http://www.paylessforfood.com/healthy-eating-for-less/the-ultimate-cheapskate-snack/ Learn How to Dramatically Slash Your Grocery Bill Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:23:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.paylessforfood.com/healthy-eating-for-less/the-ultimate-cheapskate-snack/#comment-4310 dawn Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:27:14 +0000 http://www.paylessforfood.com/?p=2008#comment-4310 You don't need to shell out $4 to buy yet another one-use-only kitchen gadget when you can pop popcorn in a regular pot with lid. Yes, i use a little olive oil in it, but that's a healthy oil. Thanks for the good idea on popping the corn and bagging it for snacks. I'm always looking for cheap and healthy snacks at work when i'm hungry. You don’t need to shell out $4 to buy yet another one-use-only kitchen gadget when you can pop popcorn in a regular pot with lid. Yes, i use a little olive oil in it, but that’s a healthy oil. Thanks for the good idea on popping the corn and bagging it for snacks. I’m always looking for cheap and healthy snacks at work when i’m hungry.

]]> http://www.paylessforfood.com/healthy-eating-for-less/the-ultimate-cheapskate-snack/#comment-3107 Nancy Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:13:17 +0000 http://www.paylessforfood.com/?p=2008#comment-3107 Looks like Kelly already shared what I was going to. We do 3 T of popcorn in a lunch size brown paper bag for 1.5 minutes in the microwave. Works like a charm. No oil required. We add salt/seasonings once it's popped. Looks like Kelly already shared what I was going to. We do 3 T of popcorn in a lunch size brown paper bag for 1.5 minutes in the microwave. Works like a charm. No oil required. We add salt/seasonings once it’s popped.

]]> http://www.paylessforfood.com/healthy-eating-for-less/the-ultimate-cheapskate-snack/#comment-3106 Charlie-paylessforfood.com Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:12:42 +0000 http://www.paylessforfood.com/?p=2008#comment-3106 Great idea Kelly. This would also make it easy to make popcorn at work as a snack instead of wasting money at the vending machine. =) Great idea Kelly. This would also make it easy to make popcorn at work as a snack instead of wasting money at the vending machine. =)

]]> http://www.paylessforfood.com/healthy-eating-for-less/the-ultimate-cheapskate-snack/#comment-3103 Kelly Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:59:44 +0000 http://www.paylessforfood.com/?p=2008#comment-3103 If you're still into the convenience of microwave popcorn, you can have it all! Just put 1/3 cup of popping corn kernels into a brown paper sack (think "lunch sack"), fold the top down a couple times and pop it in the microwave. In my microwave, 2 minutes is perfect, but be sure to watch it and take it out when the popping slows down. Still super cheap, and you control exactly what goes into it. I put some oil and salt on my kernels before I pop them, but they'll pop just as well without it. If you’re still into the convenience of microwave popcorn, you can have it all! Just put 1/3 cup of popping corn kernels into a brown paper sack (think “lunch sack”), fold the top down a couple times and pop it in the microwave. In my microwave, 2 minutes is perfect, but be sure to watch it and take it out when the popping slows down. Still super cheap, and you control exactly what goes into it. I put some oil and salt on my kernels before I pop them, but they’ll pop just as well without it.

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