Microwave Popcorn Makeover

I am always on the look out for healthy snack ideas for me and my family. Popcorn is one of my favorite ‘sittin’ in front of the tv’ snacks in the evening when the kids are in bed and of course on family movie night. I’ve been buying the bagged microwave popcorn for-ever and in recent months I have heard a lot of chatter about the dangers of bag microwave popcorn due to the chemicals. I know you can’t believe everything you read on the internet but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to consume less chemicals, right?

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So in looking for alternatives and not wanting yet another appliance in my kitchen I came across a great product by the folks at Nordic Ware. Check it out HERE.

 

 

This BPA FREE microwave popcorn popper requires no oil! Just pour 1/3 cup of loose popcorn kernels into the bowl. Cover with lid and zap on high for a few minutes. I tried it last night for the first time and I have to say that it’s gonna to be hard to get used to pure popcorn and by ‘pure’ I mean no artificial salty buttery flavour. So to add back some flavour I melted some organic butter (about 1tsp) and drizzled it over my popcorn. VOILA! Problem solved. I’m excited to experiment with spices in my pantry to see what fun things I can come up with and at only 93 calories in 3 cups of ‘pure’ popcorn, I can do a lot of experimenting!

I picked up my Nordic Ware Microwave Popcorn Popper at Wal-Mart for only $11.97 (they keep them in the same isle as the microwave ovens) and I got a 3.6kg container of raw popcorn kernels by Orville Redenbacher’s at Costco.

Happy Snacking!