Popcorn?

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  • Nailrep
    Nailrep Posts: 966 Member
    I eat the 100 calorie bags of pop corn and kettle corn. That way, I stay on track!
  • joanie152
    joanie152 Posts: 159 Member
    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
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    Movie Theatre Popcorn = 1600 calories.
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    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)

    Ummm...Orville Redenbacher's Ultimate Butter popcorn 3.3oz bag has 3 servings in each bag, and each serving is 160 calories. So each bag of popcorn is 480 calories! Not to burst anyone's bubble or anything, but that's a LOT more than 70 calories. I know there's a lot of confusion about serving sizes of microwave popcorn, but each full-size bag contains multiple servings. Read your labels carefully :)
  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 223 Member
    We top with brags amino acids (I keep it in a spray bottle so a few squirts does the trick) and brewers or nutritional yeast. We use about 1 tsp of yeast per cup of pop corn and it's loaded with minerals, has a bit of protein, but relatively low-ish on the carb scale. Tastes buttery, almost cheesy. YUM
    I love nutritional yeast on my popcorn but have never tried Bragg Liquid Aminos with it. Thanks for the idea!
  • nagrom11
    nagrom11 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm a big fan of air popped with spray butter, bit of salt, and a decent amount of Sriracha Hot Sauce drizzled on top. It's pretty spicy, but definitely delicious. Not many calories in it, either....

    I'll have to try that Old Bay trick, though - sounds pretty good, too!
  • JellyButter
    JellyButter Posts: 160 Member
    I love popcorn, but pieces get stuck in my gum and hurts
  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 223 Member
    I'm a big fan of air popped with spray butter, bit of salt, and a decent amount of Sriracha Hot Sauce drizzled on top. It's pretty spicy, but definitely delicious. Not many calories in it, either....
    My husband is addicted to Sriracha sauce. I'll have to tell him about this.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    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 put the kernels in by themselves, no oil or seasonings, just dry, and fold the top of the bag down twice. I add the coconut oil after I dump it in the bowl - this time of year the weather here is hot enough that the oil is already melted. :tongue:
    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?
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    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

    Movie Theatre Popcorn = 1600 calories.
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    Your point?
  • myraknits
    myraknits Posts: 81 Member
    love this idea!!
    We top with brags amino acids (I keep it in a spray bottle so a few squirts does the trick) and brewers or nutritional yeast. We use about 1 tsp of yeast per cup of pop corn and it's loaded with minerals, has a bit of protein, but relatively low-ish on the carb scale. Tastes buttery, almost cheesy. YUM
    I love nutritional yeast on my popcorn but have never tried Bragg Liquid Aminos with it. Thanks for the idea!

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