* with a tiny amount of butter and/or olive oil, minimal salt. Air-popped or in small amount of olive oil.
1. Tastes great. Especially if you get the kernels from an online specialty store. Those have a much "cornier" taste and are crispier than regular store bought.
2. Very filling. On the Satiety (fullness) Index it's near the top of the list, 50% more filling than the equivalent amount in calories of white bread, 100% higher filling than potato chips, peanuts, candy bars, cake. Stretch out one large bowl (about 3 unpopped tablespoons) for all snacks during the day. You won't even be hungry for regular meals, so you can eat smaller regular meals.
3. Awesome source of fiber. 20% RDA per tablespoon unpopped. Helps cleanse and rid your intestines of other crappy stuff you ate.
4. Low calories considering how much you can eat and how filling it is.
5. Dirt cheap price for regular store-bought and reasonable price for specialty.
6. No sat. fat and miniscule other fats, unless you use butter/oil but even then it is low if you use only a small amount. Alternative is other seasonings like yeast, cinnamon or artificial butter (if you don't mind that).
7. Sugar-free.
8. No artificial ingredients.
9. Good to satisfy carb/energy needs (most of my other meals are protein-heavy so I need the carbs for energy throughout the day)
10. It's a whole grain. Studies have shown that whole grains are believed to significantly reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes and various cancers.
11. GI glycemic index is avg, GL (glycemic load) index is low. Although popcorn is high carb it is much lower glycemic than many other high carb items such as potatoes, bread, rice, baked beans, crackers.
I FREAKIN love the popcorn.
Any popcorn lovers in the house or am I gonna get bashed?
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10-04-2006, 10:27 PM #1
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Popcorn is the Best Snack Ever!!!
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Yeah...I usually eat 5 to 10 cups a day. (2 to 4tbsp unpopped) I've got a hot air popper that works great. My bags of popcorn say that in 2tbsp, which yields about 5 cups popped, you get 100 calories with 6g of fiber. It is rather filling to me, and a good source of natural fiber. I use it as a snack to hold me over between breakfast and lunch.
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http://www.bbncsnacks.com
THIS IS THE BEST POPCORN EVER!Last edited by jaim91; 10-05-2006 at 08:57 AM.
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Originally Posted by jaim91
http://www.crownjewelgourmet.com/popcorn_line.html
I like the Purple Amethyst and Red Ruby.
They have 14 varieties: Princess Amber, Baby Pearl, Baby Black Pearl, Purple Amethyst, Red Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Topaz, White Diamond, Fiery Garnet, Baby Blue Sapphire, Pink Diamond, Baby Yellow Topaz, Striped Coral. Southwest Gold
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10-05-2006, 08:18 PM #11
yea i had 6 cups of popcorn tonight and thats only like 180 calories! i dont know about filling though... i did have the munchies and im never full when i got the munchies, but it just looks so little before popping i cant imagine it filling you up much
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For those of you who really enjoy gourmet popcorn, check out popcornopolis. Probably my favorite popcorn I have ever had... NOT healthy though because of all the sugar and other crap they put on it but oh lord does it taste good
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