Movie theater snacks??

[Jimenna]

Help! I always order standard large diet,large popcorn and bring my candy...Any suggestions would be appreciated. I am also looking for children friendly snacks.

[BeautifulBeast]

I always bring a large bottle of water to the theater with me. I have been sneaking in a baggie of almonds lately and even threw in a banana once LOL! I also grab a pack of gum just in case I get hit with the munchies, the act of chewing is usually enough to calm them. In general I try to avoid going to the snack counter because I know whatever I  order will just make me feel sick but I wont have the will power to say no. 

I haven't gone with my kids lately, but when they are with it's more of the same, but I let them get popcorn. That's part of the fun and I don't think they need to be on as strict of an eating plan as I am.

 

[Loren Wade]

I always bring a bag of paleo trail mix. It's perfect for me.

[Jimenna]

Thanks for the ideas.    I love the idea of almonds and trail mix.  My son can have his own mini sweets.     Im just learning that my son doesn't really eat his snacks. Hmmm must have been me.

[rabies_R_us]

I don't have kids but when I go to the movies, it's usually right after a meal so I'm not even hungry for snacks when I'm there. I almost always have a bottle of water with me so I don't need a soda, either.

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

Sneak snacks in. I make my wife bring her old lady purse or hide stuff in my jacket. I used to wear a big army surplus jacket in high school and would sneak in a 2 liter bottle of soda and an entire box of little Debbie cream pies. This was back when I was svelte and could eat whatever and not gain weight. I also walked everywhere and was probably walking 2 hours a day to get everywhere.

[rabies_R_us]

CoreyD you just reminded me of the time I snuck a bag of cotton candy into the theater by putting it under my coat and pretending I was pregnant. Hahaha good times! I no longer eat cotton candy but that is still a fond memory.

[Pookie]

String cheese is great to take, its got the fiddly-with-your-hands that movie snacks seem to need to have, and repetitive action to eat it.

[Jimenna]

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

 

I now have my own stash for movies and sporting events. My favorites are dried fruit, Paleo trailmix and my homemade trailmix.  

[Q121]

I always have a mix of almonds and Goji berries in my laptop bag. Try sneak that in. If you going to buy, pop corn (lay off the funny flavoured salts) and a water  

[Henry007]

well in winter dry fruits are the best thing to for snaks and you can use coffee or tea with you.... But in summer I think jucies and salads are the good thing. becuase pop corn and chips are the too old things. You can also use any soft drink or soda. 

[silverpeacock]

I went to a hockey game last Saturday, and instead of my usual junk food snacks, I took a bottle of water, 1 1/2 cups of baby carrots, and 1/4 cup of almonds.  It was a really good game, so I didn't snack much, but it worked quite well for me.  (It also kept my Dad from stealing my snacks).  I won't begrudge him junk food, but I won't eat it.