Popcorn is such an amazing food. The first person who discovered what it does must have been stunned at the complete metamorphosis, going from a tiny, smooth, gold-colored seed into a puffy, ivory-colored, crispy and much bigger thing. Besides that trick, it's really good for you. When my father was dying of colon cancer--a downer I know, but it figures well in here-- his doctor advised me to eat popcorn as often as possible, explaining it acts like a Brillo pad in that it scrubs the inside of your colon's walls. (Do not eat Brillo pads.) And too, it's cheap when you buy it un-popped, and once popped it inflates and makes enough for a crowd. Finally, it's quite filling, very low in calories if you skip the butter, and, need I add, delicious. But still, I draw the line at $5.50 for a Small, $6.50 for a Medium and $7.00 for a Large bag of popcorn, which is what they charge for it here in Freeport's only movie theater. Oh please.Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Price of Inflation
Popcorn is such an amazing food. The first person who discovered what it does must have been stunned at the complete metamorphosis, going from a tiny, smooth, gold-colored seed into a puffy, ivory-colored, crispy and much bigger thing. Besides that trick, it's really good for you. When my father was dying of colon cancer--a downer I know, but it figures well in here-- his doctor advised me to eat popcorn as often as possible, explaining it acts like a Brillo pad in that it scrubs the inside of your colon's walls. (Do not eat Brillo pads.) And too, it's cheap when you buy it un-popped, and once popped it inflates and makes enough for a crowd. Finally, it's quite filling, very low in calories if you skip the butter, and, need I add, delicious. But still, I draw the line at $5.50 for a Small, $6.50 for a Medium and $7.00 for a Large bag of popcorn, which is what they charge for it here in Freeport's only movie theater. Oh please.
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OK somebody explain to me why they list on the side of the box the caloric figures for UNpopped popcorn. does anyone eat the unpopped kernels? why?
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