Save Calories and Money at the Movies!!!!!!

Movie Munching

Last Friday night a friend and I brought 7 children to see the movie Hotel Transylvania (AWESOME movie by the way!). Before leaving our house for the movie the kids and I packed our movie bags. Each child had a snack mix as well as his or her own water bottle to bring into the movie. Sorry movie theaters but America's wallets and waistlines cannot stand your over priced and unhealthy food choices! 

The snacks that I packed for my friend and myself were a baggy each of celery, freshly picked apples for a good crunch, dry roasted edamame for a salty protein snack and of course water and green tea to drink. I always pack my own snacks and bring them anywhere and everywhere I go. I think this all started because I have been "thrifty" my whole life. Also, I have always enjoyed making my own foods instead of relying on foods to purchase in public which may or may not be healthy and are most likely extremely over priced. I didn't think twice about my movie going snack bags until my girlfriend looked at me square in the eyes after leaving the movie and said, "Alaina, You just changed my whole movie going experience!". I asked her what she meant by such an exclamation and she explained that she ALWAYS orders a large popcorn for herself and finishes the entire tub by the end of the movie. She told me that she liked my snacks and felt cleaner after leaving the movie instead of mad at herself for devouring the tub of movie theater popcorn. I was thrilled to hear this of course! 

Another thing I would like to revisit about watching TV or a movie is fidgeting. I absolutely love watching my 5 year old at the movie theater. All 3 of my kids have a ton of energy and are natural movers but he always goes up and down in his seat when he is excited about the movie and moves pretty much any time he sits down (not in an annoying way...I assure you ;-). So while you watch a movie and enjoy your healthy snack do some inner thigh squeezes or some ab crunches while you sit. Wiggle in your seat, laugh, cry and enjoy your time but sit still?....nah, save that for when you sleep!

Check out that protein and fiber!!! They are yummy too!