Jennie-O cooks up healthier bacon alternative

WILLMAR, Minn. — Jennie-O Turkey Store has launched its new and improved turkey bacon. Now available in stores, the product offers delicious bacon flavor and crisp texture, but with significantly less sodium and fat than pork bacon,according to the company.



"Jennie-O Turkey Store is on a mission to help the world discover the great taste of turkey. We encourage anyone who wants to give breakfast a wake-up call to try our new and improved Jennie-O turkey bacon," said Jen Ehresmann, Jennie-O Turkey Store director of marketing.



The new Jennie-O turkey bacon recipe has improved taste and texture as well as a new zipper packaging to keep it fresh. It joins a full suite of breakfast products including turkey breakfast sausage links and patties, as well as lean ground turkey.