Brown Sugar Bacon Recipe

Bacon isn't as deadly as most fitness gurus would like you to believe. It contains important vitamins such as B and C. Yes, it contains nitrates which prevent botulism in the bacon, and it has high levels of sodium, and is very high in fat, but Diet Bites counts calories - so yes, you CAN have bacon on our plan.

If you microwave your bacon, then drain on paper towels, you'll reduce the fat content greatly as well as the calories!

Brown Sugar Bacon

1 package of bacon - look for the leaner cuts to save even more calories

2 Tablespoons of brown sugar

paper towels

Cook the bacon according to the directions on the package. About 45 seconds before the bacon is done, sprinkle with the brown sugar. Drain on towels when done.

3 medium slices of microwaved bacon contain about 75 calories, depending on the brand of bacon you purchase. We have included Nutrition Facts for bacon below for your personal reference. Let's compare how this compares to raw bacon and pan fried bacon.

Because caloric values differ from brand to brand as well as depend upon the thickness of the slice, let's review caloric content by 100 gram content. One slice of raw bacon contains 458 calories per 100 grams. Cooked bacon contains 533 calories per 100 grams. Bacon that has been microwaved contains 505 calories per 100 grams.

Per slice, one slice of raw bacon contains 133 calories, 1 slice of pan fried bacon contains 42 calories and one slice of microwaved bacon contains 25 calories.

Nutrition Facts Raw Pork Bacon	Units	Value per 100 grams	1 slice raw ------- 29g
Calories in Bacon, Raw	kcal	458	133
Energy	kJ	1918	556
Protein	g	11.60	3.36
Total lipid (fat)	g	45.04	13.06
Ash	g	2.51	0.73
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	0.66	0.19
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.0	0.0
Sugars, total	g	0.00	0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	6	2
Iron, Fe	mg	0.48	0.14
Magnesium, Mg	mg	12	3
Phosphorus, P	mg	188	55
Potassium, K	mg	208	60
Sodium, Na	mg	833	242
Zinc, Zn	mg	1.17	0.34
Copper, Cu	mg	0.070	0.020
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.022	0.006
Selenium, Se	µg	20.2	5.9
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	14.993	4.348
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	20.047	5.814
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	4.821	1.398
Fatty acids, total trans	g	0.000	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	68	20

Nutrition Facts Pan Fried Pork Bacon	Units	Per 100 grams	1 slice cooked 7.9g
Calories in Bacon, Pan Fried	kcal	533	42
Energy	kJ	2230	176
Protein	g	38.34	3.03
Total lipid (fat)	g	40.30	3.18
Ash	g	7.74	0.61
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	1.50	0.12
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.0	0.0
Sugars, total	g	0.00	0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	12	1
Iron, Fe	mg	1.38	0.11
Magnesium, Mg	mg	36	3
Phosphorus, P	mg	561	44
Potassium, K	mg	591	47
Sodium, Na	mg	2428	192
Zinc, Zn	mg	3.64	0.29
Copper, Cu	mg	0.146	0.012
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.022	0.002
Selenium, Se	µg	65.0	5.1
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	13.291	1.050
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	17.976	1.420
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	4.447	0.351
Fatty acids, total trans	g	0.000	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	113	9

Nutrition Facts Bacon Cooked in the Microwave, Caloric Content	Units	Value per 100 grams	1 slice cooked ------- 5g
Calories in Microwaved Bacon	kcal	505	25
Energy	kJ	2114	106
Protein	g	38.62	1.93
Total lipid (fat)	g	37.27	1.86
Ash	g	6.57	0.33
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	1.05	0.05
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.0	0.0
Sugars, total	g	0.00	0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	11	1
Iron, Fe	mg	1.28	0.06
Magnesium, Mg	mg	31	2
Phosphorus, P	mg	480	24
Potassium, K	mg	498	25
Sodium, Na	mg	2073	104
Zinc, Zn	mg	3.70	0.18
Copper, Cu	mg	0.142	0.007
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.022	0.001
Selenium, Se	µg	65.8	3.3
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	12.102	0.605
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	16.336	0.817
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	4.372	0.219
Fatty acids, total trans	g	0.000	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	117	6

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