While the salty treat is hard to resist while watching a movie, movie popcorn has a high amount of calories. Movie theater popcorn is also full of saturated fat and sodium, making it an unhealthy option for those counting calories.
Serving Size
According to MyFitnessPal, one serving of movie popcorn with butter contains 4 cups of popcorn. The number of cups in each size of popcorn differs from theater to theater. However, the average small bag has 7 cups of popcorn. A medium-size order has approximately 15 cups, while a large can contain more than 20 cups of popcorn.
Calories
One serving of popcorn has 300 calories, according to MyFitnessPal. A small order of popcorn with 7 cups of popcorn contains 525 calories, while a medium-size bag has about 1,125 calories. A large bag with 20 cups of popcorn has approximately 1,500 calories, more than two meals' worth of calories.
Saturated Fat
Even popcorn without butter contains high amounts of saturated fat because it's popped in oil or butter, according to CBS News. A 4-cup serving of buttered popcorn has about 24 g of fat, and 14 of those are saturated fat. A large bag of popcorn has more than 100 g of fat, about five days' worth of fat, based on the recommended daily value.
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