Moms, don’t be afraid to give your baby bacon!
50% of the fat in bacon is monounsaturated, and it is mostly oleic acid (the stuff that makes olive oil so healthy).
3% percent of the fat is palmitoleic acid, which is an antimicrobial.
40% percent of the fat is saturated, which is why it takes bacon so long to go bad – and that 40% also helps stabilize the remaining seven percent of the fat, which is composed of unstable polyunsaturates.
Bacon also has a phospholipid called phosphatidylcholine, which is a stronger antioxidant than vitamin E (and which is currently being researched to see if it helps with liver repair, colitis, or brain function and memory).
Last but not least, pastured bacon (not factory farmed), has high levels of Vitamin D.
With all of these health benefits of bacon, you can eat it just about any time, with any meal. Or by itself. That’s cool, too.
Just make sure it is pastured!
(Nicholas Lozano via Viralhog)
