Devoted to WAHMs -Work at Home Moms

I rarely eat any type of popcorn so the news won't really affect my snacking habits. I do know a bunch of people who do eat microwaved popcorn though so this is concerning. What I've started to notice though is that often we (including myself but really as a nation) opt for "food product" because of our go-go-go lifestyles and most of the time it's just really bad for us. I HATE cooking but I've been trying to find quick health conscious things I can make for my family. I'll be honest though, its real hard to resist the take out temptation...

Hi Kimberlee!

You are so right about us opting for a food product because we are on the go. I think that this concerns a lot of working parents, who might have thought of this is a quick way to get a bite to eat.

It certainly does seem to take more time to eat healthier, and I don't have that time. So, we're sort of caught without a good solution.

I'm going to continue to pursue the question of fitness and the home-based worker -- so look for updates in the future.

I began hearing of this several months ago. We no longer purchase microwave popcorn, but use brown lunch bags, regular popcorn, oil and salt to make our own microwave popcorn. We've taught both kids (10 and 13) to do it themselves. They even know how to melt real butter to put on it if they want. We explained the problem to them and, while they liked the convenience of tossing a bag in the microwave more than the work (not much, really) of making it from scratch, they understand and appreciate that it is a safer alternative.

That's a good tip, Amy! I actually like the taste of regular popcorn better.