Microwave Popcorn

Orient_Charm

Microwave Popcorn, Butter 94% Fat Free

Is it good to eat every day ????
Calories wise it OK ( 5 CUP = 100 calories ), I eat it every day and feel no Hunger after that........
Any idea ?? Is it good or bad ??? is that amount of calories correct ?

Thank you ...

SideSteel

If you enjoy it, it fits into your daily cals and macros, and if you're not consuming ridiculous amounts of it as to push other nutrient rich carbs out of your diet, then it's fine.

It's not exactly a nutrient rich choice mind you, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying it as long as you're getting your nutrients elsewhere.

oregonzoo

What sidesteel said.
But I'll add. I used to be a microwave popcorn junky too. I like my air popped popcorn much better!

SideSteel

What sidesteel said.
But I'll add. I used to be a microwave popcorn junky too. I like my air popped popcorn much better!

I've been using my air popper a lot lately too. Love it.

kgb6days

I love popcorn and eat it a lot. It is low in calories (compared to most snack foods), takes a long time to eat and fills that need to snack on crunchy things. Just watch the butter and salt!

IsMollyReallyHungry

Popcorn is a healthy snack and because high in fiber keeps you satisfied too.

Orient_Charm

Thank you all, Your replies are very appreciated.......looking for more replaies......

99clmsntgr

I love microwave popcorn. An easy, relatively low calorie snack. If you're worried about the abundance of chemicals (if those don't kill ya, something else will, is my philosophy), you can try this:

http://www.squawkfox.com/2010/07/27/popcorn-recipe-gourmet-popcorn/

It's directions for making microwave popcorn in a brown paperback with popping corn and a little oil and has ideas for flavorings. I have yet to actually try it myself, so buyer beware. If you do try it, drop me a line, let me know how it works out.

Lyssa62

wonder where the people who say the microwave popcorn will cause cancer are. Remember when that was on the news..something about when the bag heats up and puts that toxin in your air. Well regardless I have a 100 calorie bag EVERY night. I love it!

SadieToughLady

I try not to eat preservatives and chemicals and microwave popcorn has all of that. Especially the one I like to get, which is the Oville Redenbacher's 100 calories bags 94% fat free butter popcorn. I even bought an air popper to go the all natural route and it just doesn't taste as good and isn't as convient. I usually eat this popcorn as a treat and not every day. I'm pretty sure the calories are correct. I wouldn't say it is bad, but not good either. There are better snacks out there and there are worse. Everything in moderation, right?

LilacDreamer

I don't eat microwave popcorn anymore. the idea of potentially getting "popcorn lung" disease from it scares me.

LIswimmer51

YES! I love popcorn, i mean try and switch up your diet so you don't plateau as much but yes, popcorn si a great snack food!

Jolene8992

Orville and his 100 calorie smart pop kettle korn has saved me many of a day from binging on higher calorie foods especially at night. I add it into my daily 1200 calories. And it works. Great source of fiber. And has helped me lose 60 lbs. Great snack option!

SadieToughLady

wonder where the people who say the microwave popcorn will cause cancer are. Remember when that was on the news..something about when the bag heats up and puts that toxin in your air. Well regardless I have a 100 calorie bag EVERY night. I love it!

My husband and I were talking about this the other day. I think this guy just won millions of dollars from some microwave popcorn company because he had lung damage from inhaling bags of microwave popcorn a day. He ate a sick amount and would inhale the steam when he opened the bag. Weirdo. . Anyway, he found out the cause of his illness when he heard about workers in the plants coming down with "popcorn lung". Also, the ingredient/chemical that caused this was not listed on the ingredients. I don't think it caused cancer, but did give people "popcorn lung".

anewlife4me8610

Try air popped and then use the seasonings like ranch, cheddar cheese, etc, only adds 12 calories per tblsoon and SOOO much fun..they even have cinnamon and sugar for a sweet treat!

sunnyside1213

Actually, it’s not popcorn, per se, that people should be worried about. It’s the microwave bag in which it cooks that many experts say is the problem.

Popcorn itself is healthy. It’s a whole-grain food, high in fiber and antioxidants and, if not doused in fat, a pretty low-cal snack.

The problem is the chemicals used in the lining of the bag, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

PFOA is also used to make Teflon and other stain- and stick-resistant materials, including pizza boxes. It’s part of a number of compounds that have caused liver, testicular and pancreatic cancer in animals. The chemicals may also be linked to infertility in women, according to a recent study at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Earlier this year, a study found that these chemicals may prevent childhood vaccinations from working properly. Children who had higher concentrations of the chemicals in their blood had a lower level of protection against some childhood diseases for which they had been vaccinated.

Popcorn with artificial flavoring is also a concern. A few years ago, microwave popcorn was slammed for the use of diacetyl in its artificial butter flavor, which caused a rare type of lung disease among workers who inhaled it at microwave popcorn factories.

Most manufacturers have removed diaceytl from their products, but it’s been replaced with other kinds of butter flavoring that some government scientists say are just as bad as the original stuff.

Make your own microwave popcorn. Use a brown paper lunch bag, combine 1⁄4 cup popping corn with 1⁄4 teaspoon salt and fold the top of the bag over a couple of times (some people tape it shut). Microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes, until there are 4 or 5 seconds between pops. Open the bag or container carefully, because steam will have built up. Toss with your seasonings and a drizzle of butter or olive oil or serve as is.

You can add oil to the bag at the beginning if you like, but this will yield a slightly greasy bag (so — you use a bowl). And of course you can top the finished product with melted butter or any spice you want. This enables you to have microwaved popcorn but with your choice of popcorn and oil, and, if you were to make popcorn daily, to save hundreds of dollars a year. At every supermarket in the country, microwave popcorn sells for at least $4 a pound and usually closer to $6. Ordinary popcorn is about $1 a pound, or less; good organic popcorn is about $2 a pound.

Theresafinallygetsitright

I love microwave popcorn. An easy, relatively low calorie snack. If you're worried about the abundance of chemicals (if those don't kill ya, something else will, is my philosophy), you can try this:

http://www.squawkfox.com/2010/07/27/popcorn-recipe-gourmet-popcorn/

It's directions for making microwave popcorn in a brown paperback with popping corn and a little oil and has ideas for flavorings. I have yet to actually try it myself, so buyer beware. If you do try it, drop me a line, let me know how it works out.

We have done this and it works remarkably well . I use the powdered flavorings and crushed red pepper

obeserat

a bag of Microwave popcorn here is about the same as eating a 100g chocolate bar what brand has such low calories ?

Rhia55

My food diary is loaded with microwave popcorn.. it's one of my favorite foods to fill up on.

NextChapter60

I use the paper bag method and use only a drop of oil, hardly 1/8 teaspoon. I stir the oil and kernels in a measuring cup before putting them into the bag (I use a toothpick), so they're all lightly coated. Yes, it makes for an oily bag - which means the bag is soaking up the oil, which a bowl wouldn't do. In my microwave, it only takes 1 1/2 minutes, but probably because of the oil.

amonkey794

for the paper bag trick is adding oil required?

dr2k12

I eat a bag just about every day too and it seems to fit in nicely overall...

Orient_Charm

I love microwave popcorn. An easy, relatively low calorie snack. If you're worried about the abundance of chemicals (if those don't kill ya, something else will, is my philosophy), you can try this:

http://www.squawkfox.com/2010/07/27/popcorn-recipe-gourmet-popcorn/

It's directions for making microwave popcorn in a brown paperback with popping corn and a little oil and has ideas for flavorings. I have yet to actually try it myself, so buyer beware. If you do try it, drop me a line, let me know how it works out.

Thank you for your reply and for the great link......

Orient_Charm

wonder where the people who say the microwave popcorn will cause cancer are. Remember when that was on the news..something about when the bag heats up and puts that toxin in your air. Well regardless I have a 100 calorie bag EVERY night. I love it!

Thank you, I understand now why someone told me (Microwave popcorn is not good).

VelociMama

They are fine. Check the label and make sure that variety has no trans fats. Some brands of microwave popcorn are made with trans fats. Otherwise, you should be just fine.

Orient_Charm

I don't eat microwave popcorn anymore. the idea of potentially getting "popcorn lung" disease from it scares me.

Thank you .....I understand you clrealy.

Orient_Charm

YES! I love popcorn, i mean try and switch up your diet so you don't plateau as much but yes, popcorn si a great snack food!

Thank you for the great advice.....

Orient_Charm

Orville and his 100 calorie smart pop kettle korn has saved me many of a day from binging on higher calorie foods especially at night. I add it into my daily 1200 calories. And it works. Great source of fiber. And has helped me lose 60 lbs. Great snack option!

I can feel you my dear, I feel 5 cups are good amount to feel fill and 100 cals are nothing to be worry about.

AvalonsUnicorn

try this http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/homemade-microwave-popcorn/ it works pretty good! I still get a lot of left over kernels but I think its just cause my microwave is on its last leg. but other wise I was thrilled when I found this! I LOVE popcorn but due to the chemicals even in the "natural" ones I stopped eating it. now I can have it for a yummy snack any time and it really is no hassle cause now i now how much I have per bag also!

Orient_Charm

wonder where the people who say the microwave popcorn will cause cancer are. Remember when that was on the news..something about when the bag heats up and puts that toxin in your air. Well regardless I have a 100 calorie bag EVERY night. I love it!

My husband and I were talking about this the other day. I think this guy just won millions of dollars from some microwave popcorn company because he had lung damage from inhaling bags of microwave popcorn a day. He ate a sick amount and would inhale the steam when he opened the bag. Weirdo. . Anyway, he found out the cause of his illness when he heard about workers in the plants coming down with "popcorn lung". Also, the ingredient/chemical that caused this was not listed on the ingredients. I don't think it caused cancer, but did give people "popcorn lung".

Thank you for your replies.......I can not be sure about the cancer, but I think that a lot of exaggeration about cancer is there.

subcult

Ever since I started using coconut oil instead of regular oil I cant enjoy popcorn any other way. Use too much and it even makes it taste buttered