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Skinny Pop Popcorn Original Family Pack
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 3🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Skinny Pop Popcorn Original Family Pack

SkinnyPop
8 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
2g
Protein
130mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
4
Ingredients

What You Should Know

SkinnyPop Popcorn Original Family Pack is a familiar sight in American grocery stores: a larger-format, 8-ounce bag of ready-to-eat popcorn shelved in the snack aisle alongside chips, pretzels, and other prepackaged popcorn brands. Shoppers often grab it from endcaps near movie-night displays, party supplies, or the natural/healthier snacks section where low-ingredient options are grouped. This product fits casual occasions — movie nights, game-day gatherings, road trips, or as a quick after-school snack — and slides easily into trolley loads for weeknight convenience or last-minute entertaining. SkinnyPop’s brand positioning leans into a wellness-adjacent mainstream identity: marketed to busy adults and parents who want an approachable, lower-guilt snack, the brand emphasizes simple ingredients and a modern, clean look rather than indulgent decadence. Label characteristics typically create a “health halo” with statements like made with simple ingredients or no artificial flavors, and the packaging avoids cartoonish kid branding; it is not positioned as organic but suggests naturalness through minimal ingredient lists. In plain terms, the product is factory-popped and packaged popcorn made from whole kernels with added sunflower oil and salt — a processed, convenience-ready snack. Sensory notes: the popcorn is light and airy with a crisp, slightly flaky crunch, a mild oil sheen, and a clean, light salt finish; the family pack comes in a larger flexible bag designed to be poured into a bowl, with the ritual of sharing straight from the bag or passing around during communal viewing. It occupies a comfortingly practical corner of American snacking culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3 cups
Servings per Container: 8
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat10g13%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium130mg6%
Total Carbohydrate15g5%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Popcorn,, Sunflower, Oil,, Salt..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sunflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

Made from whole popcorn kernels with added sunflower oil and salt and commercially popped and packaged, this product is processed for convenience but contains no industrial additives, fitting NOVA group 3 (processed foods).

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Common Questions about Skinny Pop Popcorn Original Family Pack

Skinny Pop is a pretty solid snack option if you're looking for something light and crunchy. With just 150 calories per serving and no added sugars or preservatives, it can fit into many diets. But 'healthy' can be subjective — it’s great for a low-calorie snack, but if you’re after high protein or fiber, you might want to pair it with something else.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

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