Inexpensive and Healthier POPCORN!
Inexpensive and Healthier POPCORN!
Making popcorn on the stovetop is messy and not the healthiest with all the oil. Using those prepackaged microwave bags are very convenient but expensive and they come with a health risk. Prepackaged microwaved popcorn has been linked to cancer risks (Its packaging contains plastic, the butter inside has been linked to lung disease, yuck!). You can buy already popped bags of popcorn but look out for preservatives and after you open the bag, if you don't finish the popcorn, it goes stale pretty quickly. It is also expensive.
I have one more option for you!! And it is so simple! All you need is popcorn kernals (which are really cheap!) and a regular old brown paper lunch bag. That's it. Measure your popcorn, I use about 1/3 a cup of kernals per standard size lunch bags. Put the popcorn in brown bag. Fold down top tightly (I make two thin folds). Place in microwave! My microwave has a "Popcorn" setting. The best way to judge is to listen! Once the popping slows, remove your bag. It usually takes around 2 minutes but every microwave varies. BAM! A fresh, hot bag of popcorn! (open carefully, it will be hot and additional kernels could pop) Add butter or whatever flavor you like. Cheap, easy, no mess!
