Popcorn?

nopainnogainmama
nopainnogainmama Posts: 4 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is there any harm in popping kernals for a snack? 🤷

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,321 Member
    If you like popcorn, and it fits in your nutritional and calorie goals, it's perfect. Keep in mind, for most of us, what we put on the popcorn can be more calorie-laden than the popcorn itself! But even that's fine, as long as it fits in our goals. Enjoy! :)
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    i have popcorn several times per week.

    60g + 7g peanut oil in a stove top popper. About 300 calories. Wouldn't change it.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    No I can have a bag of lightly buttered popcorn for 130 calories!!!!!!

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  • HilTri
    HilTri Posts: 378 Member
    I just learned this...place 2 TBS popcorn kernels in a brown lunch bag. Fold bag over once and place in microwave for 2-3 min or until it stops popping. I season it with popcorn salt and maybe a squirt of “I can’t believe it’s not butter “ spray!
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,970 Member
    I don't need to use oil if I pop in a stone coated non stick pan. I'm sure a ceramic coated pan would work too. If you don't want any added fat calories a light sprinkle of soy, tabasco or SE Asian fish sauce works and you use so little that the popcorn doesn't get soggy. Once moistened, other low calorie flavourings such as nutritional yeast, ranch dressing powder, chicken stock powder, dashi powder, or furikake will stick.
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    Powdered popcorn salt is a must. Especially when using little or no oil. Regular salt does not stick to microwave and popcorn cooked without oil.
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    Popcorn is awesome! You get a lot of snack for a modest amount of calories!
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Popcorn is good for you, it’s the oil used to pop it in, and the butter used to top it that adds calories. You can use an air popper or pop it in the microwave with no oil. The commercial ready to pop microwave popcorn has a lot of things added to it. Just buy kernels and pop it yourself. You control what goes in, and on, it. The sky’s the limit for flavoring, anything you like.
  • floofyschmoofer
    floofyschmoofer Posts: 209 Member
    Popcorn is a great snack for volume eaters.

    I like plain popcorn and adding a bit of grated parmesan and garlic powder.
  • Justin_7272
    Justin_7272 Posts: 341 Member
    Many don't realize that popcorn is also a whole grain, so you get those added benefits. Pop away, limit the butter, and enjoy!
  • PennyP312
    PennyP312 Posts: 161 Member
    Love skinny pop.
    28 grams (a lot!) is 150 cals.
    I eat it almost daily.
  • nopainnogainmama
    nopainnogainmama Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you all!
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,093 Member
    Try blue or red popcorn (can buy on Anazon) they have great flavor!
  • Mcwi3681
    Mcwi3681 Posts: 67 Member
    I *need* to eat a bag almost every day for the fiber 😁 I buy Jolly Time Healthy Pop 100s in kettle corn, 110 cals for 5 cups popped! And 4 g of fiber!

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