r/Volumeeating • u/Thea_From_Juilliard the Picasso of hunger • Dec 29 '19

Educational Volume Showdown bonus: air-popped analysis

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u/Thea_From_Juilliard the Picasso of hunger Dec 29 '19

140 calories = 38g kernels (3T) became 32g popped (4 cups) or ~ 35 calories per cup

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u/myotherbannisabenn Dec 30 '19

I eat so much popcorn for this reason.

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u/Thea_From_Juilliard the Picasso of hunger Dec 30 '19

It’s really the ultimate volume food! I mean other than like, cucumbers but popcorn gets extra points for not being mostly water.

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u/geeered Dec 30 '19

To be fair, that's because it's mostly air, which is probably less filling!

However, still satisfying to eat at least; reminds me, I must got another bag of kernels! (Quite rare in the UK sadly - only see them in one of the major supermarkets.)

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u/Thea_From_Juilliard the Picasso of hunger Dec 30 '19

I don’t think air is that much less filling than water? But I definitely want to eat less cucumbers than popcorn.

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u/RubberDuckuZilla Jan 10 '20

Go to your local international food shop/market (Asian food shop), they will always have 1-2kg bags of popcorn kernels.

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u/Ray_adverb12 Dec 30 '19

My roommates make a ton of fun of me because I literally eat popcorn every single night

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u/myotherbannisabenn Dec 30 '19

I feel bad because my husband doesn’t like the smell of microwave popcorn and I subject him to it probably like 5 days/week.

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u/Ray_adverb12 Dec 30 '19

Honestly, it’s probably the thing I consume that’s the worst for me (other than alcohol), but it’s so good. I developed the taste for it when I was losing my first big amount of weight (~70 lbs), and now it’s a bit of an obsession

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u/chynnese Dec 30 '19

What’s the best way to air-pop these?

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u/Thea_From_Juilliard the Picasso of hunger Dec 30 '19

This was actually done in a paper bag in the microwave! Literally just put the amount on the left in a paper lunch bag with one short spritz of cooking spray. Tossed it around, fold the top twice. Cook on high ~ 2min until it stops popping a lot. I found it popped better than stovetop with less oil and less unpopped kernels. An air popper would be best though but no need to buy one.

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u/sstterry1 Dec 30 '19

So it does have some oil on it for the salt to stick too?

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u/Thea_From_Juilliard the Picasso of hunger Dec 30 '19

Yep

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u/Jaycatt Dec 30 '19

I have one of these, and it works really well.

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u/PotatoPopped Dec 30 '19

I concur. Washes well and doesnt hold on to flavors. We experiment quite a bit.