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mem
Citizen
Username: Mem
Post Number: 5668
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:11 pm: | 
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What does it mean when the microwave popcorn package says:
Packaged: 120 calories
Popped: 20 calories
Anyone? |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 11984
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:17 pm: |
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Means you should remove the popcorn from the package before eating, because eating the package will put more weight on you than just eating the contents.
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Lydia
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Username: Lydial
Post Number: 1592
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:22 pm: |
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Mem -
I think it has to do with the serving size - 1 cup (concentrated, pebbly) unpopped vs. 1 cup (fluffy, oh-so-tasty) popped
Many people don't know that if you eat popcorn in the dark it has zero calories. That's why I go to so many movies. |
Meandtheboys
Citizen
Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 2671
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:22 pm: |
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Packaging is just chock full of fat and calories.
DON'T EAT IT.
Very good question mem. That'd be one where I might even go so far as to call the manufacturer and ask WTF! |
AlleyGater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 1079
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:51 pm: |
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It means you need to drink more wine. If you were more properly inebriated it would all make more sense to you. I promise. |
Joan
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Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 6935
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 3:58 pm: |
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Could some of the calories be lost during the popping process?
Check to see if this is explained in more detail elsewhere on the packaging of if there is a manufacturer's website that may contain this information. |
Strings
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Username: Blue_eyes
Post Number: 784
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 6:10 pm: |
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20 cal/cup of POPPED popcorn. I'm 99.9% certain of that. A typical bag of microwave popcorn makes about 6 cups, which would give you your 120 calorie total.
Also, I recently discovered it's cheaper and tastier to microwave your own popcorn. All you need are kernals and a lunch bag - put just enough to cover the bottom in a single layer, fold the top over and stick it in the microwave for however long the commercial brands usually take. You can add butter (or butter spray), olive oil, salt, or whatever other seasonings you're craving on your own.
Too bad the mouse ate my left overs. |
Neen
Citizen
Username: Neen
Post Number: 205
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:19 am: |
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Anyone know how many calories are in movie popcorn without adding extra butter? |
snowmom
Citizen
Username: Snowmom
Post Number: 328
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:03 am: |
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Is popcorn ever allowed on South Beach diet? |
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