Popcorn

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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 1:46pm
Tonight is my turn for our weekly Euchre party and hubby is planning on making all these high fat not good for you goodies to serve.. well, I am not going to beable to sit there and watch them eat all that  "crap" so I am going to make myself air popped popcorn.  How many starch servings would 3 cups of popcorn be?
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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 2:04pm
I think I found the answer, I looked up old posts and 3 cups is a grain serving, thanks anyways!! :)
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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 2:29pm

How about making some roasted chick peas? Use some salt, pepper and a bit of cayenne pepper to spice 'em up a bit!!


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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 2:57pm
Karen, I don't know how to do that?? And what do you serve it with??
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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 3:08pm

Just rinse them and dry them off good. Then season them however you like (my suggestion is salt, pepper and cayenne) with some olive oil. Roast them in the oven at 450 degrees for about 20 minutes or until they start to get crunchy.


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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 3:14pm
Karen what is a serving size on that? And what category would that be under? :)


Edited 3/24/2006 4:15 pm ET by mistydew369
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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 3:15pm

A one-half cup serving would count toward your 4.5 cup veggie minimum for the day.


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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 3:17pm

Here is some more info on them:


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Fri, 03-24-2006 - 3:18pm
AWESOME!! I will definately have that instead tonight!! Thanks Karen, now I can have my starch serving for dinner instead of saving it!!