Popcorn

freespirit427
freespirit427 Posts: 65 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Does anybody else have this addiction too?

Popcorn, all types, flavors, brands. I’m addicted. Yes it’s a light snack but when you can’t help but polish off the bag...

How do you cope with that one food you can’t help but feel obsessive about?
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  • cdudley628
    cdudley628 Posts: 547 Member
    I also eat popcorn everyday. I weigh it out and then put the bag away. I typically eat 100-200 calories of popcorn at a time.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Popcorn is so low in calories though. Just pop enough and then you won’t have a bag to polish off. I always just buy bags of popcorn kernels and pop them on the stove (so not the microwave bags)
  • KcRavassa
    KcRavassa Posts: 45 Member
    I don't keep food I can't control myself on in the house. Nutella is one of my weaknesses. I may have... polished off a whole jar in the past. Also, unrelated, but... cute sun conure in your profile pic!!! :)
  • jbrooks3645
    jbrooks3645 Posts: 76 Member
    Little Debbie swiss rolls! I love them my daughter picked them for her school snack this week and I've been so tempted lol
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,204 Member
    I just throw some plain popcorn kernels in a small covered glass casserole dish, microwave until the popping stops, then season as needed. Cheap, and no fancy accessories required.

    As far as obsessive foods, I don't buy them often, and on the rare occasion I do, I work on figuring out how to moderate them. Strategies like preportioning, pre-logging, savoring, single-serve packs are some possible things to try.

    Just gonna leave this here:

    http://naturalchow.com/2014/03/healthy-dorito-flavored-popcorn/
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Popcorn has become a great substitute for me in place of chips. I find popcorn much more filling and satisfying. Chips on the other hand I can blow through a bag and still have an appetite.

    We just got an air popper, so curious on trying that out and reliving the 70s.
  • Courtscan2
    Courtscan2 Posts: 499 Member
    Popcorn is my weakness as well - any given Saturday night you'll find popcorn and more wine than is strictly necessary for health in my diary! Hubby and I used to each have our own bag, and more than once a week - now we share one once a week, which seems to be working for us.
  • ManBehindTheMask
    ManBehindTheMask Posts: 615 Member
    I always just want to eat all the popcorn!

    @tamlou89
  • Jadub729
    Jadub729 Posts: 135 Member
    Popcorn is very low in calories so I dont even mind if I do eat a lot of it, they do make snack size bags of popcorn too
  • happytree923
    happytree923 Posts: 463 Member
    I am the same way with popcorn! I still keep it around because I'm like that with most salty snacks and popcorn does the least damage. I buy a big bag from Costco and immediately divide the bag up into single servings using ziploc bags. If I'm not having to reach into the big bag it's less tempting to eat more.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    I have popcorn a few times a week. If you do it on the stovetop it's not too bad. Now the butter and sugar and cajun seasoning I add p r o b a b l y isn't necessary.

    So good though.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    OH! and, @freespirit427 - you have a Jenday! Great birds. My pro-tip? Watch your bird dogs around him. :neutral:
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    I don't know if I would call it an addiction but jerky just makes me hungrier for more... like REALLY hungry for more. I don't keep it in the house. I don't miss it and I don't crave it though unless I have just eaten some.

    I'm surprised by this,I eat jerky during my work shift to keep the hunger away and it does a great job of keeping me full with just a few pieces,I'll admit tho I do love it >:)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I can't trust myself with the big bags of pre-popped corn either. I make my own or I use snack sized microwave popcorn.

    When I pop my own I have to wash out the popping bowl; that tells me I'm done. Making my own is yummy because I can use different flavorings-Kernels Seasonings. Snack sized microwave bags are pre-portioned so that helps.
  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
    I just buy the Smart Pop 100 calorie kettle corn. That way I don't feel bad about eating it all and it's satisfying. Tortilla chips and salsa con queso is something I could easily eat mindlessly. It's not really worth the calories so I just don't buy it.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I have issues with many types of food. Result is I seldom eat them. :/
  • frankiesgirlie
    frankiesgirlie Posts: 669 Member
    I just buy the 100 calorie snack size microwave bags.i literally eat popcorn every night. I’m a snacker, and they are a life saver for me at night when I feel like munching. I can even have a second bag on occasion and stay well within my calorie goal.
  • sauronseye
    sauronseye Posts: 40 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    I have popcorn a few times a week. If you do it on the stovetop it's not too bad. Now the butter and sugar and cajun seasoning I add p r o b a b l y isn't necessary.

    So good though.

    120 grams of stovetop made popcorn have 600 calories. :D I was shocked too and checked multiple sources, it is true. :( I don't have a machine so can't air-pop them, this is my only alternative.
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    Honestly, as long as you stay away from too much butter/oil, you could do much worse than to choose popcorn as a snack. It's great calorie-wise and so tasty!
  • PWRLFTR1
    PWRLFTR1 Posts: 324 Member
    sauronseye wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    I have popcorn a few times a week. If you do it on the stovetop it's not too bad. Now the butter and sugar and cajun seasoning I add p r o b a b l y isn't necessary.

    So good though.

    120 grams of stovetop made popcorn have 600 calories. :D I was shocked too and checked multiple sources, it is true. :( I don't have a machine so can't air-pop them, this is my only alternative.

    I use a tbsp of coconut oil and 1/4 cup of popcorn, its around 300 calories.
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
    i try to stay away! i can eat a serving for 15 people at one time! LOL
  • Sunshine_And_Sand
    Sunshine_And_Sand Posts: 1,320 Member
    I love popcorn as well. Mostly just plain butter and salt popcorn though. Never really liked other flavors.
    Pop secret makes a 100 calorie mini bag that is just the right size, and you can eat the whole bag.
  • New_Heavens_Earth
    New_Heavens_Earth Posts: 610 Member
    I cannot control it at home in any amount, so now its one of my special occasion foods. I usually eat a whole child size bucket by myself on movie night, which is usually every other month or so, and I prelog it.
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    love love love popcorn
  • RjMaan
    RjMaan Posts: 31 Member
    Popcorn are very delicious but i don't think they results in weight gain.
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    YUP! Popcorn is my fave! But I try to pop it on the stove/old school with some avocado oil and/or a smidge of coconut oil :-) Once in awhile i buy some fancy stuff in a bag, but prefer it fresh.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    whitpauly wrote: »
    I'm surprised by this,I eat jerky during my work shift to keep the hunger away and it does a great job of keeping me full with just a few pieces,I'll admit tho I do love it >:)

    It surprises me too and I don't have a good explanation for it. It has to be some weird mental thing like my brain wants a steak and when it sees a beef tidbit it screams "give me the rest!"

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