Count the Bacon Grease?

(Davy) #1

Am using chronometer… Does everyone count the bacon grease in their macros? After I fry bacon, I scramble my eggs with the bacon grease. Do you count that grease separately??

(Kristen Ann) #2

FWIW I count it. After I make bacon, I’ll put 1-2 tsp of bacon grease in another pan to cook eggs, so I add it to my food log.

(Susan) #3

I count everything that I eat; I don’t eat bacon grease, but if I did, I would include it, as I include all other fats, or anything else that I consume.

(Carnivore for the win) #4

I add one or two tablespoons extra to my meal anytime I fry with bacon grease. Sometimes more if the food really absorbs it, like broccoli or noodles. Use your best judgement.

(Full Metal KETO AF) #5

Ahh, Bacon :bacon:! The enigma of all Cronometer users… So first off every slice and pack of bacon has a different meat:fat ratio. So it’s hard to account for there. The carb content is pretty predictable and very low. What if you chop up a few strips and throw it raw in with collard greens? What if you don’t always cook bacon crispy and like it succulent sometimes? Cronometer has a lot of vague food descriptions. You have to guesstimate sometimes. The same problems come up with any meat. I usually cook as much bacon as I want assuming the app is talking about crisp bacon, and weigh it in grams after cooking. I pour off fat leaving a tablespoon in the pan to cook eggs with and log that separately. I just know when I cook really thick Slab bacon that I’m getting a ton more of fat than the weight indicates. But I don’t really limit or track fat to hit a target. But I try to make sure I’m getting a reasonable amount to keep the fuel supply high. :cowboy_hat_face:

(David Jackson) #6

The unit ration info includes all potential calories of the raw bacon

So, if you’re already Counting it for your bacon servings, no need to count it for your eggs.

(Davy) #7

Well that’s really what I was wondering @DavidJackson…whether it was already counted when I record 3 or 4 strips of bacon. Adding the grease sure zooms up calories, like 10% of my daily intake. (it’s like 4 tablespoons)
Thanks for all the replies.

#8

Best solution for that is to ignore your calorie count.

(Full Metal KETO AF) #9

How do you know this? For instance a cooked burger patty will vary on how much fat remains depending on how much you cook it. Many items listed in tracking apps are vague in description and meats will always be a guesstimate of fat and protein. There’s always a considerable margin of error. Really lean bacon as opposed to really fatty bacon etc. :cowboy_hat_face:

('Jackie P') #10

I always assumed the label gave nutritional information on raw weight. Obviously an average of samples tested.

(David Jackson) #11

All the this @David_Stilley

(Carnivore for the win) #12

Using MFP, I always err on the side of caution and add everything in. I never assume that it is raw or cooked on the label, I just add absolutely everything in raw weight or volume. I also don’t worry about calories, I probably average about 3,000+ per day, just net carbs under 20g and whether or not I am hungry or satisfied.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #13

Another way to handle the whole thing is just to keep carbohydrate under 20 g/day and eat protein and fat to satiety. Makes all this sort of question irrelevant. (Just saying, lol!)