Popcorn??

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  • knelson422
    knelson422 Posts: 308 Member
    I like the hot air popper - and it does unfortunately take up space. You can get some "I can't believe it's not butter" spray, that you can spray on the popcorn. It is in with the butter at the store. I like to spray that on, and a little salt. We are actually having popcorn right now as we watch "Winter Wipeout".
  • seniorfaye
    seniorfaye Posts: 295 Member
    Pop Weaver has a carmel glazed pop corn that is only 100 calories for a 5 cup bag. It curbs my salt and sweet tooth. I love it.
    Oh, I'm going to have to try that. I love the caramel flavor popcorn. I love sweets!!!
  • jmyers1230
    jmyers1230 Posts: 67 Member
    My dad bought a Whirly Pop while I was still living at home. Once you use a little oil in it a few times and coat the inside, you don't even need to add oil (you just wipe it out after using it, not wash it with soap and water). The tiny bit of oil from the inside of the pan is enough to get seasonings to stick, but less than you would have by popping it on the stove. It tastes a million times better than an air popper.
  • seniorfaye
    seniorfaye Posts: 295 Member
    I just went in and put the unpopped corn and the #;s were good. When I put in for canola oil , it changed drastically.... I just might be looking at a hot air popper!!!
  • masmith06
    masmith06 Posts: 17
    Pop Secret Homestyle is also my all time favorite popcorn. Tired others and always go back. I enjoy a bag on Sundays.
  • liscar
    liscar Posts: 311 Member
    Trader Joe's mini Kettle corn bags....100 calories and it's yummy
  • That_Girl
    That_Girl Posts: 1,324 Member
    Way better to pop it on the stove than use microwave bags. Those are so bad for you.

    I'd say it's a good snack. I have it a couple times a month, popped in oil and lightly salted. Mmmmm!
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    Too funny. I just made myself some! I did it on the stove with less than 1 tsp of olive oil, and I put less than 1 tsp of TACO SEASONING on it, omg, it was DIVINE!

    Total calories? 130 - most likely LESS than, but that's what I put into the database here at mfp.

    Oh and it came to 2 cups popped. Seriously great stuff.
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    We love pan popped corn but since dieting we put a 1/4 c pop corn in a brown paper lunch bag and microwave it for about 2.5 minutes. Its just like air popped but you don't need a special popper. Salt dosnt stick much bt its the lowest calorie popcorn you can get.
  • RobinB1967
    RobinB1967 Posts: 1
    I love Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop 94% fat free. Just discovered Kernel Season's Popcorn Spritzer (0 calories) and Kernel Season's Popcorn Seasoning (2 calories). Yum!! (It would also help flavor the hot air popcorn too.)
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    don't forget to fold over the brown paper bag. heh:blushing:
  • seniorfaye
    seniorfaye Posts: 295 Member
    I went into the site to check on alton brown's recipe. I wish I had read it earlier and tried it tonight. Got to try this out for sure... Thanks for all the info I have gotten on here tonight. I had been wondering for a while about what I should do.
  • loushep
    loushep Posts: 191
    I love popcorn too and have bought a bag to make some myself but i remember my aunt telling me once of an article she read that said popcorn is very high in cholesterol (even plain air popped). I don't know which article she got it from but for anyone needing to watch their cholesterol levels it might be worth looking into.
  • Cytherea
    Cytherea Posts: 515 Member
    It is a very good snack. I used to eat microwave popcorn all the time. I could eat a whole bag of extra butter/movie theatre butter by myself. Joined MFP and started eating the 100 cal homestyle/butter Popsecret ones. Now, I have a Whirley Pop, and I LOVE it.

    I use 1 tsp canola oil, 1 tsp olive oil, and 3 tbsp white popcorn kernels. The only seasoning I use is salt when its done. I never use butter, but it still tastes nice and buttery. One of my all-time favorite snacks. I have it just about once a day. It is about 200 cals and 12 g of fat (because of the oil- and don't be fooled, the kernels themselves are not fat free!). Sure, the 100 cal bags might have a bit less cals, but this is totally unprocessed, tastes way better, and makes way more. And if you want it to be less cals, cut the recipe. Each tbsp of kernels is about 73 cals worth.
  • Serenifly
    Serenifly Posts: 669 Member
    Hubby and i shamlessly share a bag of popcorn a night ... Hey it used to be chocolate!
  • Serenifly
    Serenifly Posts: 669 Member
    Hubby and i shamlessly share a bag of popcorn a night ... Hey it used to be chocolate!
  • seniorfaye
    seniorfaye Posts: 295 Member
    Hubby and I are also sharing popcorn!! It used to be Blue Bell Homemade vanilla ice cream.. I think this is quite an improvement over that....
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