POPCORN “Perfect Snack Food”

Before we enter the cinema, we always look for a snack bar to buy a bucket of popcorn. We enjoy eating popcorn while watching movies because of the convenience we can get. In cinemas, popcorn is easy to eat because even the lights are out, we can just pick and eat the popcorn even without looking at it.

Popcorn is achieved when the kernels are popped using a stove top kettle, or an ordinary kitchen pot. There are also made popping machines for commercially use, microwavable popcorns for homes for easier preparations.

Popcorns that are homemade are healthier because the consumer can monitor the amount of salt, butter and calories to their popcorns. Readymade popcorns contain high level of salt and sugar. Readymade popcorn comes with different flavors such as caramel, cheese, taco, barbeque, wasabi, bacon and more different flavors that you want.

Popcorn benefits can compare to the nutrients that we can get from eating vegetables and fruits.

Popcorn also offers a lot of health benefits. 

·         Popcorns contains antioxidants called Ferulic Acid that is responsible for some therapeutic effects against diabetes, cardiovascular and neuro- degenerative disease

·         Popcorn is good source of Antioxidants; it strengthens our immune system, delays ageing, fights against cancer, fight damage cells from free radicals, good for heart conditions and other diseases.

·         Choosing popcorns without the hard husk can prevent damage teeth.

·         The hulls of the popcorn (the one that get stuck to your teeth) contain high polyphenols and fibre.

·         Contains anti inflammatory properties

Popcorn Bad Side:

·         Popcorns topped with butter which contains saturated can be dangerous to people who are suffering from heart disease.

·         Popcorn is one of the unfavorable foods for the teeth because it damages the teeth.

·         Popcorn can cause allergic reaction; people who are allergic to corn can be allergic to popcorns too.

·         Popcorn can cause choking to children who are below 4 years old. Guide your child when they are eating popcorns.

·         Flavorant Diecetyl is also in microwavable popcorns; in some studies they have shown that it is hazardous to our health.

·         People who are body weight conscious should avoid eating popcorn because they can gain weight.

·         Popcorn doesn’t contain vital vitamins and minerals that can be found in vegetables and fruits.

WARNING!

Air popped popcorns contains less calories. Microwave popcorn has the twice calories of the air popped popcorn.  About 43% of microwave popcorn is fat. The hull is the most nutritional part of the popcorn not the fluffy white one.

Choose organic popcorns for a healthier and tasteful popcorns, you can also prevent consuming pesticides.

People should preferred homemade popcorns than the readymade popcorns. Readymade popcorns can be too salty and fatty. The Flavorant Diecetyl can be also removed. Oil, butter and salt diluted the health benefits of popcorn and it is adding fat and doubling its calories.

“There’s nothing wrong in eating popcorn with little oil or a little butter within a balanced diet.”

                     -Shelke

“It is the only snack that contains 100% whole grain”

                         -Joe Vinson