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A standard Friday night might include hitting up the movie theater to see the new romantic comedy or action film starring your favorite actors.\u00a0 While this is a great form of entertainment, your food experience can be less than fantastic.\u00a0 Movie theaters are typically full of unhealthy, overpriced options that are packed with calories, fat, and sugar.\u00a0 Why not put a little thought and preparation into what you want to snack on during your movie, and bring healthy options with you?\u00a0 This will save you unwanted calories and keep your wallet happy.\u00a0 It may be frowned upon to sneak food into theaters, but your body and health are worth it!\u00a0 Try bringing these simple finger foods and munchies next time you visit the cinema.<\/p>\n

Before you pay $6 for a small sized popcorn that is loaded with butter and salt, try popping your own popcorn<\/b> and bringing in little baggies.\u00a0 A healthy brand to choose is Smart Pop popcorn, which has less salt and no butter.\u00a0 To kick up the flavor, try sprinkling on Old Bay seasoning for a different take on a somewhat bland popcorn taste.<\/p>\n

Instead of always reaching for a box of candy or a bag of gummies, why not cut up veggies or fruits<\/b> into bite size pieces or slices?\u00a0 Some easy, non-messy ideas are sliced up cucumbers, apple slices, pre-peeled clementines, carrots, blueberries, or even celery with peanut butter.\u00a0 These fruits and veggies are perfect to snack on just like candy, but won\u2019t have the sugar or calories.<\/p>\n

If you need more of a crunchy dry snack that will last a while, try bagging up one of your favorite healthy, whole grain cereals<\/b> to munch on dry.\u00a0 Good choices include Kashi, Special K, Honey Bunches of Oats, Raisin Brain, Wheat Chex, and Cheerios.<\/p>\n

If you are still needing something salty and also missing your chocolate, try a trail mix<\/b> that incorporates nuts, chocolate, pretzels, granola, and dried fruits.\u00a0 While this is a healthy choice, it does have more fat than the other options so make this your least filled baggy!<\/p>\n

Finally, don\u2019t throw away all your hard work and healthy food choices with a fountain soda.\u00a0 If you still want a carbonated drink, but without the sugar, try flavored seltzer<\/b>, which is like soda, but won\u2019t rot your teeth or make you gain weight.<\/p>\n

All in all, don\u2019t cheat your body out of healthy food and snacks when it comes to the movie theater.\u00a0 Instead, cheat the concession stand a little and take care of your health.\u00a0 With these different options, you will be the envy of healthy moviegoers everywhere!
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