Steel cut oats, my man! (or woman)

Not sure why the downvotes: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/11/intermittent-...

Does 3 cups of coffee count as breakfast?

And presumably, the benefits you receive from a predictable morning routine probably have a lasting impact on how the rest of your day goes and far outweighs a miniscule increase in your risk of cancer. With that said, you could think of replacing the bacon with some other ingrediant except for, say, Fridays. Still very routine, maybe a bit healthier, and then a sweet, sweet reward of bacon for making it through the week.

At Costco you'll see a lot of products lying about being nitrate-free because they contain celery which contains citrates.