Healthy Ways to Top Your Popcorn

Possibly the perfect snack, popcorn has more antioxidants than vegetables. Here are a dozen ways to pimp it out.
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Possibly the perfect snack, popcorn has more antioxidants than vegetables. Here are a dozen ways to pimp it out.

By Amanda Woerner, SELF

Start with 3 cups (air-popped or nuked, it's 93 cals), then get at the toppings, going for about 200 cals total.

1
Hot-Cocoa Powder
Dan Drury
40 calories, 1.5 grams fat per 1/2 packet
2
Ground Ginger
John Aquino
2 calories, 0 g fat per 1/4 tsp
3
Ground Cinnamon
Romulo A Yanes
6 calories, 0 g fat per 1 tsp
4
Coconut Shreds
Chris Gentile
29 calories, 2 g fat per tablespoon
5
Peanut Butter, Melted
Romulo Yanes
71 calories, 6 g fat per 3/4 tbsp
6
Marshmallows
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40 calories, 0 g fat per 1/4 cup minis
7
Chili Powder
Mike Lorrig
8 calories, 0 g fat per teaspoon
8
Black Pepper
Mike Lorrig
6 calories, 0 g fat per 1 tsp
9
Cayenne Pepper
Chris Gentile
1 calorie, 0 g fat per 1/4 tsp
10
Parmesan
Aimee Barychko
43 calories, 3 g fat per 2 grated tbsp
11
Turkey Bacon
Chris Gentile
61 calories, 4 g fat per 1 thick slice, torn
12
Sliced Almonds
Mike Lorrig
66 calories, 6 g fat per 2 tbsp

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