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Healthy Food Review: Jolly Time Healthy Pop Minis Kettle Corn

100 Calorie Popcorn Snack

By Paul Bright, published Oct 11, 2007
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Part of having a healthier eating lifestyle is eating healthier snacks. At my work center there is a snack bar that has a few apples and bananas but everything else is candy bars, pre-packaged doughnuts and Danishes. It can be hard to resist those snacks if you don't have any healthier alternatives stashed away at your desk.

One of those alternatives I tried today was 100-calorie popcorn. I wasn't sure if 100 calories was going to last long in my bottomless stomach. 100 calories isn't a lot, so I went to a trusted brand: Jolly Time.

Jolly Time has been around for 90 years and has put out a lot of popcorn products. I figured if I was going to go healthy with my popcorn I should go with their brand which is the Jolly Time Healthy Pop Minis Kettle Corn popcorn flavor.

Appearance and Nutrition. The Jolly Time Healthy Pop Minis are exactly that: minis. The bags are so small! Was I going to get some underdeveloped kernels? And how exactly do you make popcorn smaller? The mini bags are so small they can't even be cooked on a normal popcorn setting. I'd say maybe two minutes if you are lucky, so don't walk away from the microwave when you start cooking.

As far as nutrition goes, the calories are pretty obvious: 100. And although popcorn in general isn't too bad of a snack, you can add on hidden fat calories with some flavors and oils. However, the Jolly Time Healthy Pop brand does live up to its name. There are only 2 grams of fat, 23 carbs and less than one gram of sugar in each serving (one bag). Even the salt is relatively low with only 280 milligrams which ends up to about 12% of your recommended daily allowance. So far it doesn't sound like a bad deal.

Healthy Food Review: Jolly Time Healthy Pop Minis Kettle Corn

Jolly Time minis

Credit: Jolly Time

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Takeaways
  • Each serving is about 4 cups of popped popcorn
  • The Kettle Corn flavoring is evident, but not overwhelming
  • Jolly Time has been making popcorn for 90 years
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I not only love the 100 calorie healthy pop kettle corn minis, I depend on them. We are away from home and can't find our staple here in Atlantic City, N.J. HELP,PLEASE. Can you tell me where to buy it near here or can I order some for mail delivery, please? Marcy West Jolly Time Healthy Pop Kettle Corn Addict

Posted on 08/05/2008 at 5:08:09 PM

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