No more bacon for Kevin Bacon: Actor reveals why he excluded pigs and goats from diet

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kevin Bacon has revealed the latest change in his eating habits.

Though he enjoys cooking and eating, he excludes goats and pigs from his diet.

Bacon told People, “I no longer eat goat and I no longer eat pig because I have goats and I have pigs.”

Kevin Bacon says animals are ‘very, very calming’

“My wife [actress Kyra Sedgwick] is like, ‘We can’t get any more animals, because you’re going to stop eating everything,” the ‘Footloose’ actor shared.

The 65-year-old star, who has been listed in the latest issue of People’s Sexiest Man Alive, also went on to say, “I love animals, they are a joy to be around, and they’re very, very calming for me."

“But we also really love to go into the garden and get fresh herbs or tomatoes or basil or peppers or zucchini,” he added.

He then mentioned, “Taking something hot off the vine that feels warm and smells like it’s been created by all these natural forces of the sun and air and water and earth and dirt, and then putting it back into your body to sustain yourself.”

“It’s a great lesson in terms of just how important it is to do our best to try to protect this boat that we’re all riding in,”  Bacon added.

‘I need control over what I’m putting in my body’

The ‘You Should Have Left’ actor also shed light on his days of struggle and how he managed to eat.

He disclosed, “I would take anything that I had and put it into a pan and just fry it up, and then eat it with a fork out of the pan because it would also cut down on the minimum amount of dishes for me to have to clean.”

Bacon’s old habit has not left him yet as he still likes to cook his meals.

He told the publication, “I feel like if you’re always eating out or you’re always getting something to go, then you’re always giving your power over to the people that are going to prepare the food for you.”

The Golden Globe Award winner asserted, “I can’t do that my whole life. I need to have a little bit more control over what I’m putting in my body.”