In case you haven’t already heard the news, last week the World Health Organization released a report concluding that processed meats such as bacon, sausage, and hot dogs cause cancer. Processed meats fall into “Group 1” carcinogens, meaning that they are now ranked alongside cigarettes and asbestos in terms of causing cancer.
After studying more than 800 epidemiological studies, a 22 scientists who were invited by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer found that there is strong evidence that eating processed meat causes colorectal cancer. Causing almost 50,000 deaths a year, colorectal cancer is the second most deadly cancer in the United States. Processed meats may also cause stomach cancer, but the evidence is not 100% conclusive.
Red meat was classified as a Group 2A carcinogen, as there is strong evidence of a link between red meat and colorectal cancer, and possibly even pancreatic and prostate cancer.
We have good news for bacon lovers though – it’s possible to still eat bacon AND stay healthy! In Leinana Two Moons’ upcoming cookbook Baconish, you can enjoy that salty, smoky, crispy taste of bacon made with plant-based ingredients. Leinana’s vegan bacon recipes are made with a variety vegan ingredients, such as tofu, tempeh, seitan, eggplant, mushrooms, carrots, and chickpeas. Seasonings are key in giving these recipes that salty, smoky, savory, baconish flavor that everyone craves. With plant-based bacon, you can make everything from BLTs and Bacon Cheeseburgers to Bacon-Stuffed French Toast and Quiche Lorraine, and much, much more!
Baconish is due in bookstores in April, 2016 and is now available for preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your favorite independent bookstore.
