Admit One - to the cardiac unit
Did you know that a medium popcorn and a medium soda have 1600 calories? 60 of fat? That's the same as 3 quarter pounders with cheese AND 12 pats of butter (3 oz.). Even if you have them leave off the butter the kernels have already been popped in a hot bath of trans fats. (Trans fats are man made fats that sit in your system and do not leave!) As for counting calories, A large bucket of kernels holds about 1,100, shockingly close to most weight loss diet's caloric limit for the entire day (about 1,200 to 1,500).
More terrifying film food facts:
Large Buttered Popcorn (20 cups): 1500 calories, 116g fat, 90g carbs
Hot Dog (1 dog with bun): 305 calories, 4.5g fat, 23g carbs
Nachos with Cheese (large, 4 oz): 1101 calories, 59g fat, 131.5g carbs
Soft Pretzel (large): 483 calories, 4.5g fat, 99g carbs
Cotton Candy (2.5 oz): 300 calories, 0g fat, 74g carbs
Junior Mints (3 oz): 320 calories, 5g fat, 68g carbs
Milk Duds (3 oz): 340 calories, 12g fat, 56g carbs
Sno-Caps (3.1 oz): 360 calories, 16g fat, 60g carbs
Raisinets (3.5 oz): 380 calories, 16g fat, 64g carbs
Gummi Bears (4 oz): 390 calories, 0g fat, 90g carbs
Goobers (3.5 oz): 525 calories, 35g fat, 55g carbs
Twizzlers (6 oz): 600 calories, 4g fat, 136g carbs
M&M's (5.3 oz): 735 calories, 31.5g fat, 105g carbs
Skittles (6.75 oz): 765 calories, 9g fat, 166.5g carbs
Reese's Pieces (8 oz): 1200 calories, 60g fat, 138g carbs
Starburst (24 pieces): 480 calories, 10.5g fat, 99g carbs
Coca-Cola with ice (large, 3 pints, 18.9 fl oz): 353 calories, 0g fat, 88.4g carbs
If you buy food, your best bets are to split either Junior Mints or cotton candy with a friend or loved one, however, I recommend taking your own snack. I reuse to worry about upsetting the management by bringing in food when the items they sell are so outrageously unhealthy! Take in a print out of these food facts and flash it in the face of the middle management stooge that dares to ask about your snacking from home. It's actually doctor prescribed, see here.
One of the very best things you can do to make sure you aren't tempted in to indulging at the snack bar is to eat BEFORE you go to the theater.
The best snacks are things like:
high fiber granola bars - Kelloggs Antioxidant Dark Chocolate Almond are amazing!
dried fruit - raisins, dried cranberries, or dried cherries
2% fat string cheese
Any of the various 100 calorie packs* - which you can make yourself at a fraction of the cost if you read labels and have a kitchen food scale
nuts - be careful of salted and honey roasted varieties
You can also pop some 94% fat free, buttery popcorn at home and bring it with you! Especially at movie theaters connected to malls, carrying in a shopping bad, smaller gym bag or a very large purse is not uncommon. Personally I have a back injury that doe not appreciate how the theater seats tip backwards a bit to be more "comfortable". For me, the seats are very painful after just 30 minutes. I carry a canvas grocery tote with a small pillow and a neck roll...and a few snacks!
I have chosen to bring my own snacks more times than I can count and never been questioned once. Sit in the middle of a row and let whatever happens happen. Do you want to eat at the theater? Do you want to avoid the lethal offerings they will never hesitate to temp you with? So what if the middle management guy in the suit reprimands your snacking... just don't opt for a canned beverage. That opening "click" and "spritz" sounds massive between previews!
* Beware the use of high sugar 100 calorie packs. They are just mini bombs that spike your sugar levels, inducing more insulin to be mad in your body and triggering a "hoard the fat cells" response.
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