Thursday, March 4, 2010

Popcorn from hell

If you are one of the millions of people who loves getting a huge bag of popcorn whenever you go to see the latest chick flick or explosion filled action thriller in theaters, you might as well be dunking your whole head in a barrel of lard! At least that is what a new ABC news report is saying today. According to this new study of our favorite movie theater snacks, a bag of popcorn contains more Saturated Fats, the kind that leads to heart disease and Cancer, then a bucket of pure LARD! It also contains an over abundance of salt and as much as 1600 calories! YIKES! I am in complete shock. I always assumed that movie theater popcorn wasn’t the best for one’s diet but, more fat than lard? Apparently, the high fat content comes mostly from the theater chains using coconut oil to pop their corn, an oil that is cheaper than others and most beneficial to these chains, coconut oil is also reusable. I don’t think I will ever be able to look at a Movie Cinema snack stand the same way again.


http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9124646

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