#26 | my current hyperfixation snack

Protect me from the wellness influencers on this one

I’ve recently embarked on a new hyperfixation snack: popcorn.

I say new but really, popcorn & I have been in an on-again, off-again relationship for years, dating back to my childhood where someone else was responsible for paying the tab for movie tickets and concessions (highway robbery!!!)

I don’t discriminate on types, either: I still love a movie theater popcorn on the rare occasion I leave my house* but I also love a simple & pure stovetop popcorn and the classic Chicago mix from Garrett’s. Lately I’ve leaned into the ease of the microwave popcorn — Orville Redenbacher's Movie Theater Butter Microwave Popcorn, to be precise.

“But all that chemical butter & sodium!” cries the wellness blogger.

To which I say, YES! And I don’t stop there!

When I pull that steaming bag of 92% popped corn and 8% unpopped kernels out of the microwave, I gently layer it into my favorite popcorn bowl, spritzing each layer with even more chemical butter and sprinkling white cheddar popcorn seasoning on it for even more sodium.

It is perhaps a less healthy choice than some of my other hyperfixation snacks (sliced apples, frozen grapes, cheese & crackers, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches) but that’s the beauty of a hyperfixation snack: in time, it moves on to its next host with ADHD and is replaced by a newer, more appealing option. (Not everybody fits on the roster!)

*I won’t be leaving my house to go to the movies again anytime soon because I convinced Brad go see Poor Things with me and I’ve been banned from choosing movies!!