What a question? Conventional wisdom has always taught us about the evils of bacon and how it can be eaten as a treat and on rare occasion. We’ve been taught that it’s an artery clogger and all around poor choice for those wanting to live a long and healthy life. Diane Sanfilippo of Balanced Bites (along with quotes from some of my favorite health and nutrition experts, Chris Kresser, Dr. Kurt Harris, Stephan Guyenet, and Mat Lalonde) discusses bacon and all of its nutritional glory. Your first reaction may be that of a skeptic, but read through and see for yourself that what you thought you knew about bacon, fat, and cholesterol really is an outdated myth.
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“It seems I’ve become a bit well-known in my community as “the bacon girl.” Maybe it’s because I always seem to be eating, posting pictures of, and wearing T-shirts proclaiming my love for bacon.
This is my bacon. Get your own!
I’m okay with that nickname, but I have wanted to write this post for quite sometime now in order to explain my choice to consume what appears to many to be copious amounts of cured pork belly. I don’t actually eat bacon EVERY day, it’s just so pretty when I do that I tend to photograph it and share those photos. While I don’t personally stress over or worry about whether or not I’m consuming too much bacon, some seem to question it at times.
Those who question whether or not bacon is okay to eat tend to be the same people who are eating wheat or other grains at every (or nearly every) meal thinking it’s a health food, but this post isn’t about wheat, grains, gluten or how damaging those are to our health.
Diane with her "Bacon is Rad" Tshirt
Others who oppose bacon may have a much more religious approach to making appropriate food choices than I do. I consider myself to be pretty level-headed and bring a well-rounded, well-founded and practical approach to helping others make the best possible choices for themselves in a lifestyle that promotes health and is something that they can maintain on a consistent and ongoing basis…”
