Shocker of the week: Movie Popcorn Has Lots of Calories, and If you Add Butter You Add Calories

[TXCharlie]

Thank God we have the New York Times to inform us of this stuff... Actually, I assumed the large tub had MORE calories. Now I feel better about the butter & refills.

Popcorn’s Dark Secret - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

November 19, 2009, 10:58 am
Popcorn’s Dark Secret

By KAREN BARROW
Sitting in a dark movie theater with your friends and a tub of buttery popcorn sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday night ...

A review of the nutritional contents of movie-theater popcorn reveals an alarming amount of fat, salt and calories...

A large tub of popcorn at Regal Cinemas, for example, holds 20 cups of popcorn and has 1,200 calories, 980 milligrams of sodium and 60 grams of saturated fat. Adding just a tablespoon of butter adds 130 calories...

One way to make your popcorn healthier? Ask the theater to pop a portion without salt. Two of the movie theaters that had their popcorn tested said they would oblige such a request.

[CTR man]

Alas, there are some people who don't have to worry about calories. Myself being one.

Thank God we have the New York Times to inform us of this stuff... Actually, I assumed the large tub had MORE calories. Now I feel better about the butter & refills.

Maybe you need to add popcorn to your tag line, TXCharlie.

[TXCharlie]

Maybe you need to add popcorn to your tag line, TXCharlie.

Naaa, then I'll eat my tag line