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Best choice for movie theater?

KatieHall77
KatieHall77 Posts: 129 Member
edited January 15 in Food and Nutrition
So, is there a way to have a snack during a movie that won't ruin my diet? They sell diet soda and water, popcorn, sugared nuts, and various candy. Is any of those a better choice or should I skip a snack?

....or maybe sneak something in under my coat?

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  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    In my opinion, it's not the snacks themselves, but the huge sizes movie theaters sell that are the issue. Gummi bears and Twizzlers, for instance, are high-sugar, but the rest is mainly gelatin. A handful of either would be fairly easy to fit into your daily calories, as long as you have a friend or two to share the pack with (or the willpower to stop when you've got to, say, 200 calories worth).

    If you don't have a friend to share with or much willpower, sneak something in. What? Whatever you like that fits, from a few pieces of chocolate to a sandwich bag of Chex mix or home-popped popcorn. When I do this, I usually buy a bottle of water or a diet Coke at the counter out of a vague sense of guilt, but that is purely my own neurosis.
  • kwennerholm
    kwennerholm Posts: 13 Member
    Air pop your own popcorn, grab a few hard candies and enjoy the movie!
  • retiree2006
    retiree2006 Posts: 951 Member
    By the way, what are you going to see?
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    This is not classy AT ALL, but I make a bag of lite popcorn and sneak it in my giant purse!
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