if popcorn is butter flavored, is it still considered a health food?

Question

eating butter flavored popcorn once a day, is that harmful?

Answer 1

There is a lot of fat so just eat in moderation or low fat popcorn.

Answer 2

It depends on what the butter "Flavoring" is composed of. Butter is healthy in smaller amounts as it is just fat. As always, its better to pop your own popcorn and put butter on it than it is to buy the cheap processed stuff at the grocery store. If you are training for athletic events that require sustained energy, or are watching you weight, I would just get the plain stuff if you feel the need to eat popcorn. Otherwise, its just empty calories. There are snacks that are better for you, and will give you more nutrient wise, without so much fat. But as always, moderation... Its up to you... You could always read the nutritional facts on-line. There is a great book, "The Food Counter" that I can't remember the author(s) of for some reason, but it is great for figuring out stuff like this. I'm studying to be a nutritional scientist, we study on a molecular level how each individual cell is affected by what is consumed, and we go over these situations all the time. Processed food is never good for you, but in this day in age, most people eat it. If you're striving to obtain optimum health, I wouldn't eat it too often. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I wouldn't say it's harmful, but it's not health food if it has the usual butter flavoring on it. Normally, the butter flavoring is just flavored oil. I know there are healthier alternatives for various flavoring that are better for you which you can use on plain popcorn to make the popcorn taste buttery or cheesey or whatever. But the microwave popcorns that are sold as "butter flavored" are simply coated with flavored grease.

Answer 4

Most movie butter is really "almond oil" its not butter anything.

Anything in large amounts is harmful, popcorn isnt that bad if cooked with little oil and with little salt, but if your eating a whole bag a day your over eating popcorn.

here is some nutrition facts for (AIR POPPED, no oil) popcorn

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup popped

Amount per serving
Per 1 cup Hot Air Popped
Calories 10
Calories from fat 0
%DV
Total Fat 5g 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 24g 1%
Dietary Fiber 6g 2%
Sugars 0g 0%
Protein 4g <1%
Iron <2%
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie


so you can see that air popped isnt that bad. But compair that to the oil cooked popcorn with

Per 1 cup oil cooked
Calories 55
Calories from fat 27
%DV
Total Fat 3g 5%
Saturated fat 1g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 97mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 0g 0%
Protein 1g
Iron 2%
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie


So if your like many of us americans you will be eating more than 1 cup of popcorn at a time. Thats really not good for you.

Hope it helps.

Answer 5

No it is not a health food if its butter flavored. And its harmless if u eat it once a day. My little brother eats it every day and nothing is wrong with him.

Answer 6

once a day?? buttered popcorn??

that is very harmful to your health. no butter would be considered healthy. go for that.

Answer 7

(my personal thoughts) actully popcorn is still bad for your health.
popcorn doesnt has the real type of butter. the buter is actully a type of flavor. thats why popcorn taste good. Amagine the real
butter on top pf the popcorn.

Answer 8

i would agree, everything in moderation, but don't load on the butter.
there is healthy fat free popcorn you can have! go to a grocery store and find the good stuff. still tastes good, too.

Answer 9

Nope,just add fresh spinach, carrots, onions, hot chili peppers, tomatoes and you have a "healthy vegetarian dip" that will hold the popcorn onto that 6 inch giant nacho cheese doritos.

Answer 10

It's not what you eat, but how much. Everything is good for you, in moderation. And who doesn't love butter flavoured popcorn?