What is it about the salty crunchy goodness of bacon? It has a way of taking a sandwich up a notch and turning a simple salad into a meal. These days bacon always manages to land itself on many popular fad diet meal plans. Likely because most people don’t want to cut back on bacon. Most of us want to find more reasons to add bacon to a recipe.
Bacon has gotten a bad reputation over the years, but recently many health professionals have changed their tone. One average slice of bacon has about 45 calories, 3 grams of fat and 3 grams of protein. The natural fat and protein content of bacon is what makes it so filling and satisfying. Furthermore, bacon doesn’t contain trans fat (the cholesterol raising bad fat) it contains mono and poly unsaturated fats along with beneficial omega 3 fatty acids. So next time you are wanting a little more flavor and crunch to your meal don’t feel bad about adding a slice or two of bacon.