We all look at the nutritional labels while grocery shopping because that is how we have been trained. Think about how often you look at the ingredients? I am sure if you have your ankle biter pulling on your arms and putting everything in your cart it is easy to get distracted and want to leave quickly! Grocery shopping solo… priceless!
Unjunk Your Junk Food was a huge eye opener for me because I typically shop by price and not by labels. I conducted a challenge after reading this book on popcorn. I like my popcorn to go easy on any butter and my Husband cakes it on like he is giving himself an IV full of buttery goodness. Going to the movies with him makes me nauseous from the amount of butter that he likes.
We are a big Orville Redenbacher’s household so I had his and hers popcorn in the cupboard for my taste test!
I popped my Natural popcorn according to the box and melted down 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in the microwave. It only took 30 seconds for the oil to melt down. This was my first time using coconut oil so I had no idea how this experiment would work! I love the Orville Redenbacher’s Natural line! I tried it once and pretty much said OK I will pay for this popcorn, but I digress.
I drizzled my oil on the kernels and gave it a taste! Hmmm.. I think this is going to be an acquired taste because you can tell it isn’t the artery clogging, death by butter flavor. I gave it a couple more snacks and decided I could see myself eating this. I still prefer the just plain old Simply Salted flavor but it wasn’t me who was judging this test, it was Michael.
Michael got home from the gym and ate his dinner like a good Husband. We had tacos and taco seasoning has MSG in it, ACK! One step at a time guys! There are homemade versions out there in the blogosphere that I will whip up next time. He eats his dinner and puts the baby to bed and finally notices the bowl of popcorn on the counter.
Husband: What’s this?
Wife: Popcorn.
Husband: I can see that but what did you do to it?
Wife: I made it healthier than butter popcorn while trying to make you like it.
Crunch, crunch, crunch as the wheels are turning in his head. I always find myself holding my breath waiting for the verdict. Then he speaks and starts to nod his head.
Husband: Not bad.
Wife: Really?!
Husband: Really. It wouldn’t be my first choice when I am craving buttery popcorn but it isn’t bad.
Wife: I am really surpised you didn’t hate it.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
I HIGHLY recommend buying Unjunk Your Junk Food because it has so many tips in it. I have multiple pages folded down and so many ideas that I want to try from this book. It goes through every junk food you might want to eat and shows you the bad one and why it is bad. Then it shows you the good one and why it is good. It is full of useful information, I promise!
I received this book in order to facilitate my review. All opinions are 100% my own.






































