Popcorn is actually very low calorie when it's not covered in sugar, syrup, or butter. Next time you get a craving for chips, try some lightly salted popcorn.
A 17g individual bag of salted popcorn is around 84 calories, compared to 123 calories for a 25g individual packet of salted chips. Popcorn is a high volume, light food, so a portion is typically lighter in weight for the same size.
One of the simplest ways to reduce calories is to choose smaller portions — a small tub of popcorn rather than a large, for example.
"One thing that can be done is to try and half portion sizes of these particular items that you have labeled as 'guilty pleasures,'" registered nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert previously told Insider. "Of course, there's no reason to feel guilty, but instead of having three scoops of ice cream, have two, instead of having a whole dessert, share half with a partner."