Posted on 05/16/2009 2:36:53 AM PDT by JoeProBono
While paging through the latest edition of Bon Appetit, I stumbled upon some truly good news. They have a feature titled "10 Surprising Superfoods," items both healthful and up to gourmet standards. Item No. One: Bacon! Says the magazine, "... here comes Jennifer McLagan, author of a book simply called Fat, telling us that 45 percent of the fat in bacon is monounsaturated, the good-for-you fat that can help lower bad cholesterol levels. Better still, bacon's monounsaturated fat turns out to be oleic acid, the same fat found in olive oil. So that means that some could argue that bacon is about half as good for you as olive oil and about 100 times more delicious." I never would have guessed. Bon Appetit goes on to include the usual caveat: "Of course, moderation is key here, and you should seek out artisanal varieties without preservatives." So, I had two slices for breakfast. Not artisanal, but delicious anyway. It's always cheering to see an item escape the clutches of the health police and achieve rehabilitation.
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Excellent news ping.
Our favorite lunch place has something called BLTA. The A being avocado. Not sure where that came from but it is delicious.
The only problem I have with bacon is that while it is yummy, it’s also sooooo salty.
BLTs one of my favorites.
Anecdotal Bacon Story:
I have a brother who is 80 years old, and apart from some osteo-arthritis, in excellent health.
Every day of the week, except Friday (old school Catholic) throughout his entire adult life, he has cooked one quarter pound of bacon for breakfast, accompanied by toast with real butter and three eggs basted in the bacon grease.
Our sainted grandmother did the same thing, and it eventually killed her - at age 97.
Eggs fried in bacon grease are the best.
OMG, These are beautiful.
This is great news:
www.seriouseats.com/2008/06/video-chicken-fried-bacon-sodolaks-original-country-inn-snook-texas.html
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Bacon Flavored Bourbon........
THe best was to go LOL
I suspect feeling happy in life is more important than what's eaten. Bacon and eggs - eating what was comfortable - made your grandma happy ... kept her going.
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