What can I eat at the movie theater?

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  • PowerliftingMom
    PowerliftingMom Posts: 430 Member
    I always bring my own water and do indulge in popcorn, but plan my macros around it. I do the same whenever I'm eating out. Sometimes I will bring in a few pieces of hard candy too.
  • yskaldir
    yskaldir Posts: 202 Member
    How about nothing?
  • WanderingRivers
    WanderingRivers Posts: 612 Member
    Quick PSA re: sneaking food into the theater.

    Please don't toss your snuck in food trash in the theatre trashcans. It absolutely gets folks fired if management finds it.

    You may now about your regularly scheduled program.
  • Denisse075
    Denisse075 Posts: 5 Member
    I pop a 100 cal bag at home and ziplock it and bring it with me, I get Diet coke there. I have brought sliced apple and cheese stick in a baggie before or just drank my diet coke by itself....
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,758 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    Lawd some fun people in this thread. Eat what you want. I love movie concessions and I tend to get the motherload.

    Yeah...that's what I was going to say.

    Concessions are part of the whole movie going experience ever since I was a kid. I go to the movies maybe 2-3x per year, so it's really not that big of a deal.

    Same here! :drinker:

    I used to think the same way, but then I moved to Australia and apparently it isn't really a thing here. So I've been going to movies with nothing more than a bottle of water or diet soft drink.

    They do have the concessions, but they are so incredibly expensive that very few people buy anything.

    Also people tend to dress up a bit more for movies here. I went to my first movie in Australia wearing trackies ... and was seriously under dressed.

    Or maybe it is just the theatres in my area.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Coke Zero and Sour Patch Kids.
  • RachelElser
    RachelElser Posts: 1,049 Member
    I am also going to an AMC movie tonight! I plan on getting a small popcorn and exercising it off afterwards. A once in a while treat won't kill me.

    The kid packet is a great idea though, I may get that instead!
  • armchairherpetologist
    armchairherpetologist Posts: 69 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    abbynormalartist wrote: »
    Going to the movies tonight and am trying to think of what the best (or least awful) snack would be to have there. Ideas? It's a regular AMC chain.

    Why do you need to eat anything at the movie theatre?

    Bring a bottle of water or diet soft drink if you figure you'll feel a bit dry after an hour or so.

    Yeah I don't get this either. I love the movies because it's 2 hours during which I'm busy and not thinking about food, actually... (besides I don't enjoy my food half as much if I'm just mindlessly eating it in front of a movie, so it's a waste of calories).

    Add me to the list. My suggestion for snacks at the movies is ... no snacks. It's only a couple of hours.
  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    I don't eat any of the food, but my advice is if you're going to get candy, you might as well buy it from Target or a convenience store. They're so unnecessarily expensive at the theater!
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    edited May 2017
    I don't buy concessions too often from movie theaters, but I like popcorn and a diet soda. The kid's size option is really good too. I have snuck some food in from time to time, but the "worst" example of this was probably my favorite. I was visiting my sister in Chicago and we had tickets to see Wicked (yes, I know NOT a movie, but still a very nice theater) and for her birthday, she wanted to go to Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Well, it took so long at the restaurant we had to take our cheesecake to go. I will always remember laughing with her while we ate smuggled Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake in our nosebleed seats and watching Kristen Chenowith sing- sometimes, the memories are worth it :)
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Small popcorn, light on the butter. And a Diet Coke.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    I've never understood the appeal of movie theater food. When I eat during a movie I can't pay attention and fully enjoy the movie. Plus it is all WAY over priced. I haven't snacked at a movie theater for over 15 years. I usually just get a diet drink and eat before or after.

    If you really want to snack during the movie it would be good to bring some of your own 100-cal popcorn or even sneak in a tub of halo top/enlightened.
  • armchairherpetologist
    armchairherpetologist Posts: 69 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    I've never understood the appeal of movie theater food. When I eat during a movie I can't pay attention and fully enjoy the movie. Plus it is all WAY over priced. I haven't snacked at a movie theater for over 15 years. I usually just get a diet drink and eat before or after.

    If you really want to snack during the movie it would be good to bring some of your own 100-cal popcorn or even sneak in a tub of halo top/enlightened.

    The sound of people eating like that reminds me of millions of insects, crawling and scratching, and once I hear it just creeps me right out. I know that's my issue, not anyone else's, so I just don't go to many movies. The only movie I remember seeing in a packed theater that was silent aside from the film was United 93. But that was a very different circumstance.
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
    I absolutely love movie popcorn with butter. Love. It. And I don't go very often so when I do, I splurge and get a popcorn with...yes, butter aka liquid gold heart attack...and I enjoy every bite.
  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
    edited May 2017
    When I was in weight loss mode I tried to get by without popcorn and brought a snack. That lasted one movie and then I was back to sharing a large bag B) I so enjoy eating popcorn and watching a sci-fi or adventure type movie, it's all part of the movie going experience since I was a kid! I just guesstimate the calories, log it and move on. It caused me to go over a few hundred a couple of times but I can live with that.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    edited May 2017
    Last time I went I bought an avocado wrap, a skillet brownie sundae and a big order of trio tortilla chips (three sauces, salsa, guacamole and cheese)... And the wrap came with chips. Oh... And of course a diet pibb cherry because I'm watching my figure. I made sure to hit the gym on the other days that week and eat on the low-end so I gained nothing except deliciousness. I have no regrets! Except maybe getting the wrap instead of their flat bread pizza... Those things are great.

    P.S. I hate eating without entertainment. I dislike entertainment without eating...
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