The Best and Worst Movie Theater Picks
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The better choice: Try a refreshing 8-ounce cherry Slurpee. Slurpees and similar slushy beverages are made of mostly ice and flavored syrup, which helps keep their sugar and calorie count down. An 8-ounce cherry contains only 80 calories and no fat.
The candy that you'll find at the movies is deceiving because it isn't packaged in single servings, but giant boxes. Eating an entire box of peanut M&Ms, for example, means you just downed 786 calories and 39 grams of fat.
The better choice: Choose a 3.5 ounce bag of Gummi Bears which have only 130 calories and no fat. If chewy little bears aren't your thing, look for candy that doesn't contain chocolate or caramel, such as Twizzlers, Mike and Ikes, Sour Patch Kids and Skittles, and remember to keep your portion under control.If it's a dessert item you're craving, stay away from the ice cream items, which pack the most calories and cholesterol. A chocolate Haagen-Dazs ice cream bar with almonds has 380 calories and 28 grams of fat, three-quarters of it saturated.
A better choice: An ice cream strawberry fruit bar, which contains fruit in addition to ice cream, helping to bring the calorie count down to 200 calories and the fat content to 10 grams. Even better, order a Supersicle Firecracker bar; it's fat-free with only 80 calories.
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