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BuzzyBee 
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 10:44pm |
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Is it considered a 'healthy' snack for toddlers? I always thought there was a choking risk but was told otherwise by a friend. If I give Lucas some, he eats it like it's going out of fashion. I'm just wondering if its okay for him to eat ...and which is a better option - the microwave light butter ones or the ones that come in lil snack/chippy type packs from pop'n' good?
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fattartsrock
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 10:58pm |
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I love pop n good. Probably bettr to pop your own, but Imlazy. Yep its a good snack, considered healthy as long as its not laden with butter and salt.
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baalamb
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 11:01pm |
I don't feed it to Ashlee, but I suspect she's had some at her daycare. Far too paranoid about the choking hazard!  And I'd pop my own. Less additives/colour/sodium that way too.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:18am |
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I didn't give her any until about 2. And made sure to pick our all the unpopped kernels.
Popping your is definitely healthy - and sooo easy (not to mention cheaper).
I just put my pan on medium/high, heat some oil, add kernels and keep moving the pan until they start popping.
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My3Sons
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:54am |
I always thought that about popcorn too! (the choking thing!). Mr 2 loves it too, I just keep a pretty close eye on him when he is eating it, I dont like the stuff myself but ocacsionally DH will pop some if they are watching a movie or something.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 9:58am |
Those little popcorn machines are great too, then its plain old air popped popcorn! We have one at kindy and the kids LOVE watching it pop out! 
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 10:35am |
I don't think it's considered a healthy snack if it's prepackaged/buttered etc... but if it's plain then it is.  All purpose seasoning is a nice taste for older kids for popcorn, without overdoing it on the sugar or grease.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 5:00pm |
You can air pop in the microwave. Just pop the corn kernels in a brown paper bag and twist it closed.
Yummy
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 3:15am |
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I was the receptionist at Pop'n'Good for 3 years...
The light'n'buttery popcorn used to have the heart foundation tick. I am not entirely sure why it doesn't anymore (unless it does). Obviously popping your own is better for you (unless you are coating it in your own butter etc).
Used to eat loads of the stuff and get it under half price when I worked there. Pop'n'Good also are the distributors of the American stuff Act II (microwave popcorn).
Anyone tried the chocolate and caramel coated popcorn made by Pop'n'Good. Hard to find... but soooooo good.
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baalamb
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 9:02am |
Tara - the Heart Foundation tick is something that is bought. The company buys the tick to put on their products, so it's quite likely that it still is a healthier option, but maybe the company doesn't pay to use the tick anymore.
I wish I could remember where I read/heard about that! It's going to drive me nuts until I remember.
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 11:00am |
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I LOVE their CARAMEL corn..YUMMO!
Blake and Paige have eaten Popcorn since before their first birthdays...and they love it and I figure well its gotta be better than the sugary fatty muesli bars and keeps them occupied.................
Everything in Moderation.....
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 12:13pm |
 baalamb wrote:
Tara - the Heart Foundation tick is something that is bought. The company buys the tick to put on their products, so it's quite likely that it still is a healthier option, but maybe the company doesn't pay to use the tick anymore.
I wish I could remember where I read/heard about that! It's going to drive me nuts until I remember. |
I know at the time they said something about not sure which catagory it should be in... maybe it was because of purchasing????
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