whole_kat Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Wellshire Farms Sugar Free Paleo Bacon at Whole Foods (Hyde Park Chicago) @ $5.99 for 8 oz. super yummy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted January 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2017 Good sleuthing. Remember to use bacon more as a condiment or side, as it counts as a fat, not protein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 @ultrarunnergirl Good reminder about bacon's basic nature as a fat. When I did my Whole30 last year I just avoided bacon because I couldn't find anything compliant but I did enjoy the Wellshire paleo turkey bacon. 50% more protein, more like Canadian bacon, and useful as part of my grab and go breakfasts. I'd roast a whole package in the oven and then just reheat a couple of slices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marykely Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I also discovered Garrett Valley bacon which is endorsed by Paleo magazine. Haven't tried it yet, but am looking forward to using it for lardons in a Salade Lyonnaise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slc_melissa Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Still check the ingredients of your bacon. Just because it was endorsed by a Paleo magazine does not mean that it is whole 30 compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevB Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Pederson Farms bacon is complaint - I got our local HEB to carry it just by going in and asking. It even says Whole 30 on the front of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrie2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Our Harris Teeter (NC) has Pederson Farms Bacon - has the Whole 30 seal of approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadopt1997 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 On 1/12/2017 at 8:02 PM, BevB said: Pederson Farms bacon is complaint - I got our local HEB to carry it just by going in and asking. It even says Whole 30 on the front of it! I just got some last night at Harris Teeter! Now I'm kind of wondering what to do with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorra Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I just found Nature's Rancher at my local Whole Foods. They have an Uncured History Smoked Bacon that is sugar free and it tastes great! I read on their website that they were just acquired by Pederson's in 2017. I guess the brand is an exclusive to Whole Foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj76 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I think I found compliant bacon at Elwood Thompson in RVA! But I want to make sure before we use it. Ingredients: Pork, sea salt, spices (black pepper, fenugreek, nutmeg, white pepper, mace, allspice). Brand: Garrett Valley All Natural sugarfree dry rubbed uncured pork bacon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted March 7, 2018 Administrators Share Posted March 7, 2018 40 minutes ago, cj76 said: I think I found compliant bacon at Elwood Thompson in RVA! But I want to make sure before we use it. Ingredients: Pork, sea salt, spices (black pepper, fenugreek, nutmeg, white pepper, mace, allspice). Brand: Garrett Valley All Natural sugarfree dry rubbed uncured pork bacon. Yep, it's fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzydee83 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Is this bacon from Aldi compliant? Or does the sodium erythorbate count as sugar? It's only $3.79 per pound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted March 26, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2018 Sodium Erythorbate is a sugar so sorry, no go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzydee83 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Can you remove my first post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscaos Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 @SugarcubeOD, do you have a reference for sodium erythorbate being a sugar or sweetener? I see Erythitol on the sugar list under sugar alcohols, but I don't see sodium erythorbate on that list. They are not the same thing. @Izzydee83 - the Appleton Farms bacon from Aldi you found looks compliant to me. There is a similar thread about bacon and sodium erythorbate on the forum from 2015. The conclusion in that thread (SugarcubeOD was part of the discussion, as was another moderator) is that containing sodium erythorbate would not make a bacon non-compliant. There are other reasons (like the bacon manifesto) to avoid bacon or minimize the amount you eat, but you can eat the bacon you found at Aldi if you want to. Eating any bacon, even complaint varieties, is strongly discouraged by the bacon manifesto and by the mods here on the forum. Eat some compliant bacon now and then if you want to, but please don't eat a lot, and don't eat it every day. It's allowed by the rules but not good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsasis14 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 3/25/2018 at 9:36 PM, SugarcubeOD said: Sodium Erythorbate is a sugar so sorry, no go. I googled and it's a synthetic Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (from Livestrong) and, according to Wiki, "Chemically, it is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid." How is that a sugar/sweetener? moreover, in chemistry, sugars tend to end in "ose" or "ol" (fructose, glucose, alcohol, sorbitol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcast Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I am starting for my first Whole30 and been doing a ton of food resource research- i live in Chicago Lincoln square and today have spoken to the butcher they have many grass free organic meats and poultry available i questioned the bacon and he said he never uses sugar and would cut fresh off the slab- this is a reputable shop My start date is march 25 monday i wNt to make sure i have my food and meals plan and not feel deprived- How do i know if it is a compliant bacon ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted March 16, 2019 Moderators Share Posted March 16, 2019 42 minutes ago, Kcast said: How do i know if it is a compliant bacon ?? You find out what the ingredients are, and if they follow the rules for whole30, it is compliant. For bacon, the most common non-whole30 ingredient would be sweetener of some sort, usually sugar, but could be maple syrup or something else. Just review the rules, ask about the ingredients, and if there's something you're unsure about, try googling whole30 plus that ingredient, and if that doesn't bring up an answer, you can post here and we'll see if we can figure it out. Rules are here if you need to review them: https://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcast Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Thank you i have not started just getting on board with reading labels and added sugar- amazing how many foods have added sugar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Black Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 This is the bacon I buy (Wellshire Farms). I’ve read the ingredients, it’s actually compliant. There’s no sugar at all, including fake sugars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Black Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 There’s also Nature’s Rancher at my Whole Foods (Sacramento, CA). A little bit more expensive at $6.99 but also compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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