Popcorn, Friend or Foe?

When someone thinks of popcorn, movie theaters and warm butteriness most likely *pops* into their head. However, the problem here is that warm yummy bag of popcorn from the movie theater can range from 400 to 1,200 kcals making it a caloric bomb. The microwave variety found on our grocery stores shelves aren't as terrible but aren't all that great either, they are still full of sodium, saturated fat and weird chemicals. No wonder most have deemed popcorn as a junk food that should be avoided.

However, underneath all those layers of salty, buttery goodness popcorn is actually one of the top snack foods one could pick to fuel there growling stomachs when 3pm rolls around. With roughly only 100 kcals and 3.5 grams of fiber in 3 cups, straight up air-popped popcorn is pretty awesome for you.

But the microwaveable bags you can buy are just so easy and convenient... and tasty...
this is true BUT what if I told you that you can make your own microwave popcorn. Super cheap, super healthy, super easy, and still super tasty.

Behold the paper bag. Just fill this baby up with a 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels, fold it over twice (no need to make it air tight or anything), place it in the microwave for about 2 minutes (depending on the strength of you microwave) and voila you have straight-up fresh popcorn.Then comes the fun
part - toppings! There are many options but I love to melt some peanut butter in the microwave (classic or Peanut Butter & Co's dark chocolate dreams) and drizzle it all over the popcorn with a pinch of salt and a couple dashes of cinnamon. Seriously, it's one of my all-time favorite snacks.
Please try this!! You will be hooked!
Just look at it... MMM.
Popcorn, when made right, is totally your friend.