1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 04, 2007, 12:53 pm PDT

Well, I eat healthy, nutritious foods everyday. I also insist on drinking at least 8 ounces of clear water everyday. My family on an average, will go to the theater about once a month, so one day a month we eat buttered popcorn, soda, and sugary snacks. What the heck?

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 04, 2007, 2:41 pm PDT

I like to take Quaker Mini Delights Popcorn with me. It tastes the same with only 90 cals. ^^

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 04, 2007, 3:58 pm PDT

One time I went to a movie and I had a bottle of water with me. They would not let me take it inside. I had to buy one of their bottles at 3.00. Next time I went to the theater I smuggled my bottle of water inside my purse along with my own snacks. I can't afford the price of the ticket AND the concession stand, too. That's why DVD's are so great. I don't love sitting near people who don't bathe - instead they cover themselves with after shave, lotions and fragrances. Who wants to eat in that situation?

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, May 05, 2007, 2:07 pm PDT

to me taht's not a problem I like to watch the movie when I go to the theater to began with then I think theater it's enough expensive to pay extra money going there. any way my opinion only that's it.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 06, 2007, 12:53 am PDT

Why do people have to eat at the movies anyway? Can't they exist for a few hours without eating?

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 06, 2007, 7:59 pm PDT

Dots... uuuggh, who eats those?!

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 6:04 am PDT

i agree with overmeiklie, one time i went to a movie with a big group of friends amd i was the only person in the group that didnt order anything and my friends mom accused me to b an anorexic cuz i didnt eat as much as everyone else!!! i think an anorexic is terrible so why would i want to b one?!!!

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 4:35 pm PDT

As a perpetual dieter, this is very helpful. I love going to the movies, but hate feeling full or overstuffed after the movie. I have gone over a month without soda in my diet, so now that is one less sugary fattening snack that I am tempted to buy. I just tell myself that I can have a snack when I get home, and usually just chew gum durring the movie.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 4:48 pm PDT

We dont go to the movies that often and I also try and eat healthy at home, so I figure eating popcorn once a month isnt going to kill me.....

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 4:56 pm PDT

It should be forbidden to eat at movie theaters! It's incredible that it's allowed. What do you do to the people eating popcorn or chips, even if 10 seats away, when you are trying to enjoy a scene? what to do against the people with their big drinks (with ice inside), making all these noises? why are americans so worried about eating anywhere? going to the movies is a cultural experience, no doubt. And during the time that i have lived in the US it's been definitely an interesting "cultural" experience. Watching (and listening to) people eat during a movie is awful, and these people should be more/better educated, and just wait until they are out of the movie, so they can go and enjoy a meal with their friends/family as a meal should be: being aware of what you eat, and actually enjoying food. thus, my suggestion for a new article: how healthy (mental healthy) is to have meals siting in a place, enjoying every bite, instead of eating in the car while commuting, eating watching TV, eating while working out (incredible, but true in the US), eating while in a meeting... americans have so much to learn about eating! :-) (yes, i am european, probably what some people would call euro-trash, a person that cares about the experience of eating --and watching movies, of course--).

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 5:00 pm PDT

i couldn't agree more with ground.control! how can it be that people can't wait until the end of the movie to have a nice dinner/meal? I go to the movies about 6 times per month, and I would love to see a sign saying "no eating inside the theater"!!!

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 5:42 pm PDT

RE: "Too much sodium in the diet contributes to high blood pressure." There is not one solid piece of medical eveidence that sodium or salt raises blood pressure...this is a myth.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 6:16 pm PDT

Since when does unbuttered popped corn contain fat? Sugar as a replacement? Are you sure you work at Johns Hopkins?

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 07, 2007, 10:33 pm PDT

I don't go to the movies that often, but I do enjoy eatting pop corn, and having a soda when I do go. It seems like anything that you eat today is bad for you...(even the un-buttered pop corn is still loaded with fat, because remember they pop it in pop corn oil which is chalked full of fat,salt.etc)...I'm not worried about dying because I have a bag of buttered pop corn and a soda when I go to the movies.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, May 08, 2007, 11:02 am PDT

The point of this article is to give people an option who are looking to be healthy. For those of you who think it is fine to eat buttered popcorn then, get r' done! Those who are dieting may want to check this out. I think it is a valid point to eat a healthy meal before you go and enjoy the movie with out spending too much money on unhealthy fillers.

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