At the Movies

I went the other day and had popcorn. I worked my butt off at the gym for that popcorn too. So wasn't worth it!

I'd like to know this too. I have a movie outing this Sunday and am wondering if I should risk buying their over-priced snacks or risk sneaking in my own. As much as I love popcorn I don't have to worry about falling into temptation though because their popcorn sucks!

Don't think I could have gone to the movies today after what happened last night... as for foods, I would bring my own, or just indulge and work it off later, or count it as a spike day and move on.

There is nothing "safe" at the food counters at the theaters. Better off to bring your own healthy snacks. And you'll save a ton of money as well.

Although, eating safe foods at a theater now seems like the least of our worries. Best to wear a bulletproof vest.

55 grams unpopped popcorn popped in air popper
7 grams melted butter (trust me this is all you need)
1/2 tsp salt

= 230 calories, tastes great too! I throw em 2 big ziplocks and bring em in my GF's purse

I think it comes down to how you eat the corn too, savor the taste of the butter and this amount will last you thru the film.



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1 serving raisins mixed in (130 cals more)

I try to eat before going to the movies because I'm against paying for movie theater snacks--way too expensive for minimal quality. (I'm a bit of a food snob.) If I were you, I'd eat something before going and, at the most, buy a bottle of water or maybe a drink. Then you won't be distracted by the film by eating.

Although I struggle to follow this advice when I go to the second-run theater by my house that sells local microbrews.

I would eat before or after. When you eat in the dark, while distracted, you don't really get to enjoy your food.

When I do get something, it's usually only a diet soda or fruit snacks.

"All foods are safe as long as you work them into your daily figures

I use the word safe loosely so nobody jumps down my throat about chemicals, processed food..etc. Just quoting the OP "

Not to be a troll or anything, but recently I read a health article stating that certain popcorn have hydrogenated oils, aka trans fats. Most of the time, from my experience, movie theaters tend to sell really tasty popcorn, so odds are that is has trans fat in it. Trans fat, as far a I know, is not NATURALLY produced by the body, and it is extremely harmful to the body in any amount (hence why daily allowed limit is <0 g a day by FDA for a 2,000 kcal diet).

Before, I usually got soda at the movies. After actually adding it to my food diary in MFP, turns out I was getting around 100-120 g of sugar from just ONE 32 oz. soda!! That is ridiculous!

Soda is "safe" to me, taken in extreme moderation (around 16-20 oz a day most), but anything that has trans fat is not "safe;" therefore, I would highly recommend not getting popcorn at the theaters, and if you do get soda, watch yourself to make sure you don't drink all of it.

For me, personally, I love sneaking in Greek yogurt. Although it has around 15 g of sugar (better than soda though right??), it has protein too, so not just empty sugar-carbs. You can buy one for like...$1.4 from Walmart, and yogurt comes in many different, great-tasting flavors! Its easy to sneak in too! Studies have shown (if I recall correctly, from University of Texas) that people who eat yogurt daily are 81% more likely to lose weight and keep more lean muscle.

So skip on the popcorn and soda, and just sneak in a small water bottle and 1-2 yogurts! Just my two cents