Yes. It really is that bad for you! And come on, it always smells WAY better than it tastes. Normally it’s cold and stale – or so salty that you scrape the roof of your mouth off.

A small popcorn, buttered (5 cups) has approximately 470 calories and 37 grams of fat. Of which, 22 are saturated.

A large popcorn, buttered (20 cups) has approximately 1640 calories and 126 grams of fat. Of which, 73 are saturated. AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

A large un-topped popcorn has approximately 1, 200 calories- more than half a day’s worth for most people. And that’s without the topping!

This does not even factor into account the amount of sodium you get from a small bag of popcorn. Not to mention the sugary pop you may have to wash it down.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW… IS MOVIE THEATER POPCORN REALLY WORTH IT?

Some Ideas to avoid popcorn at the movies:

1. Bring your own home made air popped popcorn and save 345 calories, 35 grams of fat and 21.7 grams of saturated fat for 5 cups.
2. Get a large tea and drink it during the show! This is what I do The hot beverage takes any cravings I may have away. Plus it takes a long time to finish, leaving less time to think about popcorn.
3. Bring a bag of fresh cut veggies, an ounce of nuts or even a snack like a Lara Bar.
4. Some movie theaters now have Yogen Fruz in them. I sometimes get a small low fat with strawberries. Yumm.