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Javaman

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11. you can get bacon without those. personally, I have to...

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 12:50 PM

Mar 2018

nitrates give me migraines.

and that type isn't hard to find.

And it tastes no different than with nitrates.

and here's more information regarding the nitrates in celery power.

https://firsthandfoods.com/2017/12/06/nitrate-free-bacon-myth-or-reality/

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Too much to bear - Bacon a proven cause of cancer [View all] packman Mar 2018 OP

I eat uncured bacon now SummerSnow Mar 2018 #1

Whole muscles can be cured only with salt Drahthaardogs Mar 2018 #7

Yes, that is what the article recommends as subs packman Mar 2018 #10

Pancetta is a superior cured meat to bacon anyway Drahthaardogs Mar 2018 #31

Yeah, I've cured bacon, lamb and beef both with nitrates and without. Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #35

I still love bacon. CanonRay Mar 2018 #2

I love bacon too - but will only eat nitrate free uncured womanofthehills Mar 2018 #19

I make salami, prosciutto, and pancetta Drahthaardogs Mar 2018 #3

I'll take my chances. Thyla Mar 2018 #4

Me too... HipChick Mar 2018 #14

I'm with you guys! tonyt53 Mar 2018 #36

NOOOOOOOOOO! genxlib Mar 2018 #5

I also eat uncured bacon, on the rare occasions I buy bacon anymore. Alas, I have aged out. Shrike47 Mar 2018 #6

Proof: There is no God. FSogol Mar 2018 #8

Actually God says not to eat pork products in the Bible. :P OliverQ Mar 2018 #21

Does shrimp cause cancer? They say not to eat that too. FSogol Mar 2018 #22

I eat organic uncured turkey bacon. ananda Mar 2018 #9

you can get bacon without those. personally, I have to... Javaman Mar 2018 #11

CELERY is carcinogenic. PARSNIPS are carcinogenic. maxsolomon Mar 2018 #12

I think it's only the brown spots on celery - I always make sure I cut them off womanofthehills Mar 2018 #18

The game of life is hard to play; you're gonna lose it anyway. nt tblue37 Mar 2018 #27

Of course it is PJMcK Mar 2018 #13

Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #15

So is the coffee I'm washing it down with. Yum. Not getting out of here alive anyway. Nailzberg Mar 2018 #16

My wife was fanatically devoted to her health The_jackalope Mar 2018 #17

Sorry about your loss. I have a family friend going through a cancer battle now who is young SweetieD Mar 2018 #28

This is not new. :) When I became a vegetarian bacon is the ONLY food I had trouble giving up. MelissaB Mar 2018 #20

Only reason I'm still alive DFW Mar 2018 #23

Bacon killed my dad MountCleaners Mar 2018 #24

It tastes so good. I have cut back on it a lot. I only have it a few times a year now. SweetieD Mar 2018 #25

And fresh-brewed coffee. Nothing could taste as good as coffee smells while tblue37 Mar 2018 #26

im still gonna eat it.... samnsara Mar 2018 #29

Oxygen is a proved cause of cancer. Wolf Frankula Mar 2018 #30

I had bacon wrapped then broiled asparagus last night . The asaparagus was thin and some lunasun Mar 2018 #32

As always the details matter mythology Mar 2018 #33

There's some PasadenaTrudy Mar 2018 #34

Giving up meat is a process janterry Mar 2018 #37

Nitrates are not the only health risks of bacon..... ollie10 Mar 2018 #38

What puzzles me is that this is being posted as news. Adele Davis alerted... LAS14 Mar 2018 #39