OK, I have been following this thing for a while now...and never had a chance to have any BACON. But, yesterday I was having breakfast at a hotel, and there was BACON on the buffet. Yummy, crispy BACON!! I had a good laugh for myself as I went for a second helping! (Once in a while won't hurt you, right?!)

Remember the old dog treats commercial? BACON BACON BACON!!!

Mmmm....maybe a BLT for lunch??

Yummy, crispy BACON!!

See, you thought we were kidding when we compared it to crack.

as I went for a second helping!

Yeah, and that's just the start.  Wait till you've encountered the sublime bliss of a bacon and cheese omelette, or how a little bacon can transform a salad into something divine.  And then, THEN, there is the Bacon Cheeseburger, a monument to bacon, and the Bacon Pizza.  Bacon.

I'm stayed away from this thread because ... you've guys got your own little world going on in here.  A world made out of bacon.

I'm going to say that I like bacon all right but it's never been my favourite.  I like bacon lettuce and tomato sandwiches provided the mayonnaise and bread is of a good quality.  Occasionally I'll have bacon with my eggs in the morning but really I prefer sausage patties.  If bacon disappeared from the world tomorrow I just wouldn't care.  I know right.  Heresy.

Right now I'm more concerned with why my pre-packaged tuna wrap tastes more like egg salad ...

 

I'm posting from a dumbphone and can't add a link, but there is a car on Coolpl8z.com with a license plate "MM BACON"

Great  I keep seeing this thread in the recent posts list and thinking what the heck is that 

Now I've spent ten minutes of my life reading it all and I still don't know! Mind you I know a bit more about a whole heap of other stuff... 

For the record I love bacon, but in moderation like everything else. What I am struggling with is the idea of an association between being male and eating meat in general and bacon in particular. I can't see that there is any...

You're right Jenny, I myself have a hard time understanding the connection. But...I do not know of a single female in my life who enjoys meat as much as I do. Both my grandmothers eat very small amounts, and if they do they only eat pork, chicken, maybe hamburger if it's small amounts. My best friend hates burgers, she would only eat chicken when we went out together.

And girls in my classes...they often say my meatball sub or huge double burger smells good but they wouldn't be able to eat it themselves.

Yet I'm FAAB...no T...but I love meat like any other man. I've actually had guys say to me, on in particular: "I've never seen a girl eat a burger like you."

The only woman in my life who can rival me with meat is my mother, and she probably has high T.

So is it cultural? Meat is definitely marketed as "man food"

Quote from: Caleb. on March 08, 2011, 02:00:40 PM
So is it cultural? Meat is definitely marketed as "man food"

Probably because meat is high in protein therefore promotes muscle growth ("manly").  Also, things like salads are seen as "girly" foods probably because they are low calorie and therefore promote that slim "feminine" figure.

Be jealous. Men, be especially jealous of my extremely low and masculine pre-T voice.

Quote from: Caleb. on March 08, 2011, 02:00:40 PM
You're right Jenny, I myself have a hard time understanding the connection. But...I do not know of a single female in my life who enjoys meat as much as I do. Both my grandmothers eat very small amounts, and if they do they only eat pork, chicken, maybe hamburger if it's small amounts. My best friend hates burgers, she would only eat chicken when we went out together.

And girls in my classes...they often say my meatball sub or huge double burger smells good but they wouldn't be able to eat it themselves.

Yet I'm FAAB...no T...but I love meat like any other man. I've actually had guys say to me, on in particular: "I've never seen a girl eat a burger like you."

The only woman in my life who can rival me with meat is my mother, and she probably has high T.

So is it cultural? Meat is definitely marketed as "man food"

They obviously never met me when I've been on a carnivore Jag!  In fairness I can exist without meat quite happily - sometimes for quite extended periods of time - but when the urge takes me I bet I can out consume any of you! I have been known to eat a pound of virtually raw steak!

So according to your theory deep inside me there must be a man trying to get out somewhere I guess...  Oh well - I'm cool with that. I always was a rule breaker after all

Food cravings are definitely hormonal and are often thought to be related to what your body "needs." Since men need more protein than women, they like meat more than women. I would not be surprised if guys here like bacon more after T.

But then why are women thought to enjoy chocolate more than men?

mmmmm, chocolate covered bacon!

I assumed my cravings for chocolate wouldn't be as bad while on T but it's pretty much the same.

QuoteSo according to your theory deep inside me there must be a man trying to get out somewhere I guess...   

No no, I wasn't implying that at all. Otherwise my mother would have a man hidden inside her, haha. I just notice men generally prefer more meats.

@caleb - did you eat a whole package at once?! that was a lot on that pan dude . plus i didn't know someone could have them cook all the way not layed out flat but maybe it was fine anyway.  i was just sitting here like whaaaah this topic got so many replies and even a video. it's like what did i start? lol.

as far as I've seen whenever the topic of meat comes up, like in a commercial, it's always a few guys in it and the narrator sounds like he looks like the Brawny guy he sounds so freakin suave and tough....if you can be both. there are a few exceptions, like women here saying tey like it too but only one commercial, i think it was meats from a certain grocery store where I actually saw a woman in it and even then a guy was on an outdoor grill cooking it. not saying women shouldn't eat meat, guys eat salads and chocolate too but in tv commercials and whatnot it's always marketed to guys. at least in the U.S. stuff like "be a man, eat a steak the size of your head." haha do that in real life and you'll be like "damn, my heart!"

i also didn't know bacon was sexy 

Nah, I shared it with the family when they came home. However, I have eaten a whole package in the past, lol. I've never had a problem with not laying them out, it's how my grandma always makes it so I just followed her lead. Still gets crispy enough.

@ Caleb That bacon looks delicious!

bacon is good, I dont crave it more then before though