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To Load Up on Antioxidants, Eat ... Popcorn?

Matt Cantor — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:00:05 CDT

Good news for snackers: Looks like popcorn is healthier than previously believed. Experts knew it was rich in fiber and low in calories, but it turns out it's full of antioxidants, too, Health.com reports. By simulating the body's breakdown of the food, researchers have found that it's got almost...

Movie Theaters Go Gourmet

Matt Cantor — Sun, 29 May 2011 18:48:05 CDT

Dinner and a movie? How about dinner at the movies? Many moviegoers aren’t stopping at the concession stand before the show begins, theaters find, so they’re trying a new tactic: serving full-fledged meals at viewers’ seats. At an AMC in Kansas City, for instance, viewers can reserve luxury seats with...

Movie Popcorn Gets Pass: Calorie Count Stays Hidden

Rob Quinn — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:31:35 CDT

If you don't want to see how many calories are in your meal, you may have to start dining in bowling alleys and movie theaters. The FDA has released its proposal for adding calorie counts to menus next year, and places that don't serve food as their primary business have...

Theater Owners: No Calorie Counts on Our Popcorn!

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:49:04 CDT

The FDA's final decision on publishing movie theater calorie counts is looming, and theater owners are fighting tooth and nail. Final rules could come from regulators today, forcing theaters to disclose exactly how many calories are in those huge buckets of popcorn, oversized pretzels, and other prepared foods, just like...

For True Addicts: Caffeinated Popcorn

Nick McMaster — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:34:32 CST

As huge popcorn fans and total caffeine addicts, Amanda and Matthew Fitch decided they could kill two birds with one stone—by putting caffeine in their popcorn. To make the final product palatable, though, they had to overcome caffeine's natural bitterness. "We tried over and over again, making tons of...

Coming Soon: Calorie Count on Movie Popcorn

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:20:00 CDT

There are some things you just don’t want to know … and the number of calories in that buttery movie popcorn you’re about to enjoy is probably one of them. Chain restaurants are already required to post calorie counts under the new health care law, and the FDA wants to...

Stuff I've Found in My Cleavage

M. Morris — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:35:00 CDT

The basics for an evening out—money, keys, lipstick, an ID—fit nicely in a small handbag. You might be tempted to tuck them into your bra, but think again. "I stored lipstick in mine once, and it dislodged while I was dancing and leaked all over me like something...

Biggest Ripoffs in US

Harry Kimball — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:58:04 CST

Text messages may be the biggest ripoff in America. It costs 1/3 of a cent for carriers to send a message, but they can hit you with a 20-cent charge on pay-per-text plans. That's a markup of 6,500%. More bad deals from CNNMoney : Movie popcorn, 900%: No surprise here,...

Movie Popcorn = 3 Quarter Pounders, Plus Butter

Nick McMaster — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:18 CST

Figure 1,600 calories, 60 grams of saturated fat, and 980 milligrams of sodium—that’s what you’re eating when you scarf down a medium helping of movie popcorn at the nation's biggest theater chain. Add a soda and it’s the equivalent of eating a pound of baby back ribs and...