Toss the Turkey Bacon and Just Eat the Real Thing — It's Better For You, Really!

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Toss the Turkey Bacon and Just Eat the Real Thing — It's Better For You, Really!
December 16, 2016 by Michael De Medeiros
If you have to take a second look at that title, it's totally understandable. Many people tend to think that turkey bacon is much healthier than regular pork bacon, but is it really? I mean, just compare the pan from cooking turkey bacon with cooking pork bacon. Pork bacon leaves behind so much fat. How on earth could it be so much healthier for you? Let's find out.

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Why Turkey Bacon Isn't the Healthiest Choice
Overall, the average slice of turkey bacon has fewer calories, so you might automatically assume that would make it the healthier alternative to pork bacon. According to Keisha Luke, a Toronto-based culinary nutritionist, "Turkey bacon doesn't offer much when it comes to nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, it's lower in protein than pork bacon, and the calories it contains are mainly from fat they add during processing because turkey does not contain a lot of fat itself."

Turkey bacon is also a highly processed food. The process of making turkey bacon is what causes it to be so unhealthy. First, they grind bits of white meat and dark meat together, add in some seasonings to mimic the taste of pork bacon, throw in some chemicals and preservatives, then reform and color the "meat" to make it resemble a strip of real bacon.

Continued:  http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Turkey-Bacon-Healthier-Than-Regular-Bacon-42849119

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Turkey bacon is also a highly processed food. The process of making turkey bacon is what causes it to be so unhealthy. First, they grind bits of white meat and dark meat together, add in some seasonings to mimic the taste of pork bacon, throw in some chemicals and preservatives, then reform and color the "meat" to make it resemble a strip of real bacon.

Don't be fakin' mah bacon!