For the love of popcorn.....

Kissenia2000
Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Am I the only one that is a sucker for movie theater popcorn? I find myself eating veggies all day just to save calories for my popcorn at the movies!!!
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I don't go to the movies much, but definitely love to eat popcorn!
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    LOve popcorn, but luckily for me I love the salted variety, not the sweet or the buttery ones
  • Kissenia2000
    Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
    I don't like that extra "butter" topping they have. I don't know what that stuff is. Just give it to me plain.
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  • Kissenia2000
    Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
    I only get a small with no butter. The AMC small is around 350 calories (or less than 400 calories). The large with butter is definitely a day worth of calories though.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    I don't like movie popcorn, but I love air-popped corn with lots of real butter. It helps me meet my fiber goal.

    There's even a recent thread with popcorn seasoning ideas: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10235366/popcorn-spices

    OP, please don't let anyone try to shame you for fitting your favorite treat into your calorie goal!
  • Kissenia2000
    Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
    Yes! I was given an air popper years ago and I love it! I never bought microwave popcorn again! Lol.
  • Marcus_2015
    Marcus_2015 Posts: 119 Member
    Ha! I just treated myself for the first time last night... AMC small movie popcorn - no butter - pretty satisfying and 370 cals.

    For dinner I did light sushi which is by nature, fewer calories...

    Gotta work around these things!

    Enjoy - YOLO

    R
  • Kissenia2000
    Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
    Exactly! Lol.
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    Have you tried popping popcorn in the microwave in a glass bowl and a lid (a plate works well) airpopped and with no popcorn popper. My last popper gave me extra exercise as I was trying to catch the flying popcorn lol
  • Kissenia2000
    Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
    Lol. No I haven't tried that! I'll definitely have to check that out!
  • rutzsa
    rutzsa Posts: 52 Member
    You can also just put popcorn in a paper bag to pop in microwave.
  • Kissenia2000
    Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
    Hmmm....makes sense. Thanks!
  • adamvikings4life
    adamvikings4life Posts: 14 Member
    Kirkland popcorn from Costco is a lot Healthier. I buy it all the time because it is a Healthier and I still get to enjoy popcorn
  • adamvikings4life
    adamvikings4life Posts: 14 Member
    Costco popcorn. 3 cups: 105 cal, 7.5 fat, 195mg sodim, 12 carbs, 9 fiber. If that's not healthy popcorn then I don't what is.....
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    I count mine toward my protein -- esp the pre-popped kind w/ cheddar.
  • MissJay75
    MissJay75 Posts: 768 Member
    My young daughter and I polished off a whole tub with butter the other week. I logged 2000 calories and enjoyed every last one of them.

    I had a protein drink for breakfast, skipped lunch, (the movie was at 10am) had a low calorie salad for dinner, burned about 800 calories working out that day, and was right about even by the end of the day.

    I certainly wouldn't do this often, but it was worth it to me.
  • Kissenia2000
    Kissenia2000 Posts: 27 Member
    I'll have to try that Costco popcorn. Thanks! And yes....I usually enjoy every bit of my popcorn. Just every once in a while.
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    Well, now I want popcorn.
  • Timelordlady85
    Timelordlady85 Posts: 797 Member
    I don't go to the movies often, but I do LOVE popcorn and buy the Skinny pop brand with 39 calories per cup. :)
  • rhyolite_
    rhyolite_ Posts: 188 Member
    CharonCharon wrote: »
    Google calories in movie theater popcorn.
    1,200 calories with enough saturated fat for 3 days.
    You would have to save calories for more than just 1 day.

    This is not true and makes absolutely no sense. SOME movie theater popcorn varieties can have those numbers. If I remember correctly, the numbers you're referencing come from a lab study on Regal Cinemas popcorn sizes large and medium. The study claims that both the medium and the large have 1,200 cals. That doesn't make any sense, since a large tub of Regal popcorn is 3-4 times the size of a medium. So either the numbers reported are inaccurate (either in their reporting or their findings), or Regal has changed the bag/tub size of their popcorn since the findings were reported in 2011. Either way, this is one movie chain and one study. Small popcorns and even child-size popcorns are available. Are you telling me that a child-size popcorn will have 1,200 cals and enough sat fat for 3 days?

    Regardless, OP, I love movie popcorn. And I do in fact manage to save up for one in a day. I usually get a small or medium and eat very little the rest of the day to do so. I've managed to lose about 30 pounds so far while going to the movies about once a week. So clearly, the calorie count is not astronomically higher than what I figured.
  • andrikosDE
    andrikosDE Posts: 383 Member
    edited August 2015
    I always get disappointed when I eat "non-homemade" popcorn because it's either soggy or just not crunchy enough.

    When I make my own popcorn, after it's popped, I toss it with the spices of my choice (usually just super finely ground sea salt so I use less) and put it in the convection oven at ~110C (240F) for at least 10 minutes to dry up and become super crunchy. Those 10 minutes give me enough time to turn on the projector and choose a movie.
    As Alton Brown used to say in Good Eats: "Your patience will be rewarded" ;)

    When I get extra kinky, I grind me some ultrafine aged parmesan and toss it with the popcorn and then it goes in the oven (no extra salt needed). Oh man.... now I want popcorn!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    CharonCharon wrote: »
    Google calories in movie theater popcorn.
    1,200 calories with enough saturated fat for 3 days.
    You would have to save calories for more than just 1 day.

    i'd still take it- that ish is delicious!
  • AlisonH729
    AlisonH729 Posts: 558 Member
    edited August 2015
    I saw Giada make this pizza popcorn on her show this weekend. I'm not sure how I feel about it. She put butter, garlic & sundried tomatoes in the food processor, then melted it on the stovetop & poured it over her popcorn. Then she topped it with parmesan & a sprinkle of oregano. I don't like raw garlic much, so it would have to simmer a little bit. It sounds good, but also like a lot of work when just melted butter is yummy enough.
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  • CarolinaCricket
    CarolinaCricket Posts: 127 Member
    I *love* movie popcorn. I rarely go to the movies but when I do the popcorn is a must but only a small.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    AlisonH729 wrote: »
    It sounds good, but also like a lot of work when just melted butter is yummy enough.

    I like air-popped corn with butter, garlic salt & freshly ground black pepper. Sometimes I stir curry powder into the butter and skip the S&P. Or melt the butter in the microwave with minced fresh garlic—it's enough cooking to mellow the garlic.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    I love movie popcorn. i'll eat lighter during the day. I drink a lot of fluids to flush the excess sodium.
    I enjoy it and try not to worry about it too much.
  • smalpeg
    smalpeg Posts: 5 Member
    corn popped at home in 1TBLS coconut oil,sprinkle with sea salt aand a bit of old bay seasoning,,yum yum
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    AlisonH729 wrote: »
    I saw Giada make this pizza popcorn on her show this weekend. I'm not sure how I feel about it. She put butter, garlic & sundried tomatoes in the food processor, then melted it on the stovetop & poured it over her popcorn. Then she topped it with parmesan & a sprinkle of oregano. I don't like raw garlic much, so it would have to simmer a little bit. It sounds good, but also like a lot of work when just melted butter is yummy enough.
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    that's exactly my thoughts on it.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    rhyolite_ wrote: »
    CharonCharon wrote: »
    Google calories in movie theater popcorn.
    1,200 calories with enough saturated fat for 3 days.
    You would have to save calories for more than just 1 day.

    This is not true and makes absolutely no sense. SOME movie theater popcorn varieties can have those numbers. If I remember correctly, the numbers you're referencing come from a lab study on Regal Cinemas popcorn sizes large and medium. The study claims that both the medium and the large have 1,200 cals. That doesn't make any sense, since a large tub of Regal popcorn is 3-4 times the size of a medium. So either the numbers reported are inaccurate (either in their reporting or their findings), or Regal has changed the bag/tub size of their popcorn since the findings were reported in 2011. Either way, this is one movie chain and one study. Small popcorns and even child-size popcorns are available. Are you telling me that a child-size popcorn will have 1,200 cals and enough sat fat for 3 days?

    Regardless, OP, I love movie popcorn. And I do in fact manage to save up for one in a day. I usually get a small or medium and eat very little the rest of the day to do so. I've managed to lose about 30 pounds so far while going to the movies about once a week. So clearly, the calorie count is not astronomically higher than what I figured.

    The study was about a large popcorn at a typical movie theater. They're usually higher in calories because the poppers use oil to pop the popcorn, and the study included getting the added butter.

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