popcorn, no butter?

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eebrocks
eebrocks Posts: 4
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popcorn is my favorite snack food and i love it best when it's drenched in salted butter.

what do you do to make popcorn a healthy snack?
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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,641 Member
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    air pop it...

    EOT, go home folks...
  • eebrocks
    eebrocks Posts: 4
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    Thanks, Captain Obvious.

    I'm looking for ways to add flavor without adding too many calories.
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
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    I make a mix of buffalo wing sauce (Frank's) with a bit of melted butter (which you could probably skip, it's just less soggy that way - it's going to get somewhat soggy either way, of course, just a little less with the butter :wink: ) - maybe 3 parts wing sauce to 1 part butter. Drizzle that over air popped corn with a fork (not TOO much, again, the soggy) and finish with a sprinkle of celery salt.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,641 Member
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    it's a sodium bomb, but you can air pop it, spray some cooking oil on it and then drizzle this (or another flavor) on it...

    popcornSeasoning.jpg
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
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    I actually like air popped by itself, but I've seen other people recommend nutritional yeast. However, I've never had it.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
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    http://www.kernelseasons.com/shop/6-popcorn-seasonings
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,065 Member
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    Just salt or I use those popcorn seasonings you can buy in the popcorn aisle.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    I pop mine in coconut oil...it's delicious. I don't need anything else besides a little salt to make movie night at home awesome.
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
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    it's a sodium bomb, but you can air pop it, spray some cooking oil on it and then drizzle this (or another flavor) on it...

    popcornSeasoning.jpg

    I LOVE the nacho cheese one!
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
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    I take a nasty bag of 100 cal popcorn, spray on some butter flavored cooking spray, and add buttery seasoning salt. Like someone else said... sodium bomb.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,520 Member
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    Air pop and add Old Bay. If you aren't familiar with Old Bay, it's the best stuff on the planet.
  • loriklein
    loriklein Posts: 1
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    Try a Penzey's blend- southwest seasoning would be great if you like it spicy. Don't skimp too much on the fat though:)
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,198 Member
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    it's a sodium bomb, but you can air pop it, spray some cooking oil on it and then drizzle this (or another flavor) on it...

    popcornSeasoning.jpg

    This stuff is scrumdiddlyumptious

    And popcorn with no butter is an abomination
  • LadyPacis
    LadyPacis Posts: 12 Member
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    I pop mine in coconut oil...it's delicious. I don't need anything else besides a little salt to make movie night at home awesome.

    I second this! The coconut oil makes it really flavorful, no need for the extra butter.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,641 Member
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    while there's no health problems in eating butter and coconut oil, subbing one for the other is not really getting you anywhere calorically speaking...
  • FitnFeistyLyness
    FitnFeistyLyness Posts: 757 Member
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    nutritional yeast gives it a nutty cheesy flavor. love the stuff.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/10/how-to-make-pepperoni-into-powder-for-popcorn.html
  • Aknw1
    Aknw1 Posts: 2
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    Douse popcorn in hotsauce!!! It's amazing:wink:
  • Sandia_Sweetie
    Sandia_Sweetie Posts: 85 Member
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    Mrs. Dash Extra Spicy, yum!
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
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    Drizzle with a little melted dark chocolate and some sea salt. Salty sweet and yummy!

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