That's funny, I remember it as "Move over bacon, now there's something MEATIER." The way I remember it actually yields more results on Google, so they must have used both.

It was really, really chewy!

"Don't Sizzle Fat.. SizzleLean"

It was "meatier"; I've never heard the slogan using "leaner".

It was meatier and less fat! I miss it a lot I used to overcook it so it was somewhat crunchy.

Cannot recall the taste or smell.. but I can see the package and my dad tried it a few times...

On the East Coast, it was definitely "leaner" and not "meatier". This is the first I'm hearing of the "meatier" version.

I remember at slumber parties one friend would say to another move over bacon, here's something leaner. Girls can be so cruel.

They started with "meatier" which most remember... but when low-fat caught on w/folks, they switched to "leaner". They used both in commercials.

I loved Sizzle Lean as a kid. My mom would make it for me all the time. I think it was a mix of beef and pork. I remember eating the Maple-flavored brand.

I really didnt like it that well..like leather but granny would only make this...thinking it was healthy HA

I remember the leaner version of the commercials. I never tried, but think it would be a hit now if they brought it back since everyone is looking for low fat foods. I'm a vegetarian now, so I still wouldn't be able to try it if they brought it back though.

yeah...no we my not be capable of reproducing since USDA at the time didn't require ingredient list

I LOVED sizzlean,and In MN,and the Midwest, the commercial said Meatier,not leaner.It was used both ways,in different commercial forms I believe.The maple I liked alot,I think its beef and turkey,only.

I loved Sizzlelean, I have an aversion to Beef so it was a way for me to eat beef while thinking it was Bacon.

My mom pumped me with sizzle lean! I loved it!!!

I used it to make whole water chestnuts wrapped with sizzlelean baked in oven, then smothered with a sweet sugar and ketchup sauce!! Big hit at all our family functions!!

Finally resolution to this debate! My wife and I have disagreed on the meatier/leaner slogan for years. Guess we were both right.

I loved sizzle lean when i was a kid. What ever happened to it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6801d-ll_Q&feature=related commercial for meatier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=KERQgZJcE2M&feature=endscreen commercial for leaner

Don't just sizzle fat- SizzleLean!

Sizzle LEAN! LEAN being the operative word Sizzle Lean Don't you think the high priced ad execs would work the word LEAN into the commercial?

A typical day in the 80's, sizzlean for breakfast and steak-ums for dinner

I remember eating it as a kid. I thought it was good at the time. But I was a greedy kid.

I remember eating it as a kid .. I loved it ... But was it real bacon or turkey bacon ? It taste a lot like the Oscar Mayer turkey bacon that I eat now .😏

I loved sizzelean it was healthier and taste better than bacon. I wish they would bring it back.

i am 36 yrs old n but i remember it all so well as a little girl it truly was the best bacon ever i have ate and seem like they gets rid of the good stuff.

For some reason I had a craving for this product just the other day and was really checking to see if I could find it anywhere. LOL Oh well. Loved all the comments:))

It was most likely pushed off the market by the rise of turkey, beef, and veggie bacon alternatives. I don't think it will be making a comeback unless it's as a limited run type of thing. Fans who remember it will buy it for a while, but then sales will die out quickly and it won't be worth making anymore.

Swift Meats sold SizzLean from 1978 into the early 2000s (Con Agra discontinued). A 12oz package was $1.50 to $2. Just like with the butcher, the more fat eliminated, higher the price. Found image of a 15c off coupon from 1982. Even today, many food producers penalize nutrition-conscious consumers with higher prices than "comfort" foods.