LisaLulu Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I never thought to look before because even Americans have so much trouble finding the stuff but today I was walking down the isle and 'no sugar' caught my eye on a package so I checked it out and they had a compliant version! And it was only about $4.50 a package! They called it 'water cured' I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaLulu Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Well that was interesting... the bacon was very good, and tasted like bacon, but it was missing that crazy brain pleasure explosion that normal bacon triggers. It's crazy how a bit of added sugar can do crazy things to your brain when you can't even really taste it. When I eat bacon I really only taste the salt, and this was plenty salty, but it still wasn't the same reaction. I imagine it must be the same for all sorts of other savory processed foods that they add sugar to to make addictive, not because the foods are ones that need to be sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisymae Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I will have to check that out. I've been looking everywhere and even "uncured" bacon in stores, has sugar! How is that uncured? So when I found some uncured bacon at the farmer's market, they looked at me funny when I asked if it has sugar. That worked for me. I learned after the first cooking that I needed to season it myself, because when the farmer sells uncured, they really mean UNCURED. No seasonings, just pork. Unfortunately they haven't been back to the market since that day and I've been looking for other means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanna.hart Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm in Ottawa too, can you tell me where you found the bacon? (Which Costco and was it in the refrigerated isle or the deli?) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaLulu Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 It was at the Kanata costco and it was in the isle with the bacon/hot dogs/butter that's next to the coffee isle. It was called 'Smithfield no sugar added' but you have to be careful, it's right next to the regular kind of the same brand and the packages look almost identical. (Oh and hello neighbor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanna.hart Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Hello, back to you I found it! So exciting!! Thanks for the heads up. In case you interested, I was in the Bank Street area the other day and there is a small place there that smokes meat (they have bacon there) and makes sausages and everything they make is sugar and gluten free. http://www.banksausagedeli.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaLulu Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Woo thanks! I'll have to check it out, I miss sausages with mustard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamamac Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Newbie from the Ottawa area - so cool to find the bacon at Costco. Next will be to check out the bank street find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting2KnowMe Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I've found that the Kirkland Low Sodium Bacon is also sugar free... I don't know if it's advertised as such, but it seems to be compliant. Enjoy the bacon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melyhegedu Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Sadly, the Kirkland Low Sodium bacon has maltodextrose in it. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barty90 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Update on the Kirkland Low Sodium bacon - it no longer has maltodextrose in the ingredient list. It does however have a chemical that is allowed on the Whole30, but not encouraged. I eat this bacon sparingly (had it 3 times over my month) but it was great to find an option since the Smithfield bacon was not in Ottawa when I looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni_corndog0625 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I known we're not supposed to pay much mind to the caloric intake of our foods, but I was shocked to see the Pederson's Natural Farms (hickory smoked no sugar added bacon) has 100 calories per SLICE . Great flavor, but the turkey bacon that is also sugar free has a decent enough flavor with only 40/slice. I'd go with the turkey since it has less fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted December 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2016 50 minutes ago, Uni_corndog0625 said: I known we're not supposed to pay much mind to the caloric intake of our foods, but I was shocked to see the Pederson's Natural Farms (hickory smoked no sugar added bacon) has 100 calories per SLICE . Great flavor, but the turkey bacon that is also sugar free has a decent enough flavor with only 40/slice. I'd go with the turkey since it has less fat. Bacon is a fat source, fat tends to have a lot of calories. Consider that other fat options include 1/2 to a whole avocado and according to google, a whole avocado could have 322 calories. Or olives -- if one olive weighs about 11 grams (I found a site where someone actually weighed one olive, no idea why, but helpful here), and a serving for our purposes is a heaping handful, which for me is about 16 olives (my hand smell very olive-y now), so 16x11=176 grams, and again, according to numbers found on google for just general olives, that's about 200 calories (202.4 if you want the exact number I calculated). So it comes down to 1-2 slices of the Pederson's pork bacon, or 3-4 slices of the turkey bacon -- I'd rather have slightly less of the regular, as it tastes better to me than the turkey. You do actually need fat. Some vitamins are fat soluble, so you could eat all the vegetables in the world, but if you're not eating fat with them, some of those vitamins won't ever be absorbed and used by your body. Plus, fat is good for brain health, for skin, nails, and hair, and it helps to keep you feeling satisfied between meals so that you don't go back and nibble a bit here, and a bit there, and ultimately end up adding as many calories, or possibly more, than you would have had if you'd just eaten the bacon in the first place. And if you're still concerned about the calories, remember that when you're eating Whole30, you're not eating a lot of calorie dense foods like sugary stuff or grains, which tend to have more calories than meat and vegetables. So even though the numbers on that piece of bacon seem shocking to you, if you're putting that bacon on a salad with lots of vegetables, some sliced chicken, some dressing, the rest of that salad isn't adding a huge number of calories, and overall, you're having a very nutrient-dense meal, as opposed to a calorie-dense but nutrient-poor meal that many people would eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni_corndog0625 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Thanks for the response, I feel a lot less guilty about it now I have a slice on my shrimp salad as we speak. Sometimes, I suffer from some guilt after eating other things (besides bacon) that, logically, I know aren't that bad for me, so I'll definitely keep in mind fat-soluble vitamins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuilterInVA Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 12/29/2016 at 1:51 PM, Uni_corndog0625 said: I known we're not supposed to pay much mind to the caloric intake of our foods, but I was shocked to see the Pederson's Natural Farms (hickory smoked no sugar added bacon) has 100 calories per SLICE . Great flavor, but the turkey bacon that is also sugar free has a decent enough flavor with only 40/slice. I'd go with the turkey since it has less fat. Fat is not the enemy. Turkey bacon just doesn't do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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