subject: Have you ever known this fact about popcorn?? [print this page] Have you ever known this fact about popcorn??
When you snack popcorn while watching TV, you probably have a deep belief that this snack will make you gain more calories and more weight.
The fact about popcorn, which most of us are not aware of, is that popcorn is a Healthy Snack. Snacking on popcorn is like eating a piece of Whole Wheat Bread in terms of the heanth benefit as both of them are excellent source of fibers.
Fibers are amazingly healthy, and have to be present in everyone's daily diet because they are very rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, they also reduce blood sugar level and give you a satiety sensation leading you to eat less.
Additionally, fibers are necessary to facilitate the passage of the fecal mass through the intestine, thus it prevents constipation and reduce colon cancer incidence by reducing the time of exposure of the intestinal cells to the fecal mass.
However, we have to complete this nutritive value of the popcorn by avoid preparing it with saturated fat like butter, rather we should use a minimum amount of a healthy vegetable oil like tropical oils with a minimum amount of salt or we can instead sprinkle thyme or rosemary which are more healthy and can add more flavor.
To make a very healthy snack that your kids love, add mozzarella or parmesan cheese after the popcorn is done while it's hot.
snacking on popcorn is much healthier for your children than snacking on chips, cookies, pretzels, etc as they are uploaded with sugar, salt and saturated fat plus other hazards from the prescence of food colors, preservatives and other food additives.
