6 Movie Theater Eating No-No's

Normally I pass over headline articles dealing with food issues. I know what's bad to eat and what's good. I know I need exercise and to drink plenty of water. Normally...but this time, an articles headline caught my eye that I had to read: 6 Worst Things to Eat at the Movies.

Now you have my attention. I love movies and I love having popcorn and pop even more when at the movies. To be specific, my "usual" is buttered popcorn with a large Cherry Coke and either Junior Mints or Twizzlers. Mmmm... I know that isn't good for me but I usually justify having it when it replaces a meal. (I know that's not good either).

Anyway, according to a recent article from Men's Health, here are the 6 Worst Things to Eat at the Movies:

1. Large Popcorn - 1,283 calories • 78 g fat (49 g saturated) • 1,850 mg sodium
2. Large Nachos with Cheese - 1,101 calories • 59 g fat (18.5 g saturated) • 1,580 mg sodium
3. Snickers Popables - 692 calories • 33 g fat (14.6 g saturated) • 73 g sugars
4. Whoppers - 676 calories • 24 g fat (20.3 g saturated) • 88 g sugars
5. Large Cherry Coke - 572 calories • 0 g fat • 154 g sugars
6. Large Soft Pretzel with Cheese - 643 calories • 14.5 g fat (3 g saturated, 4 g trans) • 3,068 mg sodium

Here are some facts also given in the article:

1. Snub the butter soak on your popcorn and you’ll save yourself from two-and-a-half day’s worth of saturated fat.
2. The nachos and cheese has more fat and calories that two Quarter Pounder's with Cheese from McDonald's.
3. The combined fat-load of the popables is equal to two-and-a-half full-sized Snickers bars.
4. How many malt balls does it take to run up a day’s worth of saturated fat? About 70, the number in a theatre-sized box of Whoppers.
5. A large Cherry Coke has 50 percent more calories than a half-pound of ground beef. Yuk.
6. The pretzel packs more calories than a proper dinner, and well over a day’s worth of sodium.

D'oh! D'oh! D'oh!

The article also has links to: The Unhealthiest Drinks in America, The Saltiest Foods in America, and The 20 Worst Foods in America. Seems kinda depressing doesn't it?

Well, next time I go to the movies, I'll skip out on my "usual". Well...I probably won't skip out on them but I will think twice. That counts right? ;)

—b