By now, most of us have even heard that popcorn should be off-limits if you commonly prepare it in the microwave. This unfortunate malady can also be lain at the doorstep of the food processing/packaging industry. It seems the interior lining of those popcorn bags are also full of chemical additives which do leach into your popcorn. So if you happen to be a great fan of popcorn, it's either find a new way to cook it - safer, that is - or just do without!
Now, that second choice my husband doesn't even consider it to be an option. He just absolutely L-O-V-E-S popcorn. So, since we sold the air-popper at a yard sale a few years ago (he always used the microwave), we now found a safer alternative for the microwave.
Brown Lunch Bag Popcorn
Remember those old brown lunch bags many of us used to carry to school or work everyday?
If you're one of us older generational individuals, after the lunch box craze came (and went), the brown paper lunch bags came onto the scene next. It seems, they are still around to some degree, usually in your grocery store in the aisle with the aluminum foil, plastic wraps, trash bags etc.. Well that little brown paper bag makes excellent popcorn.
Recipe For Success
Place 3 tablespoons of popping corn into a paper bag and fold the top over twice. Place this bag into your microwave, standing upright, and microwave about one and a half to two and a half minutes on high (if you have the popcorn setting, use that).
The first few times you prepare it (or if you buy a new brand), listen very carefully because every microwave is different. Your popping time is going to vary depending on your unit itself. Listen very closely and when you only hear one or two pops about one second apart, your bag is ready. Remove it from the oven, open carefully because it will be very hot! Season to your taste.
Retaining The Healthy Version For The Diabetic
Now the first thing on everyone's mind, is where's the butter? But the saturated fats in a stick of butter is one big health mistake for anyone, not just the diabetic. Those artificial butter flavorings are no substitute either because many are not allergen or diabetic friendly. So just what can you put on fresh-popped popcorn which tastes great and doesn't wreck the waistline (or the heart clogging arteries)?
Now, that second choice my husband doesn't even consider it to be an option. He just absolutely L-O-V-E-S popcorn. So, since we sold the air-popper at a yard sale a few years ago (he always used the microwave), we now found a safer alternative for the microwave.
Brown Lunch Bag Popcorn
Remember those old brown lunch bags many of us used to carry to school or work everyday?
If you're one of us older generational individuals, after the lunch box craze came (and went), the brown paper lunch bags came onto the scene next. It seems, they are still around to some degree, usually in your grocery store in the aisle with the aluminum foil, plastic wraps, trash bags etc.. Well that little brown paper bag makes excellent popcorn.
Recipe For Success
Place 3 tablespoons of popping corn into a paper bag and fold the top over twice. Place this bag into your microwave, standing upright, and microwave about one and a half to two and a half minutes on high (if you have the popcorn setting, use that).
The first few times you prepare it (or if you buy a new brand), listen very carefully because every microwave is different. Your popping time is going to vary depending on your unit itself. Listen very closely and when you only hear one or two pops about one second apart, your bag is ready. Remove it from the oven, open carefully because it will be very hot! Season to your taste.
Retaining The Healthy Version For The Diabetic
Now the first thing on everyone's mind, is where's the butter? But the saturated fats in a stick of butter is one big health mistake for anyone, not just the diabetic. Those artificial butter flavorings are no substitute either because many are not allergen or diabetic friendly. So just what can you put on fresh-popped popcorn which tastes great and doesn't wreck the waistline (or the heart clogging arteries)?
- use a bottle of extra virgin olive oil and spray lightly then add some garlic powder or onion powder
- make a tex-mex version by sprinkling with chili powder or cayenne pepper
- a fine sprinkling of all-natural Himalayan or Celtic sea salt gives you a boost of important salts plus all the necessary minerals our body needs for efficient operation
- like an Italian version? Give it a sprinkling of oregano, basil and garlic.
- for the dessert variety, mix in a few raw nuts (cashews, almonds, or walnuts) and seeds (pumpkin, sunflower or sesame) then melt a small amount of 70% (or greater) dark chocolate and drizzle the popcorn and nuts/seeds with your glaze. Be a little more careful with your serving size here because you did add a measurable amount of extra calories with the chocolate.
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