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My breakfast these days is usually a few pieces of bacon and oatmeal. I am happy and still managing to burn off weight with that combo.

s0rce 4y ago
Maybe we have different definitions of bacon but isn't it heavily "processed"? Its cured with nitrates and salt/sugar and smoked.
- Taywee 4y ago
  Depends on the bacon. You can get uncured bacon without any added nitrates or flavorings at all.
  - s0rce 4y ago
    Isn't that just sliced pork belly? Also, personally, I think if you cook it like bacon its not good, just grey and not flavorful, I just eat traditional bacon infrequently.
  - bboylen 4y ago
    Sorry to burst your bubble but "uncured" bacon is a sham They add celery powder instead of nitrates, so they can claim "nitrate free". However, the celery powder just decomposes into nitrates, achieving the same effect https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-uncured-bacon-illusion-its-actually-cured-and-its-not-better-for-you/2019/04/19/0c89630c-608c-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-uncured-ba...
    - anxiously 4y ago
      That's not true-- you can buy uncured bacon. It's simply "uncut pork belly" which many companies turn into bacon. We buy our pork belly direct from a farm and it hasn't been touched with anything.
      - bboylen 4y ago
        Oh yeah that of course exists, didn't mean to imply it didn't. Just the "uncured" but still processed bacon that is pretty much just regular bacon
        anxiously 4y ago
        That's fair-- if it's in a package, looks, smells and tastes like bacon it's probably bacon :)
      - Spooky23 4y ago
        “No added nitrates” usually means celery extract. (Ie nitrates)
      - jnwatson 4y ago
        Uncut pork belly isn’t bacon. Both are delicious, but definitely not the same thing.
  - denton-scratch 4y ago
    If it's not cured, then isn't it just raw pork?
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- Spooky23 4y ago
  The point of bacon is that it’s cured. Otherwise it’s pork belly.
411111111111111 4y ago
I just wish there was a way to buy meat from animals that hadn’t been systematically tortured for their short life until they were drowned in co2 for easy butchering… the only reason why I try to use as much vegetarian replacement products is because I have moral qualms eating meat from sentient creatures that have been so brutally abused… And even diary is hard to consume after seeing cows from a bio farm getting herded for milking. They’re in serious pain while getting continuously impregnated to maximise milk production… it’s really hard to stomach for me as I’m not morally opposed to milk/meat consumption… but the way these creatures are treated really make it hard.
- rdevsrex 4y ago
  You can buy direct from farmer who treats the animals well, either individually or with a group of friends and family. You just have to have the freezer space.
- dahfizz 4y ago
  Buy from a smaller local farm. The meat is higher quality anyway
- atsuzaki 4y ago
  Shop from local farms, if that's an option for you. All suffering won't be eliminated, of course, but if you want to consume animal products, it's way better IMO to support local farmers who are invested in ethical animal treatment and sustainable practices.
- eecc 4y ago
  Well, CO2 asphyxiation is so far the most humane approach to butchering. I remember a YouTube of a journalist looking for the most humane technique to administer capital punishment and it turned out that during co2 asphyxia the victim goes light-headed, even laughingly before passing out and away without even realizing. When told about this, Death Sentence advocates were disappointed that the victims wouldn't suffer while the sentence was carried out. (surprising eh!)
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s0rce 4y ago

Maybe we have different definitions of bacon but isn't it heavily "processed"? Its cured with nitrates and salt/sugar and smoked.

Taywee 4y ago
Depends on the bacon. You can get uncured bacon without any added nitrates or flavorings at all.
- s0rce 4y ago
  Isn't that just sliced pork belly? Also, personally, I think if you cook it like bacon its not good, just grey and not flavorful, I just eat traditional bacon infrequently.
- bboylen 4y ago
  Sorry to burst your bubble but "uncured" bacon is a sham They add celery powder instead of nitrates, so they can claim "nitrate free". However, the celery powder just decomposes into nitrates, achieving the same effect https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-uncured-bacon-illusion-its-actually-cured-and-its-not-better-for-you/2019/04/19/0c89630c-608c-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-uncured-ba...
  - anxiously 4y ago
    That's not true-- you can buy uncured bacon. It's simply "uncut pork belly" which many companies turn into bacon. We buy our pork belly direct from a farm and it hasn't been touched with anything.
    - bboylen 4y ago
      Oh yeah that of course exists, didn't mean to imply it didn't. Just the "uncured" but still processed bacon that is pretty much just regular bacon
      - anxiously 4y ago
        That's fair-- if it's in a package, looks, smells and tastes like bacon it's probably bacon :)
    - Spooky23 4y ago
      “No added nitrates” usually means celery extract. (Ie nitrates)
    - jnwatson 4y ago
      Uncut pork belly isn’t bacon. Both are delicious, but definitely not the same thing.
- denton-scratch 4y ago
  If it's not cured, then isn't it just raw pork?
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Spooky23 4y ago
The point of bacon is that it’s cured. Otherwise it’s pork belly.

411111111111111 4y ago

I just wish there was a way to buy meat from animals that hadn’t been systematically tortured for their short life until they were drowned in co2 for easy butchering… the only reason why I try to use as much vegetarian replacement products is because I have moral qualms eating meat from sentient creatures that have been so brutally abused… And even diary is hard to consume after seeing cows from a bio farm getting herded for milking. They’re in serious pain while getting continuously impregnated to maximise milk production… it’s really hard to stomach for me as I’m not morally opposed to milk/meat consumption… but the way these creatures are treated really make it hard.

rdevsrex 4y ago
You can buy direct from farmer who treats the animals well, either individually or with a group of friends and family. You just have to have the freezer space.
dahfizz 4y ago
Buy from a smaller local farm. The meat is higher quality anyway
atsuzaki 4y ago
Shop from local farms, if that's an option for you. All suffering won't be eliminated, of course, but if you want to consume animal products, it's way better IMO to support local farmers who are invested in ethical animal treatment and sustainable practices.
eecc 4y ago
Well, CO2 asphyxiation is so far the most humane approach to butchering. I remember a YouTube of a journalist looking for the most humane technique to administer capital punishment and it turned out that during co2 asphyxia the victim goes light-headed, even laughingly before passing out and away without even realizing. When told about this, Death Sentence advocates were disappointed that the victims wouldn't suffer while the sentence was carried out. (surprising eh!)
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