Sugar in Bacon!!

[12YearsofBabyFat]

I am on day 4 of induction and I have been very careful-so I thought- recording on FITDAY every oz. of everything I consume, including water and any seasonings. For breakfast I have been having bacon and eggs. Today, I looked on the package and saw the bacon had been "brined?" in sugar. SUGAR!!! MY ENEMY SUGAR!!! I am sure for the veteran Atkineers, this is old news, but really, I had NO IDEA!!! I assumed the bacon would have referred to the sugar content if that was going to be an ingredient. You know, " Sugar Cured Bacon", or something like that!! Nope.
I am bummed out by this as I have worked so hard this week to do Induction the right way, and subsequently break my sugar obsession. I have lost 6lbs so far, so I am not complaining about the results, but I wonder what could have been if I had checked the labels more closely....
Anyways, for those of you who do not know... Please check the labels. Sugar lurks everywhere!

[mrs.davis1021]

Re: Sugar in Bacon!!

Don't feel bad, the same thing happened to me. I did manage to find bacon without any added sugar in it at my local meat market, thank goodness. But it also taught me a valuable lesson: Read EVERY label EVERY time! Don't let it get you down! Your doing great! Keep it up!

[Georgiana]

Re: Sugar in Bacon!!

Most deli meats are cured with sugar, not only bacon. There was a thread a while ago, where people were posting the names of different SF brands. If you are in the US, maybe this helps you:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/main-atkins-diet-forum/71921-bacon.html

[melimeli]

Re: Sugar in Bacon!!

Low sodium jimmy dean bacon lists no sugar as an ingredient.. also low sodium safeway brand bacon... good luck!

[12YearsofBabyFat]

Re: Sugar in Bacon!!

Thank you alll so much, I easily found sugar-free bacon yesterday and had some on spinach tonight. I will always check labels thoroughly from here on out!