Can or should we eat

jillbeme
on 2/13/15 12:04 pm

Revision on 07/29/14

popcorn. I have been craving it.

Jill

poet_kelly
on 2/13/15 12:58 pm - OH

Well, I can eat it. I don't know of any reason you couldn't. It doesn't have a lot of nutritional value, though it is high in fiber. I see nothing wrong with having some for a snack from time to time.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

Grim_Traveller
on 2/13/15 6:48 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

I have it all the time. Popcorn itself is a fairly healthy snack. The biggest problem is how it's cooked, and what goes on it. Oil and toppings can add a ton of calories. You can also eat a shocking amount of it -- you'd be amazed. So measuring out a portion is the best way to go.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

(deactivated member)
on 2/13/15 10:44 pm

What Grim says is really true about how much you can eat. Measure it. Don't buy the big bags.

Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 2/14/15 3:16 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Ditto to everything Grim said.

Popcorn has fiber, which we often don't get enough of (which is what causes the problems with constipation), so is a great snack for us with just a bit of butter flavored salt, but having real butter or butter flavored toppings add a LOT of calories.

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.