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Eat This, Not That: Popcorn

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Mizzou chapter.

Who doesn’t love popcorn? It’s great to munch on during a movie orhave as an afternoon snack. The onlyproblem with popcorn is that it’s impossible to stop eating! When it’s in a huge bowl, people tend to eat and eat because the supply seems endless. Plus there’s a ton of saturated fat and salt in movie theater popcorn, which can leave you feeling bloated and give you a stomachache. But don’t fret collegiettes™, there’s another option for guilt-free snacking – Skinny Pop! A 1-cup serving (equal to a medium size bowl) is only 39 calories! It tastes just as great as movie theater popcorn minus theoverdose of butter. It’s preservative-free, cholesterol-free and full of fiber. Satisfy your salty tooth with this light and airy alternative. Popcorn can actually be a very healthy snack when prepared right. Enjoy collegiettes™!


 
Allison Goldberg is a junior at the University of Missouri double majoring in strategic communication journalism with an emphasis in PR and marketing and psychology. In Columbia, she is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha women's fraternity executive council and is a Rent the Runway campus rep. During her spare time you can find her shopping, spending time with her friends and family, running outside or reading a fashion magazine. Allison has interned at a social media firm, BCV Evolve in Chicago for the past two summers. She hopes to work for a fashion PR firm in Chicago or New York when she graduates and eventually travel to South America.
Vanessa Meuir is senior majoring in magazine journalism and English. She was born in St. Louis, MO and raised in Columbia, MO where she now attends school. In addition to her involvement with Her Campus Mizzou, she works in Mizzou's athletics department and serves as a writing tutor for students on campus. She has gained most of her journalistic experience while writing and blogging for the Columbia Missourian, a local newspaper, and Vox magazine, a student-run campus magazine. She also gained some publishing experience while interning at The Missouri Review, a literary magazine. When Vanessa is not working or in class, she enjoys maintaining a personal blog that comments on reality television, spending time with her five roommates, reading and dabbling in amateur photography. Among her favorite things are diet coke, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Disney Channel and fuzzy socks.