If you’re looking for a sweet treat to satisfy your cravings, one food that you might be considering is some sweet popcorn. While many people are quick to assume that all popcorn options will be far better for you than any chip or other snack food choices, you must really be careful of this as it’s not always the case.
Sweet popcorn can be just as high in calories, especially when nuts are thrown into the picture.
Let’s take a closer look at what you need to know about the nutritional information of this food.
Major Nutrients Found In Sweet Popcorn
As you can see, if you just consume a cup of this food it’s relatively low in calories, however, the more startling fact is that it does contain 3 grams of fat. Since this equates to be about 68% total percentage fat content, you can see how unhealthy this food can be for you.
To add to that fact, the fat that it does contain is mostly the trans fat variety, which is really going to promote poor levels of health.
The popcorn does offer a small dose of fiber and is relatively lower in total sodium content, but still, the total fat content makes it one food that you’ll want to avoid.
Storing/Selecting
Since most sweet popcorn comes in packaged form, it will keep for a lengthy period of time simply stored in your pantry away from direct heat. For maximum freshness you should try and eat it within a few months, however you can go by what the expiry date says on the package as well.
Eat It With:
Sweet popcorn is typically eaten on its own, or if you really have a case of the munchies, may be served with salted nuts and soda. Sadly though, this will do even more damage to your waistline. If you are going to have it, have it with a tall glass of ice water.
Burn Off Calories In Sweet Popcorn
To burn off the number of calories in a serving of Sweet Popcorn you would have to do:
- 30 minutes of reading
- 7 minutes of cycling
- 10 minutes of light walking
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