I recommend the snack to my patients, much to their delight, as whole grains have been found to be cardioprotective.
After touting its benefits all day, I often eat a mini-bag while watching television at night.
I sneak microwave popcorn into movie theaters, lest I be tempted by its higher-fat form. (But who are we kidding? I've been known to grab handfuls from my friends' buckets beside me.)
I sprinkle on cinnamon sugar when i'm craving something sweet.
I sprinkle on nutrtional yeast when i'm craving something savory.
I dip it in Sriracha sauce or cover it in cayenne powder.
I'm inspired to try this...
CHOCOLATE POPCORN TRAIL MIX
Recipe courtesy of: Kraft
Serves eight
2 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
2 cups popped reduced-sodium reduced-fat microwave popcorn
2 cups spoon-size shredded wheat cereal
1 cup dried cranberries
Melt chocolate, either in double boiler or in large microwaveable bowl on high for 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted.
Add popcorn and cereal; toss to evenly coat.
Spread into single layer on large sheet of wax paper; cool. Toss with cranberries before serving.
4 comments:
yum- p.corn is one of my top seventeen favorite foods! yay for representin. and i love your foodie blog- keep it coming! (this is sara a.)
i'd love to know what the other sixteen foods are, sara! :)
(...and thank you for the sweet compliment. it's a work-in-progress.)
I love popcorn too! I love it freshly popped in a pan on the stove, just lightly salted. But I've been forced to eat microwave popcorn in recent times as I tend to burn the popcorn when I attempt to pop it on the stove. :-/
I'm right there with you on the microwaved stuff, TFP. Unfortunately, when it comes to popcorn, convenience is winning out over taste lately...
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