If you’re someone who loves their bacon, one way that you can go about making this meal healthier for yourself is to grill it rather than fry it. The great thing about this is that then not only are you not adding the extra fat that you would with the frying ingredient (butter or oil), but since you’re grilling, that will allow some of the fat that comes out of the bacon in the cooking process to drip off it so it’s leaner as well.
Let’s have a quick look further at what else you need to keep in mind when it comes to grilled bacon.
Major Nutrients Found In Grilled Bacon
Two slices of grilled bacon won’t set you back all that far at only 89 calories and 4 grams of fat. More importantly though it will provide you with over 11 grams of protein, so for anyone who typically doesn’t take in any protein with their breakfast, this can be a good way to get your values up.
Egg whites would still be a far superior choice here since they are even higher in protein and contain no fat, but if you aren’t a fan, grilled bacon may be your next best option.
Storing/Selecting
When selecting bacon to grill try and find some that does look as lean as possible with fewer white speckled spots which illustrate that fat is marbled throughout the meat.
To store, keep in a very cool place in the fridge for up to three days, otherwise place in the freezer for longer overall storage times.
Eat It With:
Most people will enjoy grilled bacon with any type of breakfast food from pancakes to eggs, to hash browns, or even as a side to a bowl of oatmeal if you really prefer.
Grilled bacon can also be added to sandwiches or incorporated into other dishes you’re serving, so it doesn’t necessarily always have to be a breakfast related food choice.
Burn Off Calories In Grilled Bacon
To burn off the number of calories in a serving of bacon you would have to do:
- 11 minutes of moderate paced swimming
- 13 minutes of bodyweight training
- 14 minutes of recreational hockey
