What do you guys eat when at the movies?

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  • synthomarsh
    synthomarsh Posts: 189 Member
    nada, i just bring water. mostly bc im too broke to buy stuff! :grumble:

    finally someone said what I was thinking.... as delicious as movie popcorn is its killer priced, not worth it.... just go solo eat before you go
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    i dont go..........................
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    I usually just get a diet drink. I actually don't really like popcorn - hate the smell actually. I know people that have buttered popcorn scented candles, so I know this is prolly just a weird issue I have.

    If I did like popcorn Id def have some issue with the price though LOL

    Went to movies on Saturday and we went for drinks early. There was four of us - we each got a pint of decent beer, and a plate of Calamari. Bill comes and my friend mentions he already bought the tickets, so I say i got the drinks then. The girls say they will get popcorn...LOL FOOLS!

    The popcorn and drinks (keeping in mind I didnt even get popcorn) actuallly outpaced the price of drinks and calamari.
  • BabyCerise
    BabyCerise Posts: 70 Member
    nothing, or just water. I can spend 2hours without eating...
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    I eat popcorn. I don't go to the movies very often, so it's not a big deal. They don't add butter to it here.
  • nvpixie
    nvpixie Posts: 483 Member
    Sometimes nothing. Sometimes popcorn. Sometimes dried fruit. Sometimes I just drink water and mooch fruit snacks from my kids. :happy:

    We always sneak things in for the kids. It's one of the best uses for my big ol' prima size Miche bag :tongue:
  • BillyDenton
    BillyDenton Posts: 1 Member
    small soda, small popcorn, no butter. I indulge a little, but only a little.
  • Aitm20
    Aitm20 Posts: 92 Member
    Popcorn! And I mix M&M's in it for salty-sweet effect. Oh and a huge Coke! Yup I hardly go to the movies but I'll always eat that when I go.
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member

    Mine too. I have brought in ... booze. . .

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    You just changed my life.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member

    Mine too. I have brought in ... booze. . .

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    You just changed my life.

    Oh, that. Well, OP asked about eating. Of course you bring in booze. Some movies are unwatchable without it.
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    I love the idea and actually thought of about 25 past movies it would have made instantly better.
  • ghhosstt
    ghhosstt Posts: 112
    It's two hours, not two days - I don't eat anything.

    me neither! I can't stand hearing crunching/mouth sounds during a movie, even my own.
  • Tuala42
    Tuala42 Posts: 274 Member
    It's two hours, not two days - I don't eat anything.

    me neither! I can't stand hearing crunching/mouth sounds during a movie, even my own.

    So glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. Last time we went to a movie, we could hear someone eating their popcorn from half the theater away. And it was a noisy kids movie, not a quiet drama. Drives me batty.
  • PrettyLilPixie
    PrettyLilPixie Posts: 19
    Muddy Bears!!! The movie theater is the only place around here that I can find them. If I'm at the drive-in, I usually bring trail mix and iced tea or iced coffee because I have a hard time staying awake for all 3 films ha.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
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  • JudithEssex
    JudithEssex Posts: 34 Member
    Medium popcorn (no extra butter) and a sparkling water (if they don't have that a diet soda - yuck, I know, but I only drink a few per YEAR - so...)

    I also try top eat the popcorm silently! :) Its my own game. I do not go to the movies so frequently that this splurge is a problem.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Sod healthy, I don't go to the movies often so when I do, I share a popcorn with whoever I have gone with, or get some Ben and Jerry's.
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    I don't know why people need to eat at the movies? Anyway I just have a water if I am thirsty. Eat beforehand and you won't feel tempted to buy the super expensive food there.
  • 777twist
    777twist Posts: 75 Member
    I'm not a fan of limiting yourself everywhere you go. You can easily become "that person" if you always have to have healthy stuff. I'm not saying it's the right thing health-wise, but I'm all about eating popcorn and drinking soda at the movies. I will mix in water, or replace the soda with water if it's late or I think I have had too much, but other than that... go for it.

    Just try and not go crazy eating a bucket of popcorn, multiple sodas, tons of candy, etc...
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    I workout before (burn about 700 calories) going and usually have:

    2 hot dogs, small popcorn, nachos, a Milk Duds and a diet Coke. Yep you heard it right. It's about 2000 calories while I'm there.

    Hit the gym again for a little more cardio (30 minutes) and instruct.

    Then I have a light dinner.:laugh:

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  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    I don't know why people need to eat at the movies?

    Because there's a screen in front of you, duh :) It's a Pavlovian response.
  • DoingItMyOwnWay
    DoingItMyOwnWay Posts: 23
    I bring in a bottle of water. Sometimes, as a treat, I bring in a small cup of coffee. Usually just the water though.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Eat before, bring your own water bottle, don't buy any of the ridiculously overpriced theater food/drink.
  • samntha14
    samntha14 Posts: 2,084 Member
    Chocolate covered raisins. Hey, it's fruit right? Sometimes when 'm behaving I'll put a bag of carrot sticks, dried fruit, or some kind of bar in my purse.
  • Karen918
    Karen918 Posts: 47 Member
    I always sneak stuff in my purse, mostly because I'm too cheap and the popcorn and soda is crazy expensive. Usually I have a bottle of water and a granola bar or small bag of something,

    True story, I was in a theater one afternoon and saw a lady pulled 2 Starbucks Frappe's out of her purse.
  • JessicaRobin67
    JessicaRobin67 Posts: 275 Member
    small popcorn with no added butter and water
  • hrshygrl00
    hrshygrl00 Posts: 66 Member
    I used to sneak in my own chocolate, sometimes twizzlers for my son. lol
    I dont eat anything in the movies, I don't buy anything from the concession.
    I might bring water occasionally.
  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
    It's two hours, not two days - I don't eat anything.

    For fellow MFP members! :laugh:
  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
    I used to sneak in my own chocolate, sometimes twizzlers for my son. lol
    I dont eat anything in the movies, I don't buy anything from the concession.
    I might bring water occasionally.

    Bloody concession stands are expensive xD rather pop over to the supermarket next door :bigsmile:
  • musicmint
    musicmint Posts: 469
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    HAHAHA where do you find these pictures???

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