Chocolate vs. Popcorn: Who will win?

Hallie Southwick Uncategorized December 9, 2020December 9, 2020chocolate, deliciousness!, Lifestyle, popcorn 0 Comment

There are lots of good treats out in the world, but the best one is chocolate. Wait, nope, it’s popcorn! Oh, no! I can’t decide! Well, here are some pros and cons of both!

Chocolate

Here are some facts about chocolate! First, chocolate is a delicious sweet treat to eat when you are craving something delicious! Whenever you eat chocolate, it’s like all your problems just melt away! Studies show that when we smell the aromas in chocolate, it sends a thought into your brain making you addicted/hungry/craving that chocolatey goodness. A scientist states, “Chocolaty smells and the happy memories of youth smells provoke, are just part of the chocolate’s attraction. Here, the scientist is saying that when we eat chocolate, all these happy memories fill our minds and we become addicted because of those feelings.

This fact may not sound like a good fact but a bad one. This fact is kinda both. When Dr. Ding, a scientist at Harvard, did a test on 24 students. He found that the cocoa flavonoids in the chocolate put stress on the heart and in the future, you can get heart disease. But, they also found that the flavonoid can reduce blood pressure and be unhealthy on your LDL cholesterol, improved blood flow, and lowered insulin resistance. This is a condition where the body doesn’t use insulin effectively which is associated with type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Popcorn

Now, time for the popcorn! Here are some cool facts. Did you know that most popcorn is healthy?! It is because there are only 31 calories per serving?! But the more butter and salt you add, but it gets more unhealthy, so keep your toppings minimal. Since corn is a whale grain and popcorn is popped corn, popcorn is 100% whole grain! Wow! Popcorn is also extremely high in fiber. Fiber can help with weight loss and promote digestive health. The recommended intake for fiber is 25g for a woman and 38g for a man. However, people aren’t eating all their fiber for the day, so eating popcorn will help you get all those fibers.

But….prepackaged microwave popcorn can be very harmful. Prepackaged microwave popcorn often contains PFOA and diacetyl, chemicals that may be harmful. It also contains unhealthy trans fats. PFOA is Perfluorooctanoic Acid. This acid has many chemicals in it, so digesting it can be very harmful to your body.

The Winner

There are many good things about both delicious items. Chocolate is sweet and good but very unhealthy for us. Popcorn is also good but it is healthy for you in some ways. There are many good and bad things about both delicious items. But the winner has to be…. Popcorn! Let me tell you why, It has some good health benefits, like losing weight. It can come in many flavors, while chocolate only comes in 3 flavors. White, milk, and dark chocolate. While popcorn comes in over 45 flavors! But, did you know that you can get chocolate on popcorn!! So overall, popcorn is the winner!

The Most Popular Flavor of Pringle!!

southhal000 Uncategorized November 5, 2020awesomeness, chips, Culture, deliciousness!, Lifestyle 0 Comment

The Most Popular Flavor of Pringle!

Have you ever wondered how many Pringles flavors there are? There are thirty-four types of delicious, savory, crunchy flavors! Can you imagine that!? I bet you can’t!

All of These Flavors Ranked

There are so many different types of flavors. If you would like to know more about the different flavors, then click here. Twenty-one flavors were taste-tested by the public and they all agreed on ranking. The ranking is listed by the least favorite to most favorite. 21. Original lightly salty. The taste testers said that this particular chip lacked flavor and tasted like nothing. 20. Honey Mustard. They smell aggressive but they taste more honey than mustard. 19. Cheddar and Sour Cream. The testers say “Do yourself a favor and go straight to Sour Cream and Onion.¨ 18. Wavy Fire Roasted Jalapenos. They complained that there wasn’t enough jalapeno flavor and not enough heat. 17. Wavy Applewood Smoked Cheddar. They can taste the cheesiness but they can’t taste any smoke. 16. Wavy sweet and tangy BBQ. The taste testers are loving the sweet and tangy but, they aren’t getting enough BBQ flavor. 15. Loaded Baked Potato. Everyone was expecting it to taste like an actual baked potato, but it didn’t. 14. Wavy Classic Salted. Everyone loved the flavor, but they complained it was way too crunchy. 13. Memphis BBQ. Mostly all the taste testers were complaining about how much seasoning they used. “A little overboard” 12. BBQ. A very natural and not too strong of a flavor. 11. Screamin’ Dill Pickle. The taste testers say “You get a little bit of salt and a little bit of pickle.” 10. Jalapeno. Everyone loves the heat on this chip. 9. Nashville Hot Chicken. Multiple testers called this the ultimate drunchie. 8. Salt and Vinegar. The smell is so strong, it will make your nose sting, then once you take a bite, you will taste the salty-tangy flavor. 7. French Onion Dip. They love the flavor. 6. Pizza. The taste testers say, “These taste similar to Canada’s ketchup chips, just not as good.” 5. Buffalo Ranch. Everyone says “It’s a mouth burning flavor.” 4. Sour Cream and Onion. The taste testers say “The hint on onion is *chef’s kiss* perfection” 3. Cheddar Cheese. They love it because of the cheesiness and how it’ll never disappoint you. 2. Ranch. They love how ranchy the chip is. 1. Original. The testers love it because it’s not too much flavor and they could snack on this flavor for hours.

My Opinion

There are many types of delicious and gross flavors of chips. But there are two main ones that I love!! I love Sour Cream and Onion and Screamin’ Dill Pickle. These are my preferred chip flavors because I love pickles and the flavor isn’t too much, but just enough for me, and the Sour Cream and Onion is just so good! When I put the chip into my mouth, it’s just a burst of flavors going into my mouth. I also love Cheetos, but they are sadly not a type of pringle.