Can you have popcorn if you're on a diet?
2006-09-15 05:44:51 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I'm not talking about buttered popcorn...just the air-popped and salted stuff.
2006-09-15 05:48:54 · update #1
Depends where you get-
One medium size container of movie popcorn, with butter, contains 900 calories and 60 grams of fat! Yes, it will make you fat.
But 1 serving of Orvill Reddanbacher Light microwave popcorn has only 2 grams fat and 120 calories. No, it will not make you fat.
2006-09-15 05:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by psioni 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not if you go easy on it. Air popped popcorn has about 30 calories for 1 cup. Microwave popcorn has about 35 for 1 cup. Buttered is double that. BUT, how many cups do you eat at 1 sitting? That's the problem with me.
2006-09-15 05:55:27 · answer #2 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By itself it is healthy. It is the oil that you pop it in, and the butter you coat it with that will get you. Also, to be picky, should not put too much salt on it. One of the healthiest ways to make it is to use an air popper. You use some lo-fat butter spray on it, which also helps the salt to stick to it. Granted, this does not taste as good as the mega vat of buttered corn at the theatre, but it won't plug your arteries either!
2006-09-15 07:00:09 · answer #3 · answered by Mike R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can have popcorn on a diet, but you must, absolutely must control the portion and frequency. Even, unbuttered, unsalted, air popped, cardboard flavored popcorn can make you gain weight if you eat too much. Either that or give you tummy cramps and diarrhea, and neither option is a very desirable state of affairs.
2006-09-15 06:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by MornGloryHM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-14 13:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything can make you fat if you eat too much of it. Just eating a serving of air popped or microwaved (not in those bags with all the oils) popcorn won't make you fat.
2006-09-15 05:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by Melius 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain popcorn, nothing on it at all, is quite a low fat snack. It's the salt/butter/toffee etc that does the damage...
2006-09-15 07:26:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
all depends how much of it you eat.
It's not an especially highly caloric food. But it's also not all that nutritious either.
it's popcorn. The air stuff isn't as caloric as the buttered- but then it's not as satisfying or tasty either.
2006-09-15 06:58:47 · answer #8 · answered by Morey000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a cinema and make popcorn every day, i would not recomend it if your on a diet!
2006-09-15 05:55:51 · answer #9 · answered by ayresygirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it shouldn't do, by one of those pop corn makers that just heats it up then you get the popcorn, you get nice pop without any added fat
2006-09-15 05:50:39 · answer #10 · answered by StAkA 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋