\/p>\n

Trader Joe\u2019s Applewood-Smoked Turkey Bacon<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 strips = 60 calories, 2.5 g fat (0 g sat. fat), 250 mg sodium, 7 g\u00a0Protein<\/a><\/p>\n

Surprisingly, turkey bacons don\u2019t fry up to nearly the same crispiness as the Morning Star strips. The texture is softer and chewier \u2014 more like Canadian bacon \u2014 but the taste is rich and smoky, and it nicely flavors an egg sandwich.<\/p>\n

Wellshire Farms Uncured All Natural Turkey Bacon<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 strips = 40 calories, 1 g fat (0 g sat. fat), 360 mg sodium, 6 g\u00a0Protein<\/a><\/p>\n

This all-natural brand tastes so hearty, it\u2019s hard to believe each strip \u2014 and they\u2019re big \u2014 contains only 20 calories and just a trace of fat. If you can live without the crunch of pork bacon, this one tastes the most indulgent while doing the least diet damage. Plus, there are no preservatives, antibiotics, or nitrates, though it\u2019s high on the sodium side.<\/p>\n

THE RUNNERS-UP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennie-O Extra Lean Turkey Bacon<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 strips = 40 calories, 0 g fat (0 g sat. fat), 280 mg sodium, 6 g\u00a0Protein<\/a><\/p>\n

Like the other turkey bacons, this extra-lean variety isn\u2019t a clone of the real thing, but if you think \u201cchewy\u201d rather than \u201ccrispy,\u201d the rich, smoked flavor will liven up a sandwich or spinach salad. And it\u2019s hard to knock 0 fat grams.<\/p>\n

Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 strips = 70 calories, 6 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 380 mg sodium, 4 g\u00a0Protein<\/a><\/p>\n

This one comes closest to matching the true aroma and flavor of pork bacon (maybe it\u2019s all that salt). Tip: It cooks up super fast in the microwave, so if you\u2019re not careful, you\u2019ll have bacon chips instead of strips. But don\u2019t toss them if that happens \u2014 crumbled up, the bacon bits make a tasty topping for a salad or baked potato.<\/p>\n

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Although bacon\u2019s nearly carb-free status gained it 15 minutes of fame back when the Atkins diet was hot, no one with a health conscience can look at it today and see anything more than strips of\u00a0Saturated Fat\u00a0and salt. But that doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t crave it! To assuage our longing for crispy, smoky bacon, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19342\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}