Everytime I make Microwave Popcorn, I used that “Popcorn Button” and everytime the popcorn turns out just great.

By: Toddacanda

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Popcorns contain more fiber as compared to other snacks made out of flour. There are many different delicious popcorn recipes for health conscious individuals.

Popcorns are fun and convenient whole grain snacks. It is an excellent source of fiber. It also helps steady one’s blood sugar levels. Aside from this, it can be incorporated as a low-fat snack, having a lot of nutritional benefits.

By experimenting with some healthful ingredients on your popcorn, one can achieve a healthy balanced diet without any risks. Below are some of healthy popcorn recipes that can meet your daily needs, for a delicious and quick snack mixture.

Peppy Popcorn

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 14 cups popcorn, air-popped

• 2 tbsp. parmesan cheese, grated

• 1/4 tsp. dried oregano

• 2 tsp. paprika

In a small bowl, mix oregano, paprika and cheese. Sprinkle these onto the popcorn and toss. It can yield up to 14 cups. You can also melt organic raw cheese with organic milk and pour this over the popcorn.

Nutrition Data for 1 cup serving: 30 calories/0.5 grams fat

Spicy Peanut Curry PopCorn

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Number of serving: 1

Ingredients:

• 8 cups air-popped popcorn( no oil or salt)

• 1 teaspoon chili paste (Sambal Oelek)

• 2 tablespoons Better than Peanut Butter

• 1 teaspoon curry powder

Air-pop about ½ cup of corn kernels. Put peanut butter on a microwave cup. Add sambal with small amounts of water. Stir in order to make out a creamy and thick peanut butter mixture. Microwave it approximately 30 seconds. Fold the peanut butter mixture onto the popcorn.

Praline Popcorn Crunch

Ingredients:

• 12 cups popped popcorn

• 1/2 cup margarine

• 1 cup firm-pack brown sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/4 cup honey

• 1 cup pecan halves

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Grease a 15×10 inch baking pan and place the popcorn on top. Combine sugar, honey and margarine in a 1 ½ quart saucepan. Cook and stir constantly with a wooden spoon. Place this in medium heat until it boils.

Cook this for about 5 minutes and then remove from the heat. Mix vanilla and baking soda then pour it over the popped corn. Next, add some pecans, stir until evenly coated and bake at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes. Stir gently for five more minutes and lay everything down on waxed paper. Lastly, allow to cool and break into chunks.

Popcorn Trail Mix

Full Recipe: 1 quart

Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients:

1 quart air-popped popcorn

8 ounces raisins

6 ounces dried fruit (apricots, apples, etc.), diced

Add diced fruit and raisins to a large bowl of popped corn. Combine and toss thoroughly.

Nutritional Information (based on 3-cup serving)

o Protein 8g; Calories 651; Carbohydrate 162g ; Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 3g; Fiber 15g; Sodium 420 mg.

Other nutritional ingredients that can be mix in popcorn are:

o 1 /3 cup chopped dried fruit provides iron and fiber

o 2 tbsp. soy nuts gives fiber and calcium

o 2 tbsp. whole almonds gives protein, iron and fiber

o 2 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese gives protein and calcium

o 10 pretzel sticks gives B vitamins

o 2 tbsp. pumpkin seeds gives protein and fiber

o 1 /2 cup dry unsweetened cereal gives iron and B vitamins

While enjoying your favorite movies at home you can prepare popcorn in just a few minutes. There are many ways to include popcorn on one’s healthy diet.



By: David H. Urmann

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Carnivals, stadiums, movie theaters… these are all places that you usually think of finding commercial popcorn poppers. However if you think outside of the box then you’ll discover that there are many other ideas for where, when, and how to use these machines in order to make a profitable addition to your business that might interest you. Keep in mind that depending on location and circumstances, the mark-up on selling a bag of popcorn can be several hundred times the cost of the ingredients and the minimal labor of preparation means that you will inevitably make a great profit. This can be an opportunity that is hard to pass up once you come up with your own individual creative ways to use these popcorn vending machines. Even if you decide to give the popcorn away, the benefits that return to you could be much more than any direct monetary compensation.

Starting up a business can be difficult, so finding any extra sources of income can be the difference between making it or breaking it. In fact, sometimes it’s better to begin a subordinate business for a short period of time in order to gain the capital to launch the business that you truly desire to pursue. If you can find a highly trafficked area and obtain the proper permits, then setting up a cart with a commercial popcorn machine can be a very lucrative pursuit.

If strict entrepeneurialship isn’t your interest, then perhaps you could try renting a popcorn vending machine to raise money for your school or hobby club. It’s even possible to order commercial popcorn poppers designed with custom colors and logos. Such a machine might make a nice addition to the lounge of your fraternity or sorority, representing both your association and your school with pride… and deliciousness!

Customer satisfaction is important as well for any business. One problem that many businesses face is customer complaints from long waits in lines or other inconveniences. What if while a customer was waiting in line they could help themselves not only to some free coffee, but a steaming fresh bag of authentic kettle cooked popcorn? Just seeing and hearing the popcorn pop in the popcorn vending machine may bring a smile of nostalgic satisfaction to their face and boost their morale enough to ignore any minor inconvenience. You know, come to think of it, if any of you happen to know someone that works for the Department of Motor Vehicles, could you please forward this idea to them?



By: Sydney Hornbrook

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Popcorn machines are a fantastic way to raise money for an event or non-profit organization. The tantalizing smell of fresh popcorn popping is fantastic advertising all on its own, attracting customers from a great distance. However, many other things can be done to bring people to the popcorn machine and increase the amount of donations to help meet fundraising goals and spread the word about your organization.

Advertising

Advertising before the start of the fundraiser works well for increasing the number of customers at your popcorn machine. Many fundraiser events suffer because many people today no longer carry anything other than plastic. Pre-event advertising will let everyone know about the cost of the popcorn beforehand so that they bring enough cash with them.

Even if it is outside of a local grocery store, posters in and around the local area will make people aware of the event. Local media such as newspapers, television stations, and radio stations will often provide free advertising for non-profit fundraisers and events as a public service. If your organization will be setting up at a local event, talk to the organizers about sharing advertising. This could be something as simple as sharing advertisement flyers and announcements.

Location

When setting up a fundraiser, location is the key to the success of the event. The best place to set up is anywhere that there are a large number people (and children) walking by while still having enough room to handle a large number of people. This is for two reasons: First, people will buy more if they do not have to go out of the way to get it. Secondly, if it is difficult to wait in line at the popcorn machine, people simply will not bother. Another great location is a place where people are already waiting like a ticket booth or play park. If there is no big event occurring in the local area that will be attracting customers, make one by holding a competition, festival, or outdoor movie event.

Give Customers A Bonus

Adding something for people to do or see while at your popcorn machine fundraiser not only works great for advertising and location, but also for the amount spent. Community fun sports days, a concert featuring a variety of local talent, or even a carnival will bring in considerably more people than a popcorn machine set up on its own at a local grocery store or mall. This is simply because it targets a larger audience that will spend more time at the event meaning there is more of a chance that each visitor will buy popcorn. The extra events can collect donations as well giving you more than one method of collecting donations. Fundraisers such as these also promote the closeness of the community and, in some cases, give kids in the community an opportunity to do things they might not have the chance to do otherwise.

Popcorn is one of the most popular snacks in America, so why not use this for a good cause. It is not only quick and easy to make, but it also requires very little cost to produce a large amount of product and can is easily made in several flavors. Best of all, popcorn machines can be used over and over again making it great as a repeat fundraiser for several events providing your organization with year around donations.



By: Christine Harrell

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The only popcorn I have in the cupboard is microwave butter lovers popcorn. Will this work? If so please someone give me the recipe.

By: sinfulprey

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There’s something about popcorn that makes people love to eat it. Not only does it taste good, but it’s small and crunchy. Somehow it became super popular to eat at the movies, and now everytime I go I just have to buy popcorn along with my movie ticket.

But what other uses to popcorn machines have?

You might be thinking about buying one, and if you’re looking for reasons to do so you’ve come to the right place.

Parties. If you like to host parties at your home, then having a popcorn machine is a no-brainer. Everyone likes to eat popcorn, and having it in good supply is definitely a good idea. Not only does the popcorn out of a machine taste good, but it doesn’t get burned like it would if you cooked it in a microwave.

Special Events. Maybe you’re involved with a non-profit. Bring your popcorn machine to the next event, like a raffle for instance. Popcorn is perfect to serve at these kinds of events, it’s always a hit.

Retail. If you’re a retail business owner then selling popcorn may just be ideal for your business. The profit margin for selling popcorn is pretty big - this is one of the reasons movies sell popcorn. They can sell it for dollars when it’s only costing them cents.

These are just some of the many reasons you should have one of these nifty gadgets handy. There are many different kinds of popcorn machines to choose from, from commerical to something that would be more suitable for your household. Whichever you decide rest assured you’ve made a smart decision when you invest in one of these useful machines.



By: Jameson Levinston

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