Healthy Popcorn

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Happy Friday!!! 🙂

Since it is Friday, that normally means pizza, popcorn, and a movie! Those fun family nights where everyone is having a blast playing games, watching movies, talking, and eating all those yummy goodies! Because when we are having fun and doing stuff on weekends, we tend to not stick to our healthy meals like we do during the week. We are also tempted more to eat different treats because its the weekend.

I have heard so many horror stories on how bad microwave popcorn is. The oils that it is popped in can cause cancer and all sorts of craziness! BUT…I found a healthier way!! 🙂 🙂

Here is the nutrition facts on microwave popcorn, Orville Redenbacher, Movie Theater Butter cause we all love BUTTER…

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NOW the healthy way:

 20141116_184707 Make your own!!  It is so much better for you.

Here are the ingredients for the healthy version:

corn oil Popcorn Popping Oil

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With the healthier way, there is still fat but it comes from poly and monounsaturated fats = good fats! It also has no sodium!!

What you will need:

2 Tbsp popping oil
1/2 cup popcorn kernels

Directions:
Place oil in the bottom of a medium sized saucepan
Then add the 1/2 cup of popcorn kernels on the top
Move saucepan around so that the popcorn kernels are spread even
Place lid on the top

Once popcorn starts popping, lightly move saucepan back and forth. If the popcorn starts to overflow, put the popcorn into a bowl so that there is room for the popcorn still popping.

**1/2 cup makes quite a large bowl of popcorn so you could lower the amount to 1 Tbsp oil and 1/4 cup popcorn kernels. **

When the popcorn is done you can add 1-2 tbsp of butter IF you want or you can use coconut oil or olive oil for an even healthier alternative. To add flavor you can use different seasonings like cinnamon and nutmeg for something sweet. For something savory use chili powder, paprika, pumpkin spice, red pepper, and more.

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Mrs. Dash makes some great seasonings that are also salt-free that you can try 🙂

Hope you enjoy and as always let me know if you like it!!

❤ KJ

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Hey there! Welcome to my blog! My name is KarenAnne Taggett. I am from a small town in Michigan called Lawton. I grew up there most of my life until I married my high school sweetheart Rich. He is in the U.S. Army and we have lived in North Carolina and Tennessee. We are currently stationed at Fort Campbell, KY.  Parker, our oldest son, who just turned 6 in May. How time flies! It seems like just yesterday he was born.  I absolutely adore him and I think he knows it! ;)  I love watching him grow more and more each and every day. He is a big first grader this year and while school can be challenging he is making the most of it and rocking it! Grayson, our angel baby, was born sleeping on January 1, 2016 at 35 weeks and 5 days due to hyper-coiled umbilical cord. We miss him every single day but we feel him around us always, in the wind, sunshine, and all the pennies he leaves us. He will always be our baby boy. Sullivan, our youngest, who just turned 1. He is our rainbow baby . I got pregnant with him a month after we lost Grayson. We were not expecting that but I think his brother Grayson sure knew what he was doing when he sent him to us. He is the sweetest boy and always so happy. He is our sunshine and then some! We have one dog, a white Boxer named Love. She is such a love bug, hence her name. She just turned 9 in July. She's my only daughter and keeps me company in this full house of boys. She is very spoiled and I can't imagine my life without her. I am an easy going person and down to earth! I call myself a genuine country girl! I love being a mom and an Army wife. I love spending time with my husband when time allows but we love being together as a family. We LOVE being outside and doing things around the house. We go to the parks a lot with our sons and dog. Anything to keep us outside, we love! I'm on a mission to find what I want to be when I grow up. I thought it was a teacher, and now that I'm 99% done with my bachelors in elementary education, I don't feel that is where my heart is anymore. I'm also juggling mom life, military life, and being a stay at home mom. I know I have a calling or a purpose or what I'm supposed to do when I grow up, I just haven't figured that out yet. I'm so glad you have taken the time to check out my blog! I hope you follow my journey, have some laughs, and join the silliness!

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