Dangers Of Microwave Popcorn
August 31st, 2010 by ComputerBob
Regular readers of this Journal know that air-popped popcorn is one of my favorite healthy snacks.
Along with being a healthier snack than oil- or microwave-cooked popcorn, air-popped popcorn has another advantage: You can’t accidentaly burn it, because the air-popper’s fan is constantly blowing every newly popped kernel out into a bowl, away from the heat.
On the other hand, microwave popcorn, while very convenient, comes with some real disadvantages. We all know that pungent burned-microwave-popcorn smell — even one charred kernel is enough to stink up an entire department and make the whole bag of popcorn inedible.
And many of us know that most bags of microwave popcorn contain a solid lump of oils that are very unhealthy for us.
But you should also be aware that there is also a chemical in microwave popcorn bags that, when heated, turns into what the Environmental Protection Agency calls, “a likely carcinogen.”
If that’s not enough to convince you to avoid microwave popcorn, here are even more reasons.
Pass the popcorn, please.
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