Patchwork Cottage - Reposting from Feb. 19 - How Healthy Is It, Really????

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Mar. 16, 2009

Reposting from Feb. 19 - How Healthy Is It, Really????

Posted in Single Moms as Keepers at Home

I'm reposting this in response to the anonymous comment:

The brand of turkey bacon we compared to regular bacon was Oscar Myer and it is bad.

Anything processed is bad compared to whole foods - the more natural the form the healthier it is there is no question about it.

And as a disclaimer for anyone stopping by - my blogs are my "thinking" space. Not the finished product. If you find errors in grammar and spelling, forgive me.   I am what I am, and at best I'm flawed.

Blessings, MaggieRaye

For about the last 18 months or so I've been obsessed with food. Not in the way you might think. It started when I was really sick and just couldn't get better. I started reading labels, looking at what we were eating, etc. I thought we were eating healthy, but ....

So over the last year, I've tried really hard to make sure we used foods that were as whole, fresh and minimally processed as possible.   No more Little Debbie's for desert (okay, once in awhile we splurge, but we use to do it daily.)

LizBeth has been pushing for me to buy turkey bacon for us to try. That sounds really healthy right? Well guess what, as I was comparing the label to the real bacon it isn't. And the texture is kind of like, uhmm, well bacon wannabe flavored cardboard that is crispy.

You can have 2 slices (who actually eats only 2 slices of bacon?) for the same number of calories that are in turkey bacon so there is nothing to be gained there. There is less fat in 2 slices of bacon than in 2 slices of turkey bacon (how does that happen?) The sodium content in 2 slices of turkey bacon is higher than real bacon and there is double the cholesterol in turkey bacon -- did you read that? double the cholesterol. So please someone tell me what exactly is the health benefit of eating wannabe bacon, verses the real deal???? Turkey bacon also has more additives in it than real bacon.

So here is my lesson one I've been learning almost daily over the last 18 months -- don't assume it's healthy, read the label.

Do you have any idea how many "healthy" breads have high fruitcose corn syrup in them?

Well, that's my little tirade for today.   You can't assume just because it seems healthy, and the package looks healthy (remember that is what the company selling it wants you to believe) doesn't mean it is healthy.

Blessings, MaggieRaye

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Mar. 7, 2009 - Turkey Bacon versus Pork Bacon

Posted by Anonymous

Actually, I was looking it up, and if you buy the regular turkey bacon, it has 11 fewer calories and one less gram of fat than pork bacon.

Yes, there is more cholesterol in regular turkey bacon, but studies have shown that dietary fat, not eating cholesterol, is what mainly contributes to blood cholesterol. That's why you can eat eggs to your heart's content nowadays without worrying so much about cholesterol.

Turkey bacon is, in fact, more heart-healthy, due to lower calorie and fat levels. I can't speak to additives.

Buying extra lean turkey bacon is even better. It will save you 26 calories and 3 grams of fat per slice. The cholesterol is about equal.

Also, call me crazy, but I think turkey bacon actually tastes better than regular bacon. Probably due to the lower fat content...it's just less greasy.

One more thing: the plural of "mom" is "moms" instead of "mom's." Please don't think I am criticizing you, but since you are your children's grammar teacher ;) I thought I should say something.

(I have a friend who was homeschooled all the way until high school graduation. He is a missionary and the Lord is moving mightily in his life. Anyway, just last week, he realized that he has been using apostrophes to pluralize words when he only should have been adding an S, and he was pretty embarassed because he sends out newsletters on a regular basis and frequently makes that grammar error. I just wanted to tell you that so you know I'm not trying to be meanspirited. Though we haven't yet been blessed with children, I think home education is great and I will give it strong consideration if the Lord opens my womb.)

Have a good day!

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