Is popcorn a healthy snack? “Did you know that popcorn is among the healthiest - and tastiest – snacks around?”, but can it also have downfalls? Does all of the good qualities outweigh the bad? Or is popcorn not a healthy snack?
When you have popcorn, you love to add butter right? But, could that be defeating the object of your healthy snack? If you have a small popcorn (6 cups) it is 370 calories, plus 20 grams of saturated fat (having excess amounts could lead to high cholesteral, and heart disease), but if you add just one tablespoon of butter, it adds an extra 120 calories, that’s 490 calories. “He calls popcorn, ‘a wonderful high-fiber snack,’ but like other experts, he warns that adding too much butter and other oil can quickly ruin
When you have popcorn, you love to add butter right? But, could that be defeating the object of your healthy snack? If you have a small popcorn (6 cups) it is 370 calories, plus 20 grams of saturated fat (having excess amounts could lead to high cholesteral, and heart disease), but if you add just one tablespoon of butter, it adds an extra 120 calories, that’s 490 calories. “He calls popcorn, ‘a wonderful high-fiber snack,’ but like other experts, he warns that adding too much butter and other oil can quickly ruin