What's Your Movie Theater Diet Killer?

FitSugar — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:24:22 PST

Movie Theater Food Breakdown

FitSugar — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:45:00 PST

This holiday season many of us will be flocking to the movies to see the latest and greatest hitting the theaters.

Unfortunately we may not realize that the snacks we are paying WAY too much for have WAY more calories than we may realize. So to help you through, I've broken down some movie theater favorites:

Large Buttered Popcorn (20 cups): 1500 calories, 116g fat, 90g carbs
Hot Dog (1 dog with bun): 305 calories, 4.5g fat, 23g carbs
Nachos with Cheese (large, 4 oz): 1101 calories, 59g fat, 131.5g carbs
Soft Pretzel (large): 483 calories, 4.5g fat, 99g carbs
Cotton Candy (2.5 oz): 300 calories, 0g fat, 74g carbs
Junior Mints (3 oz): 320 calories, 5g fat, 68g carbs

There's lots more, so

read more Milk Duds (3 oz): 340 calories, 12g fat, 56g carbs Sno-Caps (3.1 oz): 360 calories, 16g fat, 60g carbs Raisinets (3.5 oz): 380 calories, 16g fat, 64g carbs Gummi Bears (4 oz): 390 calories, 0g fat, 90g carbs Goobers (3.5 oz): 525 calories, 35g fat, 55g carbs Twizzlers (6 oz): 600 calories, 4g fat, 136g carbs M&M's (5.3 oz): 735 calories, 31.5g fat, 105g carbs Skittles (6.75 oz): 765 calories, 9g fat, 166.5g carbs Reese's Pieces (8 oz): 1200 calories, 60g fat, 138g carbs Starburst (24 pieces): 480 calories, 10.5g fat, 99g carbs Coca-Cola with ice (large, 3 pints, 18.9 fl oz): 353 calories, 0g fat, 88.4g carbs