(WHAS11) -- Americans love their movies, and their movie theater snacks. But a new report looks at how certain treats can take a toll on your waistline, not to mention your wallet.
It's Oscar season, and for many that means a trip to theaters to see nominees on the big screen.
The new issue of Consumer Reports looks at the nutrition of some popular movie snacks and the results are pretty scary.
“It's definitely the calories; it's the fat, the sodium. We found that you can get a day's work of calories and fat from just one tub of buttered popcorn and a large soda,” Consumer Reports Associate Editor Nicole Sarrubbo said. “So that's more than 2,000 calories and more than 65 grams of fat.”
Bigger may be better for a box office blockbuster but not for you at the concession stand.
The Consumer Reports tally found the largest size buttered popcorn at major movie chains could reach as many as 1,591 calories. Cheese nachos as high as 907, pretzels and cheese as many as 1,056 and non-diet soda reaching almost 700.
You can't bring your own food to the movie theater, but you can control your portions. Downsize on the extras too.
“Opt for things like plain popcorn. We found that you could save about 20 percent of the fat and calories when you skip the butter. Go for water. It's not as much fun as soda, but your waistline will thank you,” Scrubby said.
Consumer Reports also suggests eating a meal before you get to the theater, so those jumbo-sized snacks don't seem so alluring. If you have a Consumer problem you’d like Andy to look into send and e-mail to consumerwatch@whas11.com.
