Healthy snacks for the movies

JcMey3r
JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Going to the movies and would like to snack on things but shouldn't be too high in sugar, any ideas?
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  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    Seriously, No one snacks on healthy food at the movies?
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Sticks of carrots and a tub of organic hummus.
    Fruit.

    That's what I usually take :smile:
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Seriously, No one snacks on healthy food at the movies?

    Meee! :laugh:
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    Sticks of carrots and a tub of organic hummus.
    Fruit.

    That's what I usually take :smile:

    That does sound good.
  • tarotlou
    tarotlou Posts: 47
    Metcalfe skinny popcorn = 108 calories
    But I then ruin it by having 3 scoops of Ben and Jerrys :smile:
  • Luthien007
    Luthien007 Posts: 281 Member
    Strawberries, weight watchers ice creams
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    Metcalfe skinny popcorn = 108 calories
    But I then ruin it by having 3 scoops of Ben and Jerrys :smile:

    I'm not really a big fan of popcorn for some reason
  • kitsiekitty
    kitsiekitty Posts: 166
    I buy fruit cups. Or I mix my own trail mix with nuts and raisins. Ommmm. Caramel popcorn is such a massive temptation though. xD[
  • samanthagreen3
    samanthagreen3 Posts: 39 Member
    i take a tub of grapes..
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
    Kale chips!
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    I had to sit near some guy who ate 3 super crunchy apples (and was moaning??) once. Couldn't change seats because it was packed and people were pretty rude about him and the apples. Also reminded me of TV episode where someone was eating fruit during jury duty... Sex and the City and I think the fruit was a mango, a "fruit you can't even bite into"! Popcorn is also noisy, but usually Im eating it so don't care. Nowwww, well, I have been avoiding movies for the last 6-8 weeks, more or less. Want to go this weekend, and will either eat a meal right before going or bring a Quest bar. Can't bring myself to eat fruit because of the apple guy, sadly :noway:
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    But maybe I can do kale chips!
  • ElliotM6
    ElliotM6 Posts: 7 Member
    I'm heading out the movies today actually, planning on taking some strawberries and sugar snap peas.

    Last week I was sat next to some dude who ate 3 huge bags of crisps, 2 litres of pop, and he also took his shoes off, it was rough.
  • BamsieEkhaya
    BamsieEkhaya Posts: 657 Member
    salted edamame beans (so addictive
    Nuts
    frozen/normal blueberries...grapes...blackberries etc
  • elpiper
    elpiper Posts: 183 Member
    I like to take snack bags of chocolate cheerios or a pre-sliced apple.
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    I haven't been to the cinema for ages, but I'd just get a big cup of coffee to sip on.

    Fruit sounds good....the non-crunchy variety! Or how about rice cakes with peanut butter?
  • FHowA46
    FHowA46 Posts: 66 Member
    Don't buy anything in the movie theater, either take some thing prepared or buy something in a near by supermarket just before you go in. Definitely any veg sticks or fruit (chopped up will make it feel more snacky and it'll last longer). Air popped popcorn or a low calorie brand. Dips are yummy!
  • FHowA46
    FHowA46 Posts: 66 Member
    I'd suggest as well trying to get out of the habit of eating something in the cinema as it is just mindless eating really. If I really want something sometime I get an ice lolly like a calipo or mini milk, probably alot of sugar but it's only small and already in a portion.
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    Seriously, No one snacks on healthy food at the movies?

    Why does everyone have to stuff their face at the movie? Eat before or after the movie. Cant you sit still for 90 minutes and watch a movie without having to shove stuff into your cake hole?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    eat before you go in ....

    you can't watch an hour and a half movie without eating?
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I recently took my daughter to see Planes. I sliced up some strawberries, weighed out portions and put them into ziplocs. One for me, one for her. It was a great sneak, nice and sweet. Next time, I'm going to do grapes.

    ETA: The movie was during lunch time, which sucked, so the snacks held us over until after the movie.
  • JLN1974
    JLN1974 Posts: 104 Member
    Plenty of water to sip so you have something to occupy you which isn't food? Dried fruit or rice cakes?
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    Seriously, No one snacks on healthy food at the movies?

    Why does everyone have to stuff their face at the movie? Eat before or after the movie. Cant you sit still for 90 minutes and watch a movie without having to shove stuff into your cake hole?

    How many people do you know that dont snack in the movies? Everytime I go most of the people have something to munch on. Im going before having dinner so a snack really would be bad considering I had my last big meal at 1 in the afternoon and only eating at 10 again. Thats just how I do it
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Seriously, No one snacks on healthy food at the movies?

    Why does everyone have to stuff their face at the movie? Eat before or after the movie. Cant you sit still for 90 minutes and watch a movie without having to shove stuff into your cake hole?

    How many people do you know that dont snack in the movies? Everytime I go most of the people have something to munch on. Im going before having dinner so a snack really would be bad considering I had my last big meal at 1 in the afternoon and only eating at 10 again. Thats just how I do it

    so if they all jumped off a bridge you would follow? who cares "what everyone else is doing" ....?
  • fjrandol
    fjrandol Posts: 437 Member
    Seriously, No one snacks on healthy food at the movies?

    Why does everyone have to stuff their face at the movie? Eat before or after the movie. Cant you sit still for 90 minutes and watch a movie without having to shove stuff into your cake hole?
    No! :laugh:

    Popcorn and all that is part of the experience. If I'm spending the money to go out for the evening, I'm going to have a treat with my movie. Particularly if it's an ipic theatre, or in imax.
  • jocanlose
    jocanlose Posts: 48 Member
    I take a small pack of popcorn and some strawberries about 180 calories.
  • Skinny_minny_mo
    Skinny_minny_mo Posts: 1,272 Member
    ah the movies are tough for me - everyone else mucnhing def gives me the munchies!

    water
    biltong (beef jerky)
    dried mango
    trail mix

    enjoy your movie :)
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    Going to watch Pain & Gain...amped! dried fruit is good but sugar is a bit too much plus with all the chicken I ate today and no MMA class tonight I dont have much calories to play with. might just end up with water or at least a coke zero
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    ah the movies are tough for me - everyone else mucnhing def gives me the munchies!

    water
    biltong (beef jerky)
    dried mango
    trail mix

    enjoy your movie :)

    Where you from, using the word biltong is not common.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Seriously, No one snacks on healthy food at the movies?

    Why does everyone have to stuff their face at the movie? Eat before or after the movie. Cant you sit still for 90 minutes and watch a movie without having to shove stuff into your cake hole?
    No! :laugh:

    Popcorn and all that is part of the experience. If I'm spending the money to go out for the evening, I'm going to have a treat with my movie. Particularly if it's an ipic theatre, or in imax.

    this does not make sense to me ...but whatever...

    and we wonder why there is an obesity problem out there...

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