I like bacon & deli meats and am trying to find a good, zero-nitrate brand. Any uncured brands without nitrates?
The lowest-sodium bacon I have found at ordinary supermarkets is Oscar Mayer Lower Sodium bacon at 170mg per 2 slices. Regarding uncured meats free of nitrates, Applegate Farms is just one nitrate-free brand. Nitrate-free deli meats include Beeler’s Hog Wild, Primo Natural, Jennie-O, Block & Barrel, Nature’s Premium – and of course, my favorite, Boar’s Head. Check local health food stores – you are almost certain to find excellent, fresh bacon and deli meats there! Am I going to die or suffer healthwise by eliminating carbohydrates like starches and foods with added sugar & replacing them with veggies and low-glycemic fruits? Certain organizations are claiming this. I just think, “Was it really that horrible for us healthwise before the advent of processed foods like cereal, cookies, or anything man-made?” – because ultimately, that is all that is being eliminated here. During the temporary Induction and OWL phases of Atkins, however, certainly the carbs are lower; but they only increa
The lowest-sodium bacon I have found at ordinary supermarkets is Oscar Mayer Lower Sodium bacon at 170mg per 2 slices. Regarding uncured meats free of nitrates, Applegate Farms is just one nitrate-free brand. Nitrate-free deli meats include Beeler’s Hog Wild, Primo Natural, Jennie-O, Block & Barrel – and of course, my favorite, Boar’s Head. Check local health food stores – you are almost certain to find excellent, fresh bacon and deli meats there! Someone on one of the low-carb message boards is using one of your recipes I recognize from your Recipe Page, omitting you as the source, and accepting all kinds of accolades for her “innovative idea.” I both witness this myself – and almost invariably it’s someone who has written to me before – as well as hear about it from my visitors who post on forums I don’t frequent. Since someone with scruples always ends up stepping in and blowing the whistle, it really isn’t that big a deal. Things like copycats and credit-stealing are par for the co