Bacon is meat candy.

[Capt Jack]

dunno bout the 'better for you' part.
all I know is I dont spend 20 min cleaning up the mess after Ive cooked some and therefore get to have it slightly more often.
its especially nice if youre cooking something, get the brainstorm that 'some bacon bits would kick a$$ in this' and just grab a handful, chop and throw it in.

not to mention it beats the snot out of microwaved bacon.