Just moved out and started cooking bacon and eggs every morning.
After reading this article, I think I'm going to continue eating bacon and eggs every morning.
After reading this article, I think I'm going to continue eating bacon and eggs every morning.
I saw this and wanted to say based on that experience, don't feel bad for eating bacon and eggs frequently. One thing I realized is that eggs are like a crazy superfood. An egg is something like 70 calories. But when you eat just one or two, and you can feel quite full for quite a long time. It is still weird to me how that works. And bacon... I eat it in reasonable portions frequently. Same with Italian meats like pancetta or salami.
There is this attitude to vilify certain foods but in my recent experience it's counter productive. It's much better to pay attention to the big picture than to swear you will never eat a specific food again.
Why not occasionally? I’m not going to stop eating bacon and ham. But I might stop keeping it regularly stocked at home.
To be honest? Because I really like having a routine. It's something that in a lot of ways I can't have, but I'm exactly the type of person who would benefit a lot from one.
So if cooking breakfast the same way every morning is a way to gain a shred of routine in my life, then I'm all in.
That's the human default. People never want to change their lifestyle. Just like how most people don't exercise and are overweight.
It's just not really something to celebrate.
Understanding the risks is important, but you literally can't live your life avoiding everything that could cause harm to you. It's about picking your battles.
In this article, it's the nitrates, not the bacon itself. Next time I go to Costco I'll take a look and see if there are options with no or fewer nitrates.