Movie Theater Snacks?

hakudoshi82
hakudoshi82 Posts: 29
in Health and Weight Loss
I've always enjoyed a snack at the movies my entire life. Since starting my journey I stopped because nothing is worth that many calories to me. I'm wondering what alternatives other movie buffs might have thought of.
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  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
    I sneak my own stuff in...my own trail mix, my own drinks etc...

    I simply refuse to max my credit card for a popcorn and large drink.
  • ckish
    ckish Posts: 341 Member
    I don't go that often but I buy the kid's snack pack that has a small drink, about a cup and a half of popcorn, and a small candy. This way I still feel like I have had my treat but I'm not eating a whole bag and large drink. Since I plan for it I'm still within my calorie count.
  • juniperleaves
    juniperleaves Posts: 45
    You can bring your own light popcorn, or I like to bring fruit (like grapes) or really anything that fits into a little baggie and in my purse! haha
  • groomchick
    groomchick Posts: 610 Member
    I get their popcorn & use my butter spray... Plus an Atkins bar for my candy! :bigsmile: feel completely satisfied and get my whole movie experience!
  • alejandralozano89
    alejandralozano89 Posts: 6
    Def sneak your own stuff in!
    Going to the movies without snacks is NO fun! lol
    Take your own light popcorn in a zipploc bag, trail mix (not too much though, you should watch the fat and sugar content on those), a 100 calorie pack snack, celery and carrot sticks with a light dip... YUM!!
  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
    You can do some junior mints or something. They aren't too bad - just don't eat that entire giant box! haha
  • dogo187
    dogo187 Posts: 376
    I just take in my own...usually something like a Kashi chocolate granola bar and some water...

    We usually eat before hand at home anyways, no need to add in much extra...
  • MommaChocoLatte
    MommaChocoLatte Posts: 389 Member
    We dont go that often but when we do I plan for it.. I plan a workout before, drink a little extra water before and after and if I can work out the next day I will.
  • hakudoshi82
    hakudoshi82 Posts: 29
    All good ideas and thoughts. Thanks everyone =)
  • Arkhos
    Arkhos Posts: 290 Member
    Have to sneak stuff in to get anything close to healthy. My theatre has the Skinny Cow Ice Cream sandwiches, that's about the best sweet treat from the theatre. I get the Cherry Coke Zero too.

    Stuff to sneak in:

    String Cheese
    Skinny Pop Popcorn (or similar popcorn) in multiple ziploc bags
    Orange Tic Tacs helps with wanting the candy treat 1.9 calories each - whole container is 120 calories for 60
    Apple Slices, Grapes, basically any fruit.
  • mistesh
    mistesh Posts: 243 Member
    Regal Entertainment Group, the largest movie theater chain in the country, also provides the largest disaster in move theater popcorn. It pops in coconut oil, which is 90 percent saturated. I encourage you to move your cardiologist's phone number to your speed dial before the lights go down. AMC, the nation's second-largest chain, also pops in coconut oil.

    Cinemark, my favorite, deserves some applause. The nation's third largest chain pops in non-hydrogenated canola oil instead of coconut. My significant other and I share the tub with no butter, and we sneak in our drink. The free refill on the popcorn comes in handy at times.

    Due to the cardboard material and its wider opening, the tub has the added benefit of not being noisy. It's furthermore beyond me why people voluntarily choose to be ripped off by purchasing the small sizes, some of which are requested with butter.
  • jrortega1912
    jrortega1912 Posts: 315 Member
    Candy: Hot Tamales(small box):heart:
  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    I sneak in home made trail mix or sugar snap peas!!
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I put coconut oil ON my popcorn when I pop it at home! :tongue: It's delicious! I fry my eggs in it too.

    Anyway - I occasionally splurge on the movie popcorn, hold the butter flavoring - gag! I learned years ago, before i started eating healthier, that the butter stuff gives me a stomach ache anyway. If I get a coupon for a $2 popcorn with my movie card, I might get it.

    Otherwise, I bring in my own water bottle, raw almonds tossed with a few chocolate chips or chocolate almonds I have them. Raisins, string cheese, sliced apples, grapes - that usually holds me through a movie. :bigsmile:
  • cynthiadmail
    cynthiadmail Posts: 90 Member
    When we go to the movie I carry my movie purse and i definitely sneak stuff in.
    1. None of its healthy enough to put my hands on.
    2. It all costs WAY to much.
  • Silvervixen79
    Silvervixen79 Posts: 116 Member
    I love the buttered popcorn they sell in the cinema and no store bought or homemade seems to do it for me in the same way... but it is nearly 1000 calories!!!! I have gone to see movies alot less in recent years.. and sadly the popcorn issue is one of the main reasons!!
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    When I go to a movie theater, I bring my biggest purse and sneak in a bottle of champagne. If I'm being dragged to a chick flick, I don't share.
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    I never have snacks at the movies even if not trying to lose weight - there is nothing worse than watching a movie to the sound of people munching loudly. And I see poeple with HUGE trays of food and drink - who then have to go to the bathroom halfway through ebcause they've ahd a fire-bucket full of Coke. Eat before you go, or watch a DVD at home.

    And especially don't bring in huge bacgs of nachos to a quiet movie.

    And turn off your phone.

    Can you guess I don't like poeple eating in the movies? :grumble:
  • pluckabee
    pluckabee Posts: 346 Member
    Regal Entertainment Group, the largest movie theater chain in the country, also provides the largest disaster in move theater popcorn. It pops in coconut oil, which is 90 percent saturated. I encourage you to move your cardiologist's phone number to your speed dial before the lights go down. AMC, the nation's second-largest chain, also pops in coconut oil.

    Cinemark, my favorite, deserves some applause. The nation's third largest chain pops in non-hydrogenated canola oil instead of coconut. My significant other and I share the tub with no butter, and we sneak in our drink. The free refill on the popcorn comes in handy at times.

    Due to the cardboard material and its wider opening, the tub has the added benefit of not being noisy. It's furthermore beyond me why people voluntarily choose to be ripped off by purchasing the small sizes, some of which are requested with butter.

    Ooh I never thought to cook popcorn with coconut oil before.

    I'll think ill have ii as a snack today
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    If I have the calories, I get popcorn. If not, I don't. I enjoy the movie either way.
  • joe2626
    joe2626 Posts: 123 Member
    I think making your own popcorn (seasoned with spices/herbs - or even just salted, if you're not too worried about your sodium intake) is a great option. Either that or take a bag of nuts (cashews, brazil nuts, monkey nuts etc). If it's just for the sake of chewing something, how about just chewing some sugar-free gum?
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    We go to the Movies once or twice a month.. This is a lifestyle so if I want the popcorn then I work it into my calories and enjoy it.... Best of Luck...... :drinker:
  • bethanylaugh
    bethanylaugh Posts: 237
    Regal Entertainment Group, the largest movie theater chain in the country, also provides the largest disaster in move theater popcorn. It pops in coconut oil, which is 90 percent saturated. I encourage you to move your cardiologist's phone number to your speed dial before the lights go down. AMC, the nation's second-largest chain, also pops in coconut oil.

    Cinemark, my favorite, deserves some applause. The nation's third largest chain pops in non-hydrogenated canola oil instead of coconut. My significant other and I share the tub with no butter, and we sneak in our drink. The free refill on the popcorn comes in handy at times.

    Due to the cardboard material and its wider opening, the tub has the added benefit of not being noisy. It's furthermore beyond me why people voluntarily choose to be ripped off by purchasing the small sizes, some of which are requested with butter.

    man, if i still ate corn i would be super happy to hear about this coconut oil business! oh well. at least i won't be as upset when my husband eats it :)
  • ChristineHeusinger
    ChristineHeusinger Posts: 5 Member
    I bring Pirates Booty in a zip lock bag. I don't even miss the popcorn when I have my Booty!
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I never have snacks at the movies even if not trying to lose weight - there is nothing worse than watching a movie to the sound of people munching loudly. And I see poeple with HUGE trays of food and drink - who then have to go to the bathroom halfway through ebcause they've ahd a fire-bucket full of Coke. Eat before you go, or watch a DVD at home.

    And especially don't bring in huge bacgs of nachos to a quiet movie.

    And turn off your phone.

    Can you guess I don't like poeple eating in the movies? :grumble:
    LOL I'm the same way! Nothing worse than someone scratching in the bottom of their popcorn bucket, or shaking skittles out of a box into their mouth during a quiet scene in the movie! :tongue: I can't stand cell phones or movie "narrators" who audibly point out the obvious or quote the lines with the actors, either! I'm a mid-week, first show of the day movie goer! LOL
  • passionflwr1
    passionflwr1 Posts: 31 Member
    I recently popped a 100-calorie bag of popcorn right before leaving the house and used my bigger purse to sneak it in, with a bottle of water. I will definitely be doing this often! ;)
    Between their prices and everything being so unnecessarily healthy, I just can't get bring myself to buy something there.
  • msurads06
    msurads06 Posts: 66 Member
    For me its usually Tuesday on the rare occasion I go to the theater and I go to the first show of the day so I don't have to deal with crowds and rudeness, One of the good things about working nights, I can go grocery shopping/movies, etc. while everyone else is at work. Carmike has $1 small drinks and popcorn on Tuesdays, I only go to the moves 1-3 times/year so to me this little splurge is ok and totally worth it and by going on Tuesday I make sure to stick to the smallest size because the next size up is $5 more.
  • TheWanderingLemon
    TheWanderingLemon Posts: 12 Member
    I'm really weird when it comes to movie theater snacks. When I started to go healthy I pretty much just took a small bag of baby carrots with me. Sure they crunch but I never have a problem with it. Here's a list of things I've snuck into the movies: homemade BLT sandwiches, grapes, yogurt, hard boiled eggs, oranges, pears, apple slices and natural peanut butter, deli meat, string cheese--you name it and it has probably happened. My siblings are somewhat embarrassed to go with me because of what I take with me. I don't care. Movie theater prices are astronomical enough without paying out the nose for unhealthy food. I take what I want and enjoy the heck out of it. Good luck!
  • mistesh
    mistesh Posts: 243 Member
    Something to consider is that a movie theater shares its income from ticket purchases with the movie distributor, while it keeps all of the income from its consession stand items. If you bypass the latter by sneaking in all of your goodies, the theater may well have to close some day due to lack of revenue.
  • SwedishMel
    SwedishMel Posts: 95 Member
    I used to bring my own snacks, but get a drink at the concession stand. That was before I started on my journey to lose weight. I'm going a little later today with a friend & I'll be putting a water bottle in my purse, and probably pick up some jerky on my way there. I'm not worried about the theaters revenue. They make plenty of money from everyone else whose spending ridiculous amounts of money on their snacks. We all pay out the nose for tickets as it is, and the theater where I live is always packed. So I'm sure they're not hurting because I don't buy a bag of popcorn or a $5.00 bag of M&M's.

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