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Speaking of theater offerings, another reason to consider taking your own snack is that most movie theaters are diet disasters - even if you're not actually on a diet. A large popcorn with butter can have more than 1,500 calories and 120 grams of fat. Movie sized boxes of candies usually contain multiple servings, so those calories can add up quickly if you're munching in the dark.
A snack bar or a small bag of trail mix will satisfy you better than a tub of popcorn, since it won't leave you feeling greasy and bloated from eating way too much in a short time. Hard candies and other regularly sized sweets are better options, or you could even bring a bag of sliced apples if you want to be a really healthy snacker.
Admit it: you've done it at least once. What's your favorite food to sneak into the theater?
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9-29-2006 @6:20PM Mike said... To see a 7:30 movie at my favorite "shows old b&w movies" theater I'd pass right past a place that makes delicious Cornish pasties. I'd stop by there and get a meat an potato pastie and eat it in the dark in the theater. I'd still get a drink and "dessert" at the counter.
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9-29-2006 @5:20PM Alex said... At a double bill, half a bottle of red wine and some fresh, homemade gourmet sandwiches!
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9-29-2006 @5:28PM Adam said... Last night, I snuck in a bottle of water, part of a bar of dark chocolate (Lindt 85%), and a ziplock baggie of dried cherries.
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9-29-2006 @5:23PM Sharon said... A big ziploc bag, full of fresh home-made chocolate chip cookies. Yuh-uh-um. Yeah, I know, not any better for you than theater food. But so good.
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9-29-2006 @8:46PM Finished Law School said... Paying for food at a movie theater is just stupid, the mark up is insane, the choices suck, and this is all without considering how unhealthy it is.
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9-29-2006 @6:55PM GTO said... I used to sneak food in with me when seeing a film, but now I see a lot more films I've realised that a huge part of the Cinema experience is the grossly overpriced popcorn which you scoop into grossly oversized boxes knowing full well you won't finish it all.
Having said that, I wouldn't say no to a fresh muffin and a bag of raisins.
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9-29-2006 @7:28PM B said... When I go to the movies, I sneak in water and dark chocolate, and I buy popcorn to mix with the chocolate.
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9-29-2006 @8:17PM Kate said... I used to think it was highway robbery, the cost of concessions, but understanding the high cost of operating a theatre, in which VERY little of the ticket price goes to the movie house, I began to understand why concessions are priced so highly. It is the candy, popcorn and soda which keeps the reels rolling and the seats available to you. The ticket price? Not so much. I buy something, usually, but not a lot. I tend to split the difference. Buy a cold drink, but bring in a snack myself. For an article on the subject, read here: http://money.cnn.com/2002/03/08/smbusiness/q_movies/
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9-29-2006 @9:03PM Rob G. said... Pistachio's and a 8 pack of mini Miller Lights. :)
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9-29-2006 @9:11PM MJ said... The cost of food at the movie is high!I hadnt been to a movie in 3 years when i went to the showing of 911 before it came out.A medium soda was $3 dollars!! before I knew it I was saying it out loud!Well, Guess no one will be going to the movies with me anymore LOL.... The movie was free so i bought a small slushy mango...$4 enough said!
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9-30-2006 @12:33AM Christina said... If I'm sneaking something in, it's often fruit or a Luna Bar. Sometimes a soda.
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9-29-2006 @11:23PM AC said... An order of post stickers (with sauce), crab rangoon (with sauce), fried rice, moo shu beef, 4 bottles of coke, and some fortune cookies. Quite the feat to fit it all in my then girlfriend's purse.
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9-30-2006 @12:20AM Daniel Burns said... Real Raisinettes so I don't have to buy their inferior "Chocolate Covered Raisins".
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9-30-2006 @1:56AM Haley said... for me, i just can't resist the popcorn, especially in my college town, where the theater offers self-pump butter...mmmmmm, sad to say i'm addicted to the stuff, so its probably a good thing i dont get time to go to the movies often!
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9-30-2006 @11:01AM SCSthrnBell said... The last time my son went to the theater with my brother-in-law, he spent over $20.00 on drinks and snacks. I could have taken him to Sam's and bought 6 month's worth for that! Not to mention he was bouncing off of the walls! Needless to say, the next time we go to the movies, I will definately take my own stuff like diet soda and trail mix or plain popcorn.
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9-30-2006 @11:23AM Bradley @ Suaces and Stuff said... http://saucesandstuff.blogspot.com/2006/09/great-cornholio.html
Pop corn made with a Whirley Pop with lots of butter and salt.
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9-30-2006 @11:55AM Colin said... Corn dog nuggets from A&W: Delicious and a satisfying meal and easy to eat in the dark.
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9-30-2006 @3:08PM Heather said... Heart of the Desert's Green Chile Pistachios!!
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9-30-2006 @6:22PM dlz said... i've dropped a little rant about the economics of the concession stand here:
http://onemansceiling.blogspot.com/2006/09/on-high-cost-of-movie-snacks.html
but as a former theatre manager may i suggest to all of you sneaking things into theatres take fellow moviegoers into consideration? no one's really going to care if you're chomping on a granola bar or sucking down an organic apple juice, even theatre employees don't really care that much anymore.
but when your empty glass bottle of grape juice go rolling beneath the seats during the quiet part of the movie, when your smelly fried squid makes the auditorium smell like a dead fish market, when your elaborate crinkley paper and cellophane wrappers obliterate whole lines of dialog, then you've gone beyond courtesy and theatre employees can (and will) ask you to leave.
i've had people tell me that they paid their money and they can do whatever they want, include bringing in a shopping bag with ingredients enough to make a sandwhich large enough to feed a whale.
common courtesy, that's all anyone cares about.
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9-30-2006 @7:17PM Christy said... Twizzlers, a 20 oz of Pepsi and Starburst. I spend about $5 at Target, rather than $10 at the theater!
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