Shocking movie popcorn facts !

sara · Nov 22nd, 2009, 08:21 am

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We would want to be the last ones to ruin movie night, but this just in from Center for Science in the Public Interest: Chowing down on a medium popcorn and soda is the calorie equivalent to three McDonald's quarter-pounders and 12 — yes 12 — pats of butter. And it gets worse: About 90% of this 1,600 calorie bomb comes from fat.
We know, shocker: Movie popcorn is bad for you. But it's even worse than we thought. The killjoys who conducted this test point out that sitting through a two-hour movie isn't exactly "climbing Mt. Everest," but theaters are feeding us like we are. After all, where else do we get food in containers called tubs?
Mainly, the blame lies with the coconut oil used to pop the corn that really packs on the pounds. The two worst offenders are the biggest movie theater chains, Regal and AMC. The theater chain Cinemark switched to the healthier canola oil, so their salty snack comes in slightly better at under 1,000 calories for a medium popcorn. But still. Not exactly diet food. And all this is before you pour on the butter-flavored topping. Not to mention sodium levels that are off the charts. Those super-sized candy boxes are pretty bad too, adding up to around 500 calories for your favorite sugary snack. (And soda — simply extra empty calories in extra-large cups, the study says.)
The L.A. Times quoted a spokesperson for Regal defending the supersized practice by explaining that movie food is a "treat and not intended to be part of a regular diet." But heck, it's so unhealthy, should it even be part of an irregular diet? Clearly, the popcorn police think not.
Intrepid reporters at the New York Post headed to a local movie theater for follow-up. One movie-goer suggested cut-up fruit and veggies as a better way to go. Health food at the movies — why would anyone even bother?
This study is a follow-up to the original report that exposed the shocking truth about popcorn back in 1994. In response, some movie theaters offered — gasp — an airpopped alternative. Guess how well that went over. So successful, the study had to be done again 15 years later. The critics may whine, but the people have spoken: Feedbags with extra butter and salt, please.

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Blonde Baji · Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:55 pm

ufffffffffffffffffff

sara · Nov 24th, 2009, 02:16 pm

Kya hua?

ChaiWala · Nov 24th, 2009, 03:21 pm

ab popcorn bhi na khayain to kia khayain..

double

Ab tarbooz cinema theater may le janay say rahay..
ya phir naan kabaab aur raita chal sakta hai.. par masalay ki smel say saath wala kuch throw na karde..

sara · Nov 24th, 2009, 03:54 pm

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Originally Posted by ChaiWala

ab popcorn bhi na khayain to kia khayain..

double

Ab tarbooz cinema theater may le janay say rahay..
ya phir naan kabaab aur raita chal sakta hai.. par masalay ki smel say saath wala kuch throw na karde..

You're quite funny!I actually laughed reading this!

ChaiWala · Nov 25th, 2009, 05:38 pm

^ acha..!

jee ab hum ko shalam aalahee hai

hum chotay say bachay hi to hain..

x 2

waisay sachi baaat hai.. cinema may restauranta khol lena chahiye..!! khoob chalay gaa..!!

sara · Nov 29th, 2009, 02:42 pm

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Originally Posted by ChaiWala

^ acha..!

jee ab hum ko shalam aalahee hai

hum chotay say bachay hi to hain..

x 2

waisay sachi baaat hai.. cinema may restauranta khol lena chahiye..!! khoob chalay gaa..!!

Ohh, then just imagine the food smell in an entire cinema hall

ChaiWala · Dec 2nd, 2009, 03:27 pm

well.. with good food aroma, logoun ko bhook lagay gee to khayaingay.. phir business barhay gaa..

just like..

aik murghi say several anday
several andoun say several murghiya
several murghiyoun keh 100 anday.
100 andoun keh 100 murghiyan
100 murghiyoun keh hazaroun anday
aur hazaroun anday keh hazaroun omelete..!!

woohoo..!!

sara · Dec 2nd, 2009, 06:36 pm

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Originally Posted by ChaiWala

well.. with good food aroma, logoun ko bhook lagay gee to khayaingay.. phir business barhay gaa..

just like..

aik murghi say several anday
several andoun say several murghiya
several murghiyoun keh 100 anday.
100 andoun keh 100 murghiyan
100 murghiyoun keh hazaroun anday
aur hazaroun anday keh hazaroun omelete..!!

woohoo..!!

Not a bad idea! Why don't you start this business along with your Chai business

ChaiWala · Dec 4th, 2009, 04:33 pm

yes i have been thinking.. pakoray samosay ka business to acha chal raha hai..
chai business is rocking..

I will .. and u dont try to choori may idea..

warna