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Is Microwave Popcorn Bad for You?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Webdev

You tug at the corners of a piping-hot bag of microwave popcorn, and a plume of fragrant steam escapes. We hate to point this out, but that steam contains nearly four dozen chemicals—the sources include the buttery flavorings and the … Continue reading →

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Ancient Peruvians snacked on popcorn 7,000 years ago

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Faris Popcorn

Her team’s research at the Paredones and Huaca Prieta mound sites shows coastal Peruvians were eating corn in various ways 1,000 years earlier than previously believed, well before they had ceramic pottery. The paper, published in the journal “Proceedings of … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl recipes: Popcorn is a sweet and salty snack

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Faris Popcorn

Between the sausage pizzas, fried wings, high-cal dips, greasy chips and sugary cookies on your Super Bowl smorgasbord, it’s nice to offer a snack that won’t bust your guests’ diet plans. So consider popcorn. Air-popped popcorn has 31 calories per … Continue reading →

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How Do I Butter Popcorn Without Making It Soggy?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Faris Popcorn

You’ve run into this problem at the movie theater (that butter spigot doesn’t drizzle, it spurts). And you’ve experienced it at home… especially if your significant other buys the healthy stuff. So what to do? We pull the question and … Continue reading →

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