I’m a volume addict. I would rather eat 40 cups of broccoli with garlic salt as my daily caloric intake than 6 bags of M&Ms–well mostly because I wouldn’t stop at six. But then again, I don’t know what would happen to my body after 40 cups of broccoli…I’m gonna stop talking about that now. So anyways, volume is why I love popcorn. Air popped popcorn is about 25 calories per cup! I eat like 6 cups of it almost every day at work, which leads to me looking about 3 months pregnant every afternoon, but that’s a different story. The following recipe is simple, easy, and can be altered to any favorite spices or powders that you would like all over your cloud filled, hopefully not burned in the microwave, treat.
I’ve now realized that in every picture of me from college, I am either sticking my tongue out, eating, am in some dance pose, or eating…. Did I mention eating? Thank God for Palladium, the NYU gym, which I frequented once a month mostly to stare at the girl (who goes to NYU) who plays a child from Chris Hansen’s How to Catch A Predator.
Ingredients:
- One, 100 calorie serving, of air popped popcorn (Either popped and measured or one of those fancy snack packs.)
- Butter Pam
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
- 2 Splenda
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1-2 teaspoons cinnamon (optional)
Pour popped popcorn into big bowl. Spray with Pam 3 or 4 times, only for a second, tossing the popcorn after each spray. Add other ingredients and toss to coat. Enjoy! One bowl has around 120 calories.
By the way, it tastes much better out of a giant bowl in bed–how I mostly eat it, until your Mom comes in and yells at you for eating in bed and you realize you shouldn’t have popcorn before your dentist appointment the next day. I love coming home for visits before doctor’s appointments, but remind me not to eat in my bed at home ever again. Cinnamon stains white carpet….
