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Healthy Ham or FrankenBacon?

Healthy Ham or FrankenBacon?Posted by Kerry Trueman on March 28, 2006 - 4:10pm.

Depending on your perspective, "healthy bacon" is either (a) made from turkey or tempeh; or (b) an oxymoron.

If you love real bacon, a poultry or soy-based substitute just doesn't cut it. Sure, you can top your cheeseburger with turkey bacon, but what's the advantage? Most turkey bacon is actually higher in cholesterol than real bacon.

Wild boar is naturally leaner and lower in cholesterol than pork, but it's pricey, too; a 7 ounce package of D'Artagnan's wild boar bacon costs around $7. My idea of healthy bacon is Wellshire Farm's dry-rubbed, center cut bacon, which has 40% less fat than conventional bacon.


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