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</style><title>Popcorn Is Poppin'! Check Out The 7 Surprising Health Benefits It Offers</title><div class="original-url"><br><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/healthy-eating/popcorn/">https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/healthy-eating/popcorn/</a><br><br></div><div id="article" role="article" style="text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="system exported">
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<div class="page" style="text-align: start; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 100%;"><h1 class="title" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.95552em; line-height: 1.2141em; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: start; display: block; max-width: 100%;">7 Healthy Reasons to Eat Popcorn</h1><h2 class="subhead" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: start; display: block; color: rgba(27, 27, 27, 0.65098); font-size: 1.46664em; margin-top: -0.35em; line-height: 1.27275em; max-width: 100%;">For a crunchy, salty treat, popcorn is the perfect healthy snack (if you make it right). Here are 7 surprising health benefits of popcorn.</h2><div class="metadata singleline" style="text-align: start; display: block; margin-bottom: 1.45em; margin-top: -0.7em; max-width: 100%;"><div style="margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-size: 1em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-style: normal !important; display: inline !important;" class="byline"><span style="margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-size: 1em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-style: normal !important; display: inline !important;">Best Health</span><span style="margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-size: 1em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-style: normal !important; display: inline !important;"></span><span style="margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-size: 1em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-style: normal !important; display: inline !important;"></span></div></div>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.43em; max-width: 100%;">Popcorn is packed with protein</h2>
<p style="max-width: 100%;">Ounce for ounce, popcorn has more protein and phosphorus than potato chips. (And more than eggs and spinach!)</p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/wellness/10-healthy-movies-to-watch-on-netflix-canada/" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><b style="max-width: 100%;">Not sure what to watch tonight? Here are our picks for the best health movies on Netflix.</b></a></p>
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<img src="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn.jpg" alt="health benefits of popcorn" width="1000" height="668" srcset="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn.jpg 1000w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn-380x254.jpg 380w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/eating-popcorn-384x258.jpg 384w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" class="" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;"><span style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">photo credit: shutterstock </span></span>
<h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.43em; max-width: 100%;">It’s a great weight-loss snack</h2>
<p style="max-width: 100%;">Popcorn is a weight watchers dream snack – it’s sugar free, fat free and low in calories. No need to feel guilty at just <a href="http://www.eatracker.ca/food_details.aspx?id=3863&quantity=100&mid=1299&text=popcorn¤t=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">31 calories for 1 cup</strong></a> air popped popcorn!</p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/healthy-eating/when-to-eat-for-weight-loss/" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">You know eating often through out the day is great for weight loss, but here are the times you should be eating.</strong></a></p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.43em; max-width: 100%;">It’s a healthy whole grain</h2>
<p style="max-width: 100%;">Popcorn is a whole grain, which means it’s a good source of dietary fiber. In fact, 1 cup has 1.3 grams of fibre. Grains are comparable in concentration of antioxidants to fruit and vegetables,” says <a href="http://www.scranton.edu/faculty/vinson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">Joe Vinson, a professor of chemistry at The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania</strong></a>, adding that while berries and other colourful foods are high in anthocyanin antioxidants, grains are high in phenolic acid antioxidants, which may be easier for the body to absorb.</p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/healthy-snacks/healthy-party-snacks/" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">Here are four party snacks we just can’t stop snacking on!</strong></a></p>
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<img src="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="667" srcset="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07.jpg 1000w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07-760x506.jpg 760w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-07-380x254.jpg 380w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" class="" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;"><span style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">photo credit: shutterstock </span></span>
<h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.43em; max-width: 100%;">You won’t get bored of it</h2>
<p style="max-width: 100%;">Popcorn is an incredibly versatile snack. Eat it plain, or spiced, or sweetened, or lightly buttered. Have it dry or gooey. It’s all good.</p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/healthy-eating/health-benefits-butter/" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">Did you know that butter is making a comeback? Here is the healthy reason why.</strong></a></p>
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<img src="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-04.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="680" srcset="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-04.jpg 1000w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-04-300x204.jpg 300w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-04-768x522.jpg 768w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-04-150x102.jpg 150w, https://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/popcorn-04-600x408.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" class="" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;"><span style="max-width: 100%;"><span style="max-width: 100%;">photo credit: shutterstock </span></span>
<h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.43em; max-width: 100%;">It helps stave off hunger</h2>
<p style="max-width: 100%;">Popcorn is a great between-meal snack. Popped corn is mostly air, which makes it highly effective for staving off hunger cravings without damaging your diet.</p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/diet/free-weight-loss-meal-plan/" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">This is our free weight-loss meal plan – showing what to eat from breakfast to dinner.</strong></a></p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.43em; max-width: 100%;">It’s gluten-free</h2>
<p style="max-width: 100%;">Popcorn is gluten-free. Finely ground, it can be used in place of breadcrumbs for a great crunchy coating on chicken and fish, or seasoned like croutons and topped on a salad.</p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/digestion/the-truth-about-gluten-free/" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">Should you go gluten-free?</strong></a></p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.43em; max-width: 100%;">It’s economical</h2>
<p style="max-width: 100%;">At just .19 cents an ounce, these kernels are one of the least expensive snack foods on the market today.</p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/nutrition/vegetables-high-fibre/
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