Popcorn II

"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I tried Alton Brown's popcorn recipe, which is basically taking popcorn
kernels and putting them in a paper bag closed with two staples, and then
microwaving until about 5 seconds separate pops. It worked perfectly
fine, and then I added popcorn salt and butter to the popcorn. Way better
than store-bought, partially hydrogenated coated popcorn. The only problem
is that AB's recipe starts with 1/3 cup of kernels. This is a large bowl
of popcorn and way high on the carb content. I don't see why you can't
halve the recipe.

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Bob M
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Do the same thing with pork rinds. Popcorn is not a good LC choice at
all. Why bother when there are so many other things to eat?

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"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I tried Alton Brown's popcorn recipe, which is basically taking popcorn
kernels and putting them in a paper bag closed with two staples, and then
microwaving until about 5 seconds separate pops. It worked perfectly
fine, and then I added popcorn salt and butter to the popcorn. Way better
than store-bought, partially hydrogenated coated popcorn. The only problem
is that AB's recipe starts with 1/3 cup of kernels. This is a large bowl
of popcorn and way high on the carb content. I don't see why you can't
halve the recipe.

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Bob M
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Popcorn is one of the things I gave up after I was diagnosed with diabetes
(especially knowing that I am unlikely to be satisfied with "a little bit"😉.
However, I used to microwave in a brown bag -- and I never found it
necessary to use staples. I would just use a fairly small amount of popcorn
and twist the top of the bag tightly.

MaryL

jk said:

"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I tried Alton Brown's popcorn recipe, which is basically taking popcorn
kernels and putting them in a paper bag closed with two staples, and
then
microwaving until about 5 seconds separate pops. It worked perfectly
fine, and then I added popcorn salt and butter to the popcorn. Way
better
than store-bought, partially hydrogenated coated popcorn. The only
problem
is that AB's recipe starts with 1/3 cup of kernels. This is a large
bowl
of popcorn and way high on the carb content. I don't see why you can't
halve the recipe.

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Bob M
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Do the same thing with pork rinds. Popcorn is not a good LC choice at
all. Why bother when there are so many other things to eat?

Low carb does not equal no carb. How many grams of carbs do you eat a
day? Yesterday, I biked 69 miles over hilly terrain. According to my HR
monitor, it took me 5 hours and 17 minutes at an AVERAGE heart rate of 147
bpm (80% of my max HR of about 183, and there are about 5-10 minutes of
zeros averaged in there when I was traipsing through the woods to pee),
and I burnt 4,900 calories. There's about 4,000 feet of climbing.
Tomorrow, I'll lift weights, doing about 1.25 hours of a hard, whole-body
workout with very little rest between sets. Tuesday, I'll bike 20 miles.
Thursday, I'll bike 18 miles. Friday, I'll do another weightlifting
session. Saturday, I plan to bike 73-75 miles over the same terrain
(although the road climbs some more).

I don't think a few extra grams of carbs are going to hurt me.

Also, I think pork rinds are nasty. The only way I like them is if
they're heavily flavored, and then they're impossible to find around here
-- only certain stores carry them.

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Bob M wrote:
|| On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:15:29 GMT, jk <[email hidden]> wrote:
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||| "Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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|||| I tried Alton Brown's popcorn recipe, which is basically taking
|||| popcorn kernels and putting them in a paper bag closed with two
|||| staples, and then
|||| microwaving until about 5 seconds separate pops. It worked
|||| perfectly fine, and then I added popcorn salt and butter to the
|||| popcorn. Way better
|||| than store-bought, partially hydrogenated coated popcorn. The only
|||| problem
|||| is that AB's recipe starts with 1/3 cup of kernels. This is a
|||| large bowl
|||| of popcorn and way high on the carb content. I don't see why you
|||| can't halve the recipe.
||||
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|||| Bob M
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||| Do the same thing with pork rinds. Popcorn is not a good LC
||| choice at all. Why bother when there are so many other things to
||| eat?
|||
||
|| Low carb does not equal no carb. How many grams of carbs do you eat
|| a day? Yesterday, I biked 69 miles over hilly terrain. According
|| to my HR monitor, it took me 5 hours and 17 minutes at an AVERAGE
|| heart rate of 147 bpm (80% of my max HR of about 183, and there are
|| about 5-10 minutes of zeros averaged in there when I was traipsing
|| through the woods to pee), and I burnt 4,900 calories. There's
|| about 4,000 feet of climbing. Tomorrow, I'll lift weights, doing
|| about 1.25 hours of a hard, whole-body workout with very little rest
|| between sets. Tuesday, I'll bike 20 miles. Thursday, I'll bike 18
|| miles. Friday, I'll do another weightlifting session. Saturday, I
|| plan to bike 73-75 miles over the same terrain (although the road
|| climbs some more).
||
|| I don't think a few extra grams of carbs are going to hurt me.
||
|| Also, I think pork rinds are nasty. The only way I like them is if
|| they're heavily flavored, and then they're impossible to find around
|| here -- only certain stores carry them.

If someone did see that other POPCORN thread that where you got to talking
about the AB method for making popcorn, it is quite easy to see why, a LC
ng, one might comment about a discussion of the use of a corn product (corn
on the cob, HFCS, cornbread, etc.). Knowing you as I do, it made perfect
sense to me, but for someone who knows nothing about you, I'm sure you can
imagine how it might sound a little off. Popcorn is not on the recommended
LC food list.

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If someone did see that other POPCORN thread that where you got to
talking
about the AB method for making popcorn, it is quite easy to see why, a LC
ng, one might comment about a discussion of the use of a corn product
(corn
on the cob, HFCS, cornbread, etc.). Knowing you as I do, it made perfect
sense to me, but for someone who knows nothing about you, I'm sure you
can
imagine how it might sound a little off. Popcorn is not on the
recommended
LC food list.

Well, that is true. I don't plan on eating popcorn very often, and
honestly I haven't eaten it in so long I can't remember when I ate it the
last time. However, I don't think that an occasional foray into some
popcorn is going to make anyone fat -- at least, that's not how I got
fat. The 400-500 grams of pasta and brown rice I used to eat every day
and extremely low fat level I used to eat is what made me fat, along with
living with someone for years who loves ice cream and beer.

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MaryL wrote:

|
| Popcorn is one of the things I gave up after I was diagnosed with
| diabetes (especially knowing that I am unlikely to be satisfied with
| "a little bit"😉. However, I used to microwave in a brown bag -- and I
| never found it necessary to use staples. I would just use a fairly
| small amount of popcorn and twist the top of the bag tightly.
|
| MaryL

I guess it's a YMMV thing. Popcorn has a relatively low glycemic index, and
doesn't impact my BG any more than the low-carb foods that I eat. My FBG is
about 89, and it goes up to only around 97 after eating popcorn. This would
be normal even for a non-diabetic person!
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Peter
270/215/180
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Peter,
How much popcorn do you eat at one sitting? And do you use oil popped or
air? Thanks for your attention to this matter.
--
Darawen Littlestich of Mosskirk

marengo said:

MaryL said:

Popcorn is one of the things I gave up after I was diagnosed with
diabetes (especially knowing that I am unlikely to be satisfied with
"a little bit"😉. However, I used to microwave in a brown bag -- and I
never found it necessary to use staples. I would just use a fairly
small amount of popcorn and twist the top of the bag tightly.

MaryL

I guess it's a YMMV thing. Popcorn has a relatively low glycemic
index, and doesn't impact my BG any more than the low-carb foods that
I eat. My FBG is about 89, and it goes up to only around 97 after
eating popcorn. This would be normal even for a non-diabetic person!
--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/weightlosspix/weightlosspix.html

Bob M wrote:
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|||
||| If someone did see that other POPCORN thread that where you got to
||| talking
||| about the AB method for making popcorn, it is quite easy to see
||| why, a LC ng, one might comment about a discussion of the use of a
||| corn product (corn
||| on the cob, HFCS, cornbread, etc.). Knowing you as I do, it made
||| perfect sense to me, but for someone who knows nothing about you,
||| I'm sure you can
||| imagine how it might sound a little off. Popcorn is not on the
||| recommended
||| LC food list.
|||
|||
||
|| Well, that is true. I don't plan on eating popcorn very often, and
|| honestly I haven't eaten it in so long I can't remember when I ate
|| it the last time. However, I don't think that an occasional foray
|| into some popcorn is going to make anyone fat --

I agree 100%.

at least, that's
|| not how I got
|| fat.

Same here.

The 400-500 grams of pasta and brown rice I used to eat every
|| day and extremely low fat level I used to eat is what made me fat,

Well, that's not what made me fat...much worse.

|| along with living with someone for years who loves ice cream and
|| beer.

Ice cream....that made me fat (well, eating too much of it).

||
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|| Bob M
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"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I tried Alton Brown's popcorn recipe, which is basically taking popcorn
kernels and putting them in a paper bag closed with two staples, and then
microwaving until about 5 seconds separate pops.

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Quoted message said:

This is a large bowl
of popcorn and way high on the carb content. I don't see why you can't
halve the recipe.

I don't see how he can use metal staples in a microwave?

And yeah, halve the recipe. Should be fine :-)

--
Peace,
Pen
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Darawen Littlestich wrote:
| Peter,
| How much popcorn do you eat at one sitting? And do you use oil popped
| or air? Thanks for your attention to this matter.
|
| marengo wrote:
|| MaryL wrote:
||
|||
||| Popcorn is one of the things I gave up after I was diagnosed with
||| diabetes (especially knowing that I am unlikely to be satisfied with
||| "a little bit"😉. However, I used to microwave in a brown bag -- and
||| I never found it necessary to use staples. I would just use a
||| fairly small amount of popcorn and twist the top of the bag tightly.
|||
||| MaryL
||
||
|| I guess it's a YMMV thing. Popcorn has a relatively low glycemic
|| index, and doesn't impact my BG any more than the low-carb foods that
|| I eat. My FBG is about 89, and it goes up to only around 97 after
|| eating popcorn. This would be normal even for a non-diabetic person!
|| --
|| Peter
|| 270/215/180
|| Before/Current Pix:
|| http://users.thelink.net/marengo/weightlosspix/weightlosspix.html

I eat popcorn only one in a while; when I do I usually use a bag of
microwave popcorn and split it with someone so I eat about half. The sodium
concerns me more than anything and it is this that keeps me from eating it
more often. I can't believe how much salt they add to microwave popcorn!
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Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
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marengo said:

I eat popcorn only one in a while; when I do I usually use a bag of
microwave popcorn and split it with someone so I eat about half. The
sodium concerns me more than anything and it is this that keeps me
from eating it more often. I can't believe how much salt they add to
microwave popcorn!

Don't they make reduced salt microwave popcorn?
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"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What
if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the
difference between the dream world and the real world?"

Tarkus wrote:
| On 8/29/2004 7:09:24 PM, marengo wrote:
|
|| I eat popcorn only one in a while; when I do I usually use a bag of
|| microwave popcorn and split it with someone so I eat about half. The
|| sodium concerns me more than anything and it is this that keeps me
|| from eating it more often. I can't believe how much salt they add to
|| microwave popcorn!
|
| Don't they make reduced salt microwave popcorn?

I haven't been able to find any; it's just as well. This way I'm not
tempted to overeat i..
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Peter
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"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I tried Alton Brown's popcorn recipe, which is basically taking popcorn
kernels and putting them in a paper bag closed with two staples, and then
microwaving until about 5 seconds separate pops. It worked perfectly
fine, and then I added popcorn salt and butter to the popcorn. Way better
than store-bought, partially hydrogenated coated popcorn. The only problem
is that AB's recipe starts with 1/3 cup of kernels. This is a large bowl
of popcorn and way high on the carb content. I don't see why you can't
halve the recipe.

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Bob M
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I use 2 tablespoons of popcorn in a small paper lunch bag. It is scalable.

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