Daily Archives: April 3, 2012

How to Make Microwave Popcorn with a Paper Bag

Britton and I try to eat pretty healthfully. I definitely have a sweet tooth and he has a salty tooth (if there is such a thing), but overall we try to watch what we eat. His family has a propensity toward diabetes, and my family has a history of cancer. My dad, his brother (my uncle) and his dad (my grandfather) all died of cancer at early ages.

So I try to avoid anything that has been linked to cancer -such as tobacco products, processed meats like hot dogs, even colas (the caramel coloring). All of these are known “junk” trash foods, but I recently read a report that said the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in lining of the microwave popcorn bags could cause all sorts of things from infertility to cancer.  I have come to believe that any sort of American food, fast food, convenience food -and their packaging!- is suspect.

Anyhow, I looked into how I could still eat popcorn and just not eat the prepackaged chemical-ridden microwave popcorn anymore. I found that you can very easily do it yourself with just a brown paper bag. Britton didn’t believe me. He said there was a reason they sold microwave popcorn in the little bags or else everyone would just do it themselves. So, we decided to try it out ourselves. We had a little bet between ourselves. Guess who won? 🙂 Check it out!

 

Yep, it worked! Britton was shocked when we first heard the pops. And it tasted great. Just like air-popped popcorn. It didn’t have any of the fake butter flavor. You can add whatever you want to it or just eat it plain. As I mentioned in the video, popcorn is a great food. Just not the convenience microwave bags that are sold. Popcorn is a whole grain full of fiber. It’s a great snack because just a little food poofs up to quite a bit making it seem like you are eating more than you really are.  Me encantan las palomitas!

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