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    Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

    I know bacon is an acceptable food on Atkins, and you can eat acceptable meats until satisfied, but it's so high in sodium- which will then retain water in your system.

    Thus- is it ok to eat bacon on Atkins?






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    Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

    Bacon is just fine on Atkins- but it's something I make an effort to limit (along with sausage or any other processed meat) to 3-4 servings a week.

    It's processed, it's very high in sodium, and there are other things I can eat that are a lot more nutritional bang for the buck, if you know what I mean.

    That said, I refuse to give bacon up.

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    • #3
      Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

      You can always try the lower-sodium, nitrate-free options. While not exactly salt-free, they're a tiny step in the right direction.
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      • #4
        Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

        I love bacon! BUT, I haven't been able to find any that do not have any sugar in the curing process. Yesterday at the store, I checked every single package of bacon, including canadian. But no luck.....This makes me sooo sad. Does anyone know of a brand that doesn't? I am doing induction and am trying to have a clean one.
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          Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

          i ALWAYS buy the lowered sodium one. the problem i've encountered with Atkins is that so many foods have salt in them, and i don't really like the taste of salt.

          I also find that they all have sugar in them. So far i've just been avoiding any of the ones that have things such as Maple and Brown Sugar as their flavoring. I have been looking at the carb count on the label and wen it says 0 carbs i am just counting it is 1. i hope it's OK.

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          • #6
            Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

            I love bacon.

            Originally posted by JasmineFlower View Post
            i ALWAYS buy the lowered sodium one. the problem i've encountered with Atkins is that so many foods have salt in them, and i don't really like the taste of salt.
            None of the fish, eggs, meat and vegetables I buy (and which I eat 95%) on Atkins come with salt. They are fresh and unprocessed.
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            • #7
              Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

              Originally posted by kosi View Post
              I love bacon! BUT, I haven't been able to find any that do not have any sugar in the curing process. Yesterday at the store, I checked every single package of bacon, including canadian. But no luck.....This makes me sooo sad. Does anyone know of a brand that doesn't? I am doing induction and am trying to have a clean one.
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              Gwaltney makes a bacon that says "no sugar" on the front left side of the red package. That's what I use. Primrose also makes no sugar bacon, which can be found at Wal-Mart--at least here in Virginia, the hog-eat capital of the world.
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                Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

                They do have natural unprocessed but i am not sure the brand i get mine at the health food store.

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                  Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

                  i live on bacon.
                  I eat bacon 3-4 days a week.
                  I get all kinds of bacon, depends on what is on sale.
                  I don't worry about the sugar used in curing, but I have found that the no sugar types cook better, and don't leave as much residue in the pan.
                  I use the kroger brand no sugar bacon most often, but if something else is on a bog sale, I snap it up. I have trouble hitting my 20g a day anyway. Plus I am not even on induction!!
                  I eat veg, but still fall short. So, I don't sweat it.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

                    Originally posted by liv View Post
                    I love bacon.



                    None of the fish, eggs, meat and vegetables I buy (and which I eat 95%) on Atkins come with salt. They are fresh and unprocessed.
                    i am out of the house a lot, so generally i have to eat at a restaurant or cafeteria everyday. all of the meat dishes, etc, are prepared with salt and usually lots of it. even when cooking veggies salt is added.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

                      I fry up a whole package of bacon and keep it it a bag in the fridge and use it to crumble over different meals or in salads. I tend not to make it a major part of a meal.
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                        Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

                        hi.. on my second honeymoon... I went on a cruise.. and ate tons of scrambled eggs and bacon.. every morning.. no carbs at all.. water... it filled me up so much.. I ate small portions the rest of the day.. I didn't gain any weight from that 7 day cruise.. go figure.. Lia
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                        • #13
                          Re: Bacon is ok to eat on Atkins, but is it good for you on Atkins?

                          I buy Kroger brand too. They have one that's no sugar and lower sodium.



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