How to Count Calories in Movie Popcorn

Everyone likes popcorn especially when they go to the movies. Buy a small bag when you go alone but a large bag, that is also free to refill when you go with someone else. Save money by making your own bag of popcorn in your home microwave, put it into a paper bag and bring it into the movies with you. Count calories in movie popcorn and make sure you count the extra butter you add to the bag of popcorn.

Things You'll Need

• popcorn
• popcorn popper
• melted butter
• salt
• microwave

Instructions

1. 

   Bring a bag of already popped popcorn from home, to the movies and save money. Buying it in the movie theater it is very expensive but also tastes delicious. Count calories in movie popcorn by measuring the extra butter you add.Go to the movies on a day when they give out free popcorn for even a bigger savings and treat.

2. Try to eat without adding the extra butter. This is the only way you can accurately count calories in movie popcorn. Every time you add just a little more butter, the calories go up. Popcorn is really a very healthy snack and is full of fiber and can easily fit into any diet plan.

3. 

   Adding butter to popcorn is not as bad as adding salt to the movie popcorn. Salt is already added to popcorn as it is being popped. Adding more salt is not healthy and can easily be left off. Buy a coke or other type of soda to sip on as you enjoy the popcorn. The salt makes you very thirsty and the coke will quench your thirst. Save money and calories for the popped corn by popping low calorie popcorn at home and taking it with you to the movies.

4. 

   Buy your very own popcorn machine. This is not to expensive, and saves money eventually since you will no longer have to buy the popcorn at the movies. It looks just like a smaller version of a vending machine. This is a cheap way to can enjoy freshly made popcorn at any time of the day alone or with friends.

Tips & Warnings

• Popcorn is popped with salt added. Try not to add more salt before you eat it in the movies.

• Getting popcorn in the movies is great, but ask for freshly popped corn. The popcorn that sits too long after popped, gets cold and not crisp.

• Popcorn can be habit forming. Once you eat one kernel, you won't be able to stop until you finish the entire bag.

• Popcorn out is cooked or popped with a great deal of salt added. If you have a physical problem that requires a no salt diet, then do not buy popcorn at the movies.

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