Saturday, February 28, 2009

"Getting Fat at the Movies" is the title of an article off Diet Detective. Weekends are times when most of us go to movies so I thought it only appropriate to provide a link to this article so you can face reality about what you are eating there! Yes, figuring in "treats" is important to making your "diet" livable, but when what you eat adds up to more calories than you should eat in a day and you are still eating all your other meals too, hey, we have a problem!

Check out these couple of paragraphs from this article: "These days, a large popcorn with butter, soda, and a bag of candy could add up to as much as 2,500 calories and more than three days' worth of saturated fat. Even if you go to the movies ONLY once a month, you could gain as much as 8.5 pounds per year." Now, do you really want to add over 8 pounds per year!!!! Also, here are some statistics on the candy there: 

 MOVIE CANDY
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 Strawberry Twists (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

OK, after reading this, I hope this helps you think twice before totally indulging at the theater. The article gives better options or even "sneaking" your own good stuff in there. I know, we are not supposed to bring our own food but if they would provide healthier options PLUS remember that we are in very difficult money times so the price is not so outrageous... well, maybe we would not have to sneak our own stuff in there!!!!

Be informed & make better choices! Read more here: Getting Fat at the Movies