Snacking at the Movies... Is It Making You Fat?

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Not only is eating in a movie theater a mindless-eating trap, but the snacks at the theater are also absurdly high in calories. AMC theaters in California (where the Hungry Girl headquarters are) are posting calories counts right on their menu boards, and the numbers are horror-film scary. Brace yourself and check it out...

POPCORN
It's the most ubiquitous of movie theater snacks. You might not be hungry at all, but once you smell that popcorn... Well, there might be some weird scientific explanation for what happens, but all we know is that we WANT it. Need reasons to refrain? Um, here are a few hundred:


Large - 832 calories

Medium - 664 calories

Small - 434 calories




MORE FOODS TO AVOID
Even as a meal alternative, these are grossly over-caloried...

Movie Nachos - 1,390 calories: For stale chips and waxy cheese? Please.

Pizza - 740 - 780: Like 3 large slices of Domino's cheese pizza. At LEAST.

Hot Dog - 629 calories: Two words. BAD DOG.



DRINKS


Maybe it's that dry theater air, maybe it's force of habit, but it's hard to get through a movie from trailers to credits without something to sip. Think before you drink...

Large Soda - 610 calories

Regular Soda - 444 calories

Large ICEE - 358 calories

Regular ICEE - 260 calories





CANDY
AMC lists its candy options as having a range of 340 - 540 calories for the "regular" packages and 490 - 1,140 calories for the "large." Here are a few specifics from the candy case -- and these are the lower-calorie options!

Red Vines Original Red Twists (5-oz. Tray) - 560 calories: That's only 16 pieces! They may be fat-free, but chewing on these will cost you.

M&M's Peanut (3.3-oz. Box) - 470 calories: Nothing funny about 25 grams of fat...

Raisinets Original Milk Chocolate (3.5-oz. Box) - 330 calories: Just because there's fruit inside, that doesn't make these a good choice.


HG Tips!Never go to the movies starving, pack your own portion-controlled snacks, and stick to diet soda or water! Click here for some of our favorite easy-to-stash movie treats. Enjoy the show!



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