The key to making this recipe healthy is the quality of the bacon. Farm-raised pork that has been raised on a pasture (the way nature intended) is an excellent source of healthy fat. Pork that was raised industrially has been fed food that pigs are never intended to eat. The result is that the pigs are unhealthy, and when we eat them, our body turns that unhealthy pig fat into unhealthy person fat. Additionally, you want to avoid bacon that has been made with nitrates, which are known to cause cancer.
If you live in a rural area, you can get bacon like this at a local farm. If you live in the city, most farmer's markets have this kind of pork.
If you live in New England and can get access to local Maple Syrup, all the better. Aunt Jemima (and the like) is fake food, full of chemicals, sugar, and garbage, and does not qualify as a healthy choice.
1 lb Brussels Sprouts (Organic if possible)
3/4 lb high quality, pastured bacon (Nitrate-free)
1/4 cup real maple syrup
preheat oven to 425
Wash and slice the Brussels sprouts in half and place them in a pan. Cut the bacon into small pieces and stir them into the Brussels sprouts. Drizzle the maple syrup over the sprouts and bacon.
Bake for 30-45 minutes, until sprouts are tender. Stir once at about 20 minutes.
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