A post in the Boston Globe by movie critic Ty Burr may have cured me of my addiction to movie popcorn.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest released a report on movie popcorn from various theatres. Researchers found that the average medium popcorn and soda combo at movie theaters contains 1,610 calories and three days of saturated fat. These numbers are before adding any extra butter at those butter stands! Regal Cinema’s numbers came out highest, with AMC a close second. Some of the smaller chains fared better, due to the fact they use canola oil rather than coconut.
Prior to reading Burr’s post, I couldn’t seem to watch a movie at the movie theater without munching on a big tub of movie popcorn. Since reading this article, I’ve been to the movie theatre once and can happily report that I made it through the entire movie without a single kernel. I was tempted for sure, but reminded myself of these numbers and didn’t succumb in the end!
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/blog/2009/11/movie_popcorn_3.html