Popcorn?

I eat it all the time! I pop kernels in a brown paper bag in the microwave & add my own seasoning. Way cheaper than the store bought microwave stuff and much healthier. I use 1/4c of kernels (serving size on the bag) on the micro's popcorn setting - works great. You can of course use less popcorn & adjust the time - same as the store bought stuff, stay by the microwave & stop it when there's a second or two between pops.

My usual topping is some coconut oil and a little salt - the coconut gives it a little sweetness and it's a healthier fat that good ol' butter! You could also add hot sauce, parmesan, herbs - whatever!

I eat it almost every evening. Pop it, then use spray butter so I keep the calories down. Very filling, and it has helped keep me from eating junk. Seems to be working really well...

I tried the brown bag method, and it didn't work too well for me. I ended up burning the popcorn a lot.

I make it in a huge soup pot on the stove. I melt a little coconut oil in the pot (has a high heat tolerance) and then add my kernels (about 1/4 to 1/3 cup). Once they start popping, I add about a tsp of brown sugar and a good shake of cinnamon; make sure you keep stirring or it will burn, but keep the lid mostly on the pot. Then when it's all done, I add a tiny sprinkle ground sea salt (to get the sweet and salty).

It's super yummy!

I eat popcorn sprinkled with garlic pepper - YUMMY

I eat it all the time! I pop kernels in a brown paper bag in the microwave & add my own seasoning. Way cheaper than the store bought microwave stuff and much healthier. I use 1/4c of kernels (serving size on the bag) on the micro's popcorn setting - works great. You can of course use less popcorn & adjust the time - same as the store bought stuff, stay by the microwave & stop it when there's a second or two between pops.

My usual topping is some coconut oil and a little salt - the coconut gives it a little sweetness and it's a healthier fat that good ol' butter! You could also add hot sauce, parmesan, herbs - whatever!

This.

I actually bought a popcorn popper because I didn't want all the chemicals in the microwave popcorn stuff. You can make kettle corn using different sweeteners. I also make one when I want something sweet with a little butter spray and cinnamon and sugar mix. then the regular stuff when i want salt etc... works well

I eat it all the time! I pop kernels in a brown paper bag in the microwave & add my own seasoning. Way cheaper than the store bought microwave stuff and much healthier. I use 1/4c of kernels (serving size on the bag) on the micro's popcorn setting - works great. You can of course use less popcorn & adjust the time - same as the store bought stuff, stay by the microwave & stop it when there's a second or two between pops.

My usual topping is some coconut oil and a little salt - the coconut gives it a little sweetness and it's a healthier fat that good ol' butter! You could also add hot sauce, parmesan, herbs - whatever!

Hey..everything you said is something new to me. I like the idea. How do you put the kernels and coconut oil inside the brown paper? I mean how do you seal them? And do you use a special brown paper made for popcorn or anything?

Just fold it over once or twice and just use the cheap lunchbags from Walmart/Dollar Store with a flat bottom (most do).

I have an air popper (best $25 investment ever!). I spray it with a bit of oil or I can't believe it's not butter and then I flavor with these.



I -love- popcorn.

Love it.

Though if you aren't shooting for straight up clean eating, get some Orville Reddenbachers Ultimate Butter. The entire popped bag has just under 70 calories and it's amazing.

DON'T fall for those 100 calorie packs! They are lies! They are these tiny little bags that you pay premium price for! Like I said, you can eat full bags of popcorn for 70-90 calories (the Movie Theater Butter is also very good for this)

I bought an air popper, and I love having air popped popcorn with different seasonings. One thing I really like is Old Bay seasoning, which is usually used for seafood. It's salty but it also has a little bite to it. Sometimes I use it alone, other times, I'll melt a little Smart Balance spread and pour it over the popcorn. Mmmmm!

HUGE pop-corn / old bay addict! Even my little girls like it. They call it Daddy's spicy popcorn. No butter or anything else, just popcorn and old bay. Practice Baytriotism.

-Stay Happy

i love air popped-great snack-in a pinch i also love Skinny Pop-for a prebagged popcorn (in chip aisle) it is pretty overall not that bad for you, and it tastes DELICIOUS!

If you like kettle corn - I have an idea for you.

Pop the popcorn however you want. I personally like either the air popper (super low in calories but goes stale fast) or on the stove top in a heavy pan (just a few more calories, stays fresher longer).

I then fill an oil sprayer with sugar free torani salted caramel syrup. Pump that sucker up and spray the popcorn. Low cal kettle corn.

Oil sprayers are sold on amazon or at kitchen stores. I also do this same thing with vinegar (got the salt/vinegar popcorn idea from another member on MFP - thanks!). Torani has a ton of other flavors (I'm dying to try the sugar free lime with salt on popcorn - yum!) You can also use butter flavored cooking spray for butter flavor.

I loooveeeee popcorn. So sad it's not in my diet anymore. My trainer says corn is one of the vegetables to avoid if possible.. because of the high sugar / carb content. :sad:

Fire your trainer - he can't tell the difference between a vegetable and a grain

I loooveeeee popcorn. So sad it's not in my diet anymore. My trainer says corn is one of the vegetables to avoid if possible.. because of the high sugar / carb content. :sad:

Do some more research on your own about this. My chiropractor believes corn to be evil but others will tell you popcorn is a whole grain high fiber wonderful treat.

Do not eliminate anything because one person said so...figure it out with a little research of your own. It probably won't be hard to find evidence to support that one person, trick is, how easy is it to find equally good arguments that oppose that one person?

As far as popcorn is concerned...YUMMMMMMM I love it with butter and salt but I have also sprinkled garlic salt and spritzed with spray olive oil

I'm on a low carb plan right now so lots of things that are perfectly healthy are off limits I do enjoy my 'treat' meals now and again though, they just have to be timed right.

The BEST popcorn IMO? Movie theater. Large Bag. Real butter. White cheddar topping. I have to do this once in awhile otherwise life just isn't worth living LMAO

Nightly popcorn eater here! I love Vic's Lite. MUCH better than air-popped for not a whole lot more cals. and then when I really want to indulge...Whole Foods Herb is aMAZing!!!
The popcorn I've used in the air popper is so flat in comparison. I've used Orville R and Jiffy. Are there any kernels that puff up huge and taste great?? Do they get bigger in the microwave vs the hot air popper? The just sem so puny compared to the commercial kernels.

Not got an air popper, and I have yet to find where to get those brown paper bags in the UK to microwave pop my own, so I just go with microwave ones for now, with the least ingredients. I have some 85g bags for about 330 calories a bag. I am not a big popcorn eater, and try to avoid eating too much grain product but it is nice once in a while and better probably than munching a load of ice cream or cookies.