Okay, people. What is the deal with the crazy nutritional information located on microwave popcorn? I mean, seriously, who eats raw popcorn kernels? So why is it necessary to have the nutritional information for unpopped kernels on the box at all? I personally believe it is just to drive you insane.
One of my favorite snacks has been Orville Redenbacher’s 100 calorie mini bags of Kettle Corn. Unfortunately, I calculated Weight Watchers points for them before I ever read the “fine print.” And sadly, I never double-checked. I decided to take a second look the other day and realized that the popcorn I eat every day with my dinner has one more point than I thought it did. <SIGH> So, I’ve been eating at least five more points each week than I thought I was. The unpopped popcorn has 4 grams of fiber while the popped has only 3. This ends up making it one more point than I thought (2 instead of only 1).
I think I’ll switch to the new Curves mini bags of popcorn. They’re only 90 calories, and I know for a fact that they are only one point each. They’re not kettle corn, but they’re delicious!
This reminds me of a great Cathy comic that I saw once. Click on the thumbnail below for a full-size image.
