Healthy popcorn snack

Popcorn is a snack made of a variety of corn by the kernels popping when heated. Originating from corn, which is quite healthy and rich in fiber, popcorn has that quality as well. The heating and popping of the kernels does in no way disrupt any nutritional value of the corn. Another thing that’s good about popcorn is that it is very low in sugar and fat, therefore, the level of the calories in it is quite insignificant. As for the salt, there’s no need to worry about it either, since the sodium level is also quite low in popcorn. When taking into consideration all these facts, it is safe to conclude that popcorn is indeed an overall healthy snack.

What makes popcorn unhealthy?

While popcorn itself is indeed far from being considered unhealthy, the thing is that it is rarely eaten in such basic form. People tend to add ingredients like butter and salt, and in very big amounts as well, making it completely unhealthy and everything but nutritious. That’s why any kind of popcorn bought in a supermarket or a similar store will without a doubt have such undesirable content.

How to prepare healthy popcorn?

The only way to make popcorn as healthy as it can be is for people to make it themselves. There is no need to worry, however. The only reason why it is necessary for people to make the popcorn with their own bare hands is to have control over what goes into the popcorn and make sure that there are no high-calorie ingredients in it.

As far as the rest goes, the easiest way to handle the popcorn making is by buying a popcorn machine. These machines are quite cheap nowadays and also very easy to both handle and maintain, and make for an overall useful gadget to have in the kitchen. There is just one thing to pay attention to when buying one of these machines, and that is how exactly the popcorn is being made. If the machine requires oil to make popcorn, then, it is not a very good choice for it will literally double the calories and increase the fat content significantly. The kind of popcorn maker that is best to buy is the one which uses hot air to make popcorn. That way the fat content of the popcorn will be next to nothing.