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Bacon and egg breakfast sandwich

2.3/ 10Poor
Average across 11 diets

0 approve · 0 caution · 11 avoid

Controversy2.1Consensus
Consensus2.1Divisive

Cheferee's Consensus

All 11 frameworks land within 2.5 points of each other on this plate. That is unusual — they normally disagree, and here they don't have much to disagree about.

What each diet says

Each score is that framework's own position on this plate, scored as a whole meal — not the average of its parts.

DASHAvoid2.5

The bacon is a concentrated source of sodium and saturated fat, and the refined English muffin adds little fiber — DASH targets exactly these to reduce.

MediterraneanAvoid3.0

Bacon and a refined-flour muffin dominate over any plant component, with no olive oil, fish, legumes, or vegetables beyond a small amount of onion.

VeganAvoid1.0

Fried egg and bacon together make up roughly two-thirds of the plate, so this is categorically non-vegan.

CarnivoreAvoid1.0

The English muffin and caramelized onions are plant foods, which carnivore excludes without exception regardless of the egg and bacon present.

PaleoAvoid2.0

The English muffin is a grain-based refined flour product, which paleo forbids; bacon is also typically cured with additives paleo avoids.

KetoAvoid3.5

The refined English muffin delivers a significant carb load that competes with the fat from bacon and egg, pushing this well out of keto macros for a single meal.

Low-FODMAPAvoid2.0

Caramelized onions are high in fructans and the wheat English muffin adds more, making this a clear double FODMAP trigger.

Whole30Avoid1.0

The English muffin (grain and likely dairy) and conventional bacon (typically containing sugar) are both explicitly banned on Whole30.

ZoneAvoid3.5

Protein from egg and bacon is decent but fat is high relative to a Zone block, and the refined muffin is a high-glycemic carb rather than a favorable one.

Processed bacon, fried egg, and a refined-flour muffin are all flagged as pro-inflammatory, with only a small amount of onion offering any polyphenols.

GLP-1Avoid3.5

The refined muffin and bacon are calorie-dense with minimal fiber, and the plate lacks the vegetables and lean protein volume that GLP-1 guidance emphasizes for satiety.

Food by food

Our catalog scores for each item. The plate's score above is a judgment on the whole meal, so it will not match the average of these.

Egg (fried)~45% of the plate5.6▾
  • Carnivore8.0
  • Keto10.0
  • Paleo9.0
  • Mediterranean6.0
  • Whole309.0
  • Low-FODMAP9.0
  • DASH5.0
  • Vegan1.0
  • Zone6.0
  • Anti-Inflammatory5.0
  • GLP-1 Friendly5.0
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Bacon~20% of the plate7.7▾
  • Keto10.0
  • Whole306.0
  • Vegan1.0
  • Carnivore8.0
  • Low-FODMAP9.0
  • DASH1.0
  • Zone2.0
  • Anti-Inflammatory1.0
  • GLP-1 Friendly1.0
  • Paleo5.0
  • Mediterranean1.0
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English muffin~25% of the plate3.3▾
  • Keto1.0
  • Vegan5.0
  • Paleo1.0
  • Mediterranean3.0
  • Whole301.0
  • Low-FODMAP2.0
  • DASH5.0
  • Zone2.0
  • Anti-Inflammatory3.0
  • GLP-1 Friendly4.0
  • Carnivore1.0
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Onion~10% of the plate6.5▾
  • Keto4.0
  • Vegan9.0
  • Paleo8.0
  • Mediterranean9.0
  • Carnivore1.0
  • Whole309.0
  • Low-FODMAP1.0
  • DASH8.0
  • Zone5.0
  • Anti-Inflammatory8.0
  • GLP-1 Friendly6.0
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