Popcorn 101

Whether you are about to get braces or have been in treatment for a few months, knowing what foods you can and cannot eat will make your daily life much easier and more enjoyable. Yes, you can eat popcorn with braces but eat hulless popcorn. The main reason to not eat regular popcorn kernels with…

If you are a garden enthusiast, you will be happy to hear that growing your own popcorn is an incredibly fun challenge. But what seeds do you need to grow popcorn? Zea mays everta is the corn variety that is known as the kernel that pops. Popcorn seeds are relatively straightforward to plant, grow, and…

If you have ever eaten popcorn and been lucky enough to avoid getting a popcorn hull stuck in-between your teeth, make sure you go buy a lottery ticket.  Our family loves popcorn but hates getting hulls in between our teeth.   Hulless popcorn is real, comes in many varieties, and has the least number of…

I adore popcorn but I can also appreciate that some people cannot or do not want to eat popcorn.  If you are looking for alternatives to popcorn, then I have some ideas worth trying. The following are great alternatives to popcorn: Amaranth Buckwheat Quinoa Sorghum Wild Rice These popcorn alternatives will give you the joy…

Popcorn is light, fluffy, and a great snack, but it is disappointing when it turns out inedible.  Popcorn is a staple in our house and we do not like to waste it because we forgot to eat it before it expired. Popped popcorn has the quickest expiration date of 1-2 weeks.  Microwave popcorn has its…