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Spam (the meat product) vs real meat

Just had a bizarre conversation with the wife, who had asked me to use a plate to eat my artichoke dip with the tofu crackers I made, insinuating that I was being a bit of a hillbilly. Ah, this coming from someone who became a Facebook fan of Spam. And was prepared to defend its merits.

Of course, I couldn’t just take that at face value, so here’s the nutritional breakdown I found:

• Spam: (100 g): 3 g carbs, 27 g fat (6 saturated), 13 grams protein, 310 calories (and 0 g fiber)
• Cooked, trimmed pork (100 g): 0 g carbs, 7.5 g fat, 29 grams protein, 191 calories
  
• Smoked, seasoned, chicken breast slices (110 g): 2 g carbs, 1 g fat, 20 g protein, 100 calories
• Mock chicken loaf (100 g): 4 g carbs, 22 g fat (8 saturated), 12 g protein, 260 calories

Case closed.