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Stop feeling guilty about munching away on those fluffy, delicious kernels of goodness -- it turns out popcorn is a source of antioxidants and fiber. Hooray!

Now, the caveat -- you can only consider it a health food if you air pop it and season it lightly with salt, reports ABC News. Adding butter (or caramel, or large quantities of salt), like most of us do, puts it right back in the "sometimes food" category.

On its own, popcorn is a whole grain. Unfortunately, on its own, popcorn also doesn't offer a lot of flavor. But, if you're able to keep the unhealthy additives to a bare minimum (a little olive oil and a dash of salt can go a long way), it's a great snack option. It's light, so you can snack throughout a movie, but it's filling, so it won't leave you hungry. And it's fun -- how many other foods are so easy to toss in the air and catch with your mouth?

Trying to lose weight? You might want to reconsider limiting your snack options!

We are certifiable health food freaks and have been since long before we had a child. One of my husband's biggest concerns about being a healthy eating household was that none of our son's friends would ever want to eat over and subject themselves to vegetables and such.

Well, now that our little guy is three, we've been having some of his friends for dinner. How did it go, you ask? Here are two cases in point.

Our next door neighbor's six-year-old plays here almost every day after school and has recently begun to eat dinner here about once a week. She now asks every day what we are having for dinner because she has her favorites:

• taco salad made with homemade taco seasoning
• Applegate Farms hot dogs and Trader Joe's Organic Baked Beans and salad
• brown rice pasta with homemade red sauce, spinach, chicken sausage and zucchini chunks
• organic chicken burgers with avocado and salad