For the first time, Harley-Davidson will be lending its name, image and support to a food product. In the past, they have stayed away from such promotions, but they couldn't resist this one because the image of the food fits perfectly with the rough and tough, on-the-go image that the company loves: beef jerky. The jerky is being made in conjunction with food company ConAgra, which already produces several kinds of jerky, including Slim Jims, and is slated to hit the market in early January, when it will be sold at convenience stores, grocery stores, Harley-Davidson dealerships and truck stops. It will come in original, teriyaki and pepper flavors and will be sold in thick slices.

General Manager of general merchandise for Harley, Tom Parsons, said that "riders are always looking for food on the go, so the jerky will be billed as 'Road Food'... 'You put it in your pocket, keep on eating and keep on riding.'"

We all know what the evil foods are. Stuff like candy, salty snacks, mayo, sour cream, soda. But there are some so-called "unhealthy" foods that just might be good for you.

According to Men's Health mag, foods like sour cream, chocolate, and booze can actually be good for you. We know that chocolate contains a lot of stuff that can be healthy (especially dark chocolate, the more cocoa the better) and we know that red wine has important antioxidants. But what about stuff like pork rinds and sour cream? Well, pork rinds have zero carbs, tons of protein, and while they have around 9 grams of fat per serving, that's still less than potato chips. And sour cream? While the percentage of fat per serving is high, the total isn't, and most have less fat than you'll get drinking an 8 ounce glass of 2% milk.

Of course, no one's saying to base your eating habits and all your meals around pork rinds and sour cream, but it's probably best not to eliminate so-called "bad" foods from your diet and to keep an open mind about your diet and how to eat things in moderation.

If you've got a hankerin' for some beef jerky at say, 4 am, you can go looking for it at some 24-hour convenience store, but probably unsuccessfully. Besides, are you sure you want to be eating beef jerky from 7-11 that's been sitting there for who-knows-how-long?

Make beef jerky at home. All you need is the Beef Jerky Factory Plus attachment to your American Harvest SnackMaster! You can make beef jerky fresh, gourmet, how you want it, and as the catalog proclaims, at a fraction of the cost. The best part about the Beef Jerky Factory Plus (other than its name) is that you can brag to your friends that you have a "jerky gun."

[via: PopGadget]