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You may have noticed by looking in my side bar that I’m now an Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop! Ambassador. The reason I signed up to be spread the word about Orville Redenbacher’s SmartPop! popcorn is that I’m on a mission to get families to eat – and snack – in a healthier way.
One way to do that is to always have healthy snacks within easy reach, and that’s why I like having Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop! products in the cupboards. Of course, I make sure that we have other healthy snack items like fresh fruit, yogurt, and whole grain pasta and bread. However, with microwave popcorn, and you don’t have to worry about it staying refrigerated like yogurt or going bad like fruit. Also, it’s easy enough to prepare that my kids (with…
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