POPCORN: Can I Eat It on a Low Carb Diet?

[@beckygillaspy]

Print Dr. Becky's Healthy Microwave Popcorn Trick: drbeckyfitness.com/healthy-microwave-popcorn-trick/

[@debbiestein3134]

She never says no but gives you the facts so you come up with your best option. 💕

[@ayeshazulfiqar8086]

Nooooo wayyyyy , I cannot live without popcorn 🍿 that’s one thing I cannot give up . But guess what ! I am on keto for last 2 years and learned to make popcorn on stove ingredients are : kernels ,grass fed butter , 100% olive oil , Himalayan salt and the result is superrrrr 👍 I have disciplined myself to eat on alternate weekends

[@raewise6345]

Yay!! So, do you pop it in the butter, or in the oil?

[@west_coastjen509]

I have been looking into popcorn I watch my carb and popcorn kernels I am going to buy is only 4 carbs per tablespoon unpopped and that pops quite a bit I’m going to put in a paper bag and pop in microwave. So idk why she says a cup is 30 carbs

[@karend.9218]

Used to eat lots of popcorn but only a little butter and salt. Now, 2 years on LCHF, I eat 2 cups organic popcorn and more butter and salt. It’s about 12 g carb. With more butter, more satisfying and fat moderates absorption of glucose. I recently bought a silicone micro popper. We love it.

[@michaelsamueldantonio]

Fascinating. Never thought anyone could talk about popcorn for 5 minutes.

[@MrSridharMurthy]

She is so polite and gentle with her words! Is this a result of a low-carb diet I wonder?

[@llllllllllilillii]

Yes, it's cuz all she eats is bird food, just like all other vegetarians, they're so spaced out because they're starving and half dead.

[@deserthorses]

The only reason to pop popcorn is as a carrier for butter and salt.

[@deserthorses]

It kind of like baked potatoes - the only reason for their existance is to slather them with butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese and fresh crumbled bacon.

[@BethyKable]

Not true....it’s not unhealthy if you don’t drown it with butter and salt.

[@blessed7404]

@@BethyKable but who would eat it without butter and salt

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

Can I get an "Amen!" for some butter and salt? LOL. 😉👍🏻🍿🤣

[@shushuwu]

I love salt & butter! If you ad d sugar you’ve got Kettle Corn. I love Kettle 🌽

[@ModernSouthernBelle]

I lost 50lbs in 3 months and ate popcorn almost every night. I just made sure it didn't have sugar or an insane list of ingredients. Popcorn, salt, butter. Sometimes I would get the Microwavable Kroger Kettle Corn because they use sucralose as the sweetener.

[@bobsingh5521]

How much popcorn did you eat?

[@LND98]

I was just going to ask the same thing, did you eat the entire bag of the Kroger popcorn

[@shaunrene1]

I was hoping she would say it has no cal, perfectly healthy to eat unlimited popcorn and it actually helps you lose weight

[@Heartbreaker1999-o5s]

Nothing is 0 calories. Not even Celery. Not even diet coke . Everything has calories, except water 😆

[@shaunrene1]

@@Heartbreaker1999-o5s I was being facetious 😂🤣

[@Heartbreaker1999-o5s]

@@shaunrene1 oooh 😅 sorry .

[@feelosophy1921]

That's what I heard. 😂😂

[@greeneyes7612]

Why did I watch this 😭

[@karenchristensen8716]

Popcorn...my all time fav! But already knew I wouldn't be able to handle this snack..maybe when I reach my goal tho! Thanks for being there for me!

[@BobDiaz123]

I love using my hot air popper because I don't need to make a large amount and clean up is quick and easy. While I'm Low Carb, I only have popcorn once in a while as a treat.

[@happytexanbychoice2920]

I have avoided popcorn on keto because I over eat it. I make it for my kids on the stove with coconut oil and Redmonds real salt. Yum!

[@nubianncahill3570]

Coconut oil...saturated fat. Try olive oil.

[@sonyb8017]

Maybe add some nutritional yeast to the popcorn - fantastic!

[@Prodigious1One]

Sounds good.

[@raewise6345]

That is an excellent source of saturated fat, sounds delicious!!

[@seantran5011]

I was still getting fatt on keto, but when I switch to low carb foods like popcorn, Strawberries, and celery I'm finally losing weight.

[@dawnseevers4238]

You don't even need to use a bag. I put popcorn in a glass bowl with a plate on top and stick it in the microwave for 6 or so minutes until the popping slows down. Works great!

[@linascarso3535]

Great idea

[@shanaazpodmore5324]

Thanks for the tip

[@everyday1232]

Wow thank you! I am a slow snacker instead of meals I'd rather eat popcorn it's filling and Heck no I don't stop at a cup...😂

[@atlasshrugged7475]

@@everyday1232 I agree - if I'm going to indulge in what is in my world the least of all "evil" foods, I am going to eat more than a cup!

[@anniehopem9782]

Thank you for this video! My mother-in-law is on a diet through our local hospital, Sanford. The diet is called profile, this diet excludes carbs but allows popcorn for snack. It’s one of the most ridiculous diets I have ever seen it keeps their clients coming through a revolving door. I guess it’s pretty smart if you want to get rich by selling processed foods.

[@scottjohnson7244]

i use approx 1/4 cup of reg popcorn in a paper lunoh sack. set microwave at 3.5 min and pop away. time used depends on kernal size, age of kers. age of micro, etc. clean corn with no grease, no oils, etc.

[@llllllllllilillii]

Me too, then I dump melted butter on top and that's super healthy, way better than seed oil store bought garbage. SEED OIL is what's making people sick and fat.

[@keether1135]

I pop using coconut oil and add Baja sea salt with grass fed butter. The key is to pop only about an eighth of a cup of kernels and share with your spouse or friend. You can add fresh garlic or turmeric powder for nutritional flavor.

[@lizforbes8022]

I use avocado oil with a drop or 2 of Sesame HOT oil...then after words sprinkle cayenne pepper and seasalt.... very satisfying!😉

[@debstayblessed9549]

Totally enjoy popcorn. Organic Air popped with nothing added. It's my primary whole grain source. Overeating popcorn yes. Appreciate knowing about the abundance of polyphenols Thanks for the video.

[@Stranger_Than_Fiction299]

I've air popped popcorn and sprayed lemon juice over the top with salt, yum!

[@atlasshrugged7475]

That reminds me, i seem to recall ppl spraying popcorn with vinegar

[@vimrooamen8844]

Great presentation of the pros and cons of popcorn. I would like to hear the History Guy explain how popcorn and movie theatres became synonymous!

[@brendadesmond6573]

Organic, non-gmo, air-popped popcorn sprayed with olive oil, garlic powder and sea salt is my favorite. Olive oil, salt and nutritional yeast is pretty good, also.

[@71160000]

Having eaten a low carb diet for 25 years I don't eat a lot of popcorn but when I do I pop it in coconut oil that has beta carotene in the mix along with flavorcol popcorn seasoning. The coconut oil is an accepted fat that's allowed on a low carb diet and due to the increased water excretion during a low carb diet it's recommended to increase your salt intake to lesson your chance of low blood sodium levels. Limit the popcorn but not the butter, oil and salt. With a pop corn machine, popcorn coconut oil and the proper seasoning you can make popcorn that rivals that in any movie theater. When ever the wife and I are having company I pop a bunch of fresh popcorn before guests arrive and it scents the entire house and makes guests always want a bowl of the popcorn.

[@bobsingh5521]

That Flavorcol tho

[@robertbefumo8189]

Coconut oil tastes great on popcorn, and nutritional yeast adds a cheesy taste and is very healthy.

[@Krututu13]

Popcorn tastes and looks better with coconut oil.

[@darleneyost8146]

I bought the hulless organic very small amish kernels.. Very tender air popped.or microwave

[@atlasshrugged7475]

Thank you Dr. Gillaspy for not only the much wanted information about popcorn and for the information on spray butter! Also, I did not know they made a sprayer for olive oil. I guess a person could put mct oil in that too? I am getting some nutritional yeast. I had that once on popcorn and it was great. Hmm, I wonder about a little thermogenesis with Tony Cachere's Creole Seasoning. That might be a bit much for me. May just stick with it on my shrimp. I guess some might like cinnamon on it. Also thank you commenters! I get so many great tips from commenters. First time saying this - thanks ya'll !

[@jeffreyphillips4182]

I didn't know that about microwave popcorn even though I quit eating it when I quit eating processed sugar. Still, this is good to know. Very helpful video. Thank you Dr Becky 👍

[@lorenrobertson8039]

Daddy used to pop corn in bacon drippings....it was so good! I haven't made it in a long time. Hard for my husband and I to eat it.

[@Anno44]

I used to love plain air-popped popcorn, but for some reason, I've gotten off it. Thanks for all the facts if I do venture towards it again.

[@anitablevins8806]

Thank you so very much for information Dr. Gillaspy! I'm 65 this month and you give me great hope.

[@emieapatel]

I make popcorn in a big soup pot and cook it in coconut oil. It makes it taste like that yummy fake stuff! Is that ok?

[@InAHandBasket]

I pop in the microwave with a little coconut oil. Delicious.

[@bossladywesley228]

I cook mine in coconut oil too

[@antonrehling1966]

I make popcorn in stainless steel pan with a mix of butter and tallo.

[@jdykes1381]

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers. That's all I heard her say 😂

[@amykeanewright]

Get organic popcorn, air popped, grass-fed butter and sea salt.

[@jenniferstewart5849]

I put coconut oil and nutritional yeast flakes on mine! Delicious

[@Trthsker24]

Corn is grain all gmo, full of glysophate.

[@amykeanewright]

@@Trthsker24 Most is... it’s important to get organic corn or popcorn...

[@thomasjensen6243]

Good luck with that. I work in agriculture in Iowa and Nebraska...ALL the pop corn fields are GMO and continuously sprayed with pesticides and herbacides.

[@Trthsker24]

@@thomasjensen6243 😅😕🤔 good point. Also, some don't realize that you can basically call any food organic, that said, certified organic doesn't mean non-GMO either. I have heard there is no such thing as non-GMO when it comes to corn any longer. Grass fed, doesn't mean grass finished. People are such suckers.

[@wallytverstol8627]

my grand kids pop it in a brown bag. they learned it in grade school

[@virginiahamnett5348]

I have followed your tip of popping it in the microwave, can’t stand salt or butter but I do sprinkle tajin and some lime juice yummy!

[@devlevine2782]

Doesn't tannin have salt

[@ZillasCoop]

love the idea of a oil sprayer, have never gotten one to actually work though :(

[@dale3404]

My nw we worked, either.

[@kathyaschenbach8081]

I make my popcorn on the stove. Just pour a small amount of olive oil. Sometimes a dash and I mean of dash of salt! I use no butter and I am not a salt fan at all. My favorite is a hint of salt so can barely taste it!

[@susieford3954]

I really love the spray coconut oil!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[@albelanger6126]

Love your videos. Quick & Informative From someone I trust.

[@vmobile890]

Air or glass microwave popcorn popper without any topping .It’s the only thing that I can eat to keep me away from chips crackers and other snacks with lots of salt and sugar .

[@petersmithyy4556]

It really depends on what you're spraying on the butter. I use a little bit of butter spray on it and a little bit of salt. There's something wrong with that and it still keeps it pretty low carb

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

I knew where this was going when I saw the title. LOL. Thanks for your time to post this. 😎👍🏻🍿

[@amaliamorales5606]

Thanks for sharing Dr Becky always appreciate ur advice

[@lorenrobertson8039]

I like to sprinkle it with chili powder and add lime juice...pretty yummy.

[@Jupe367]

Use a nonstick pot, heat it on medium-low for about 2 mim, by the third minute the fist kernel willpop… once the first 1 pop, about 3O secs later the rest will pop. No need for oil or anything.

[@strawhatpirates4]

I eat the hot Cheetos popcorn, stick with it serving size which is 2 1/3 cups and only 11net carbs. So it works for me when I’m have a craving or just want chips

[@DaMcGamer]

Always have avoided micro-popcorn/prepackaged stuff. Organic popcorn. We use coconut oil/butter mix with Nutritional Yeast, garlic and some other seasoning as a topping. Kind of a nacho spicy taste. Definitely have to put some in a small bowl as it's definitely hard to NOT eat.

[@carmadariacompaniona4181]

It was a big problem for me!!! My boyfriend would make large batches with butter and salt, and we would eat it while watching tv. Eating just a cup of it was not doable for me under these circumstances.

[@StringerCourier]

I'd prefer not to find snacks that work in my diet, but rather to fight the urge to snack altogether. I had gotten into the habit of grabbing something each time I wondered into the kitchen, even though I knew that I wasn't really hungry. So, my Rule 1 is "Stay out of the kitchen." Reminds me of a joke I heard in which the first rule of avoiding shark attacks is never "Stay out of the water." I really do enjoy your videos. They're never preachy and seem sound and rational.

[@MrGeorgewf]

I pop the kernels in a brown paper bag in the microwave. Works good.

[@ayeshazulfiqar8086]

Dr Becky thank you 🙏 your videos are so motivating and helpful . Love how you tell us the good and bad of all the options yet somehow we automatically follow the good path 😊

[@SPEAKEASYAZ4895]

I have to go cold Turkey, on popcorn, I love it with real butter and nacho seasoning powder.

[@jeesusrakastaaminua7999]

Thanks for the info. It left me wonder, how popcorn effects insulin??? Is it high in glycemic index?

[@NikoyaChynese]

Very high on the glycemic index. My blood sugar readings skyrocket after one serving.

[@lindajenkins3929]

Thanks for the video great information about popcorn!

[@bettyescookingchannel]

Great video.

[@ronnolan1958]

Love your vids, so much useful information. Thank you Dr. Becky😊

[@David-bf6pl]

Popcorns carbs come from fiber which isn't digested by the body, so why are carbs an issue?

[@deb9806]

I buy Boom Chicka Pop in 100 cal bags to keep me from eating all of the large one

[@melinphx1]

Honestly, warming up pork rinds and drizzling butter over them is a yummy alternative to popcorn for me.

[@deemitchell7987]

Hmm, I'll try that. Hope it's good. Thanks for the recipe :)

[@llllllllllilillii]

sounds disgusting.

[@ruthworman2733]

I pop it with coconut oil and sea salt. I buy jolly popcorn and pop it myself

[@lwilmoore7785]

Thank you, I needed this video

[@RJ42997]

Is the olive oil pump that you demonstrated the same as the spray olive oil that I can buy at my local market or is the one at the local market not pure?

[@gbdffr392]

I always make it at home and use only 2 spoon of vegetable oil, no salt.. Never use microwave popcorn.

[@TheShumoby]

Don't use vegetable oil

[@gbdffr392]

@@TheShumoby really? Why? What oil then?

[@TheShumoby]

@@gbdffr392 try avocado oil or coconut oil. For cooking I use bacon fat, tallow and/or ghee. Cheap vegetable oils gets rancid quickly. They are not good for your health and can metabolically damage you.

[@gbdffr392]

@@TheShumoby i will try with coconut oil . I normally use organic one but let's see. 🙏

[@llllllllllilillii]

Don't use any SEED OILS look it up. Use only Butter, Beef Fat, or Lard.

[@martab2626]

I've used organic. That's better, right?

[@ms_jadah]

Yes organic and non gmo

[@JazzedatHome]

I sometimes use coconut oil on mine, to get some of those good MCT's in my belly. That being said, popcorn is only a very occasional treat, for me, and I try to keep the quantity under control.

[@cabininthewoods7326]

I'll never eat bagged pop corn again. I had a popcorn popper once before

[@jess4metoo]

Mt favorite popcorn is the one you get at the movies, with extra butter. 😋

[@ellalella1]

I get a stomach ache from popcorn so I have never really been able to eat it very much. I make them for my kids sometimes though, on the stove with oil or butter. It is an easy thing to do if they are asking for a snack and better than chips.

[@marcopolo9146]

Whoever eats a cup of popcorn!!

[@everyday1232]

NOT I 👍 rather have it as my allowance of carbs for a day😍

[@yrulooknatme]

soon as I hear "seemingly" I'm thinkin...NO!

[@Shadowbannddiscourse]

2 questions what about popcorn popped in coconut oil , also I was wondering if popcorn with good for people with Gerd or IBS?

[@everyday1232]

Great info Doc!!

[@keithzastrow]

Here is a great example of why I follow Atkins, NOT keto (when you compare the % breakdown of fats/proteins/carbs between the two).

[@anthonyguess5528]

Could you provide a link for the olive oil pump sprayer you shown in this video please

[@patriciadavis7444]

THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFORMATION❤❤❤❤

[@dustfreequeen5151]

I replaced popcorn with bbq flavored pork rinds. Yum!

[@francispotter5300]

The barbeque ones rise my blood sugar be careful , plane ones don't 😎Doug

[@4Score747]

How many kernels equal 2 cups?

[@teejay8910]

Good afternoon Dr🌞... Thank you...🍿 Has always been my go to snack ..I prefer the old fashion pop corn from a bag...Making sure it's Organic ..no salt a drizzle of coconut oil.. Sincerely Tee Jay

[@Roxy230654]

How many carbs should you eat in a day on a low carb diet

[@doncoplin102]

Popcorn on the eve the final debate!!! I shoulda watched the vid before commenting on it first. : ))

[@wakeup3987]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@OffTheClockNow]

VERY informative! Thank you. I make it by the paper grocery bag full. Fine, if there are 12 of us, but I eat the whole bag!!! I had no idea the carbs.

[@SP-ql9xz]

How long should a diabetic fast if he or she’s already doing OMAD Thx

[@RicciOlson]

I eat about 3-6 cups of plain air popped popcorn almost every night and I have not gained any weight.

[@llllllllllilillii]

BECAUSE IT'S THE SEED OILS that she's not being honest about NOT the popcorn.

[@joshriddle4797]

there is no calorie spray butter really is good

[@petersmithyy4556]

That's what I use and I haven't had any trouble

[@gregory2421]

Can you please tell me what brand of oil sprayer you have? I'm desperately looking for a decent one, most of the ones I've been purchasing have been terrible. Thx

[@beckygillaspy]

Misto

[@Niko-px3dy]

Great for weight loss

[@asifmohammed1639]

I love caramel popcorn

[@roxannelayton5972]

Thanks!

[@llamasugar5478]

Thank you! We love popcorn, but don’t have it often because our air popper requires us to make more than we want to eat. This will help with portion control; I think it will also help with my literal compulsion to eat *all* of a mod/hi-carb food once I start. If one cup is all there is, that is all I’ll eat (odd, but true).

[@frankjames1955]

if people pop popcorn by the bowl.. why did you refer to a cup of popcorn?

[@hilareenfernando7952]

Wow, I love popcorn 🍿.

[@sandybrownonyt]

Interesting oil sprayer.

[@everyday1232]

I liked it as well. Bought a stainless steel on on clearance at Kroger and it grew legs never got to use it

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

interesting thoughts

[@Steve-cp4vl]

Thank you for this great video, Dr. Becky.

[@dakotamama23]

I find the Misto sprayer clogs up. Does anyone have a cure for that?

[@alicethompson8657]

Loved popcorn, but since watching your videos a couple of months ago I stopped only because I won't stop at the recommended portion 🤭. Thank you Dr Becky 🙏🏾

[@sheriw53]

I pop my popcorn in a little coconut oil. No need to butter.