Popcorn Calculations

MrsTracyCurtis
MrsTracyCurtis Posts: 1 Member
edited November 25 in Food and Nutrition
I have been miscalculating my popcorn calories for years. Turns out the whole bag of Kirkland Signature Popcorn is approximately 480 calories, as one serving size is approximately 5.5 cups (popped), 1 cup is 35 calories (popped), and there are 2.5 servings per bag. 5.5x35=192.5, 192.5x2.5=481.2. One bag is nearly my dinner intake!!! So long deliciousness!!!

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  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    I've always hated how popcorn calories are given. It's so hard to figure out a serving amount and calories, and they're all different!

    At least you might see some extra weight loss from cutting back on it!?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Pop Secret 94% Fat-Free Snack Size ......120 calories for the whole bag.

    Another option is a microwave popper. Add a bit of oil (or butter flavored oil)....pop, then add topping as desired. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/50-flavored-popcorn-recipes
  • lois1231
    lois1231 Posts: 330 Member
    I buy smart food variety packs of popcorn. Much simpler to calculate and individual servings.
  • CMNVA
    CMNVA Posts: 733 Member
    I eat Skinny Pop all the time (already popped). I found the best thing to do is to weigh it. Otherwise I eat too much or misjudge what I'm eating.
  • holytricoli
    holytricoli Posts: 36 Member
    I like to portion those types of things out as soon as I open the bag or else it's a free for all (or just a free for me :wink:)
  • dlhatch67
    dlhatch67 Posts: 32 Member
    CMNVA wrote: »
    I eat Skinny Pop all the time (already popped). I found the best thing to do is to weigh it. Otherwise I eat too much or misjudge what I'm eating.

    Skinnypop is great. I measure out 4 cups which is still low cal and gets you weaned off all those flavoured varieties (Smart Food). Just watch out for any unpopped kernals. Seriously, I broke a tooth last week.
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    I just bought the Limited Edition Pop Secret Popfetti popcorn & I'm confused on how to figure it out? It says that it's 150 grams for 2 TBSP unpopped & makes about 3 cups popped for 40 calories per cup.

    On the front it says it's 3 OZ (85 grams). To get the correct scale weight do I weigh the popcorn after it's done popping to figure out the calories?
  • smolmaus
    smolmaus Posts: 442 Member
    I looked up the nutritional info and its saying the serving size is 25g unpopped (2 tbsp) and that is 130kcal. That's 520kcal/100g.

    So per bag (3.5 servings) that's 25g*3.5= 87.5g so 455kcal/ bag. You can then weigh the popped corn out of the bag and portion out however much you want. If you eat 1/2 the bag that's 455/2=228kcal.

    On my bag of plain kernels it says that 50g of unpopped makes about 45g of popped if it's easier to estimate from the popped weight. Weight of popped corn*1.11 = the unpopped weight, approximately, then multiply by the /100g kcal value.

    I do like maths but tbh if I make microwave popcorn I'm eating the whole bag which makes things significantly simpler. Or guess what looks like half the bag and take the possible inaccuracy for an easier life.
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