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5 Great Movie Snacks

by Kevin Faber

If you love the movies, you probably have a favorite movie snack. For most people, it's popcorn and a soda. However, there are many other types of movie snacks. The most important thing about movie snacks is that it has to be easy to eat without looking at it.

Wasabi Peas

When snacking, people tend to forget about cultural food. One such snack is wasabi peas. Wasabi peas are a common snack in Japan. They are roasted peas covered in starch, sugar, salt, oil, and wasabi. This makes them a spicy and savory snack. Wasabi peas are easy to eat without looking at the bowl. They also are pretty healthy so you don't have to worry about eating too many. The biggest problem with wasabi peas as a movie snack is that they are spicy. If you don't like spice or can't handle it in large quantities, wasabi peas are not for you.

Chocolate Coated Popcorn

While popcorn is an obvious choice for the best movie snack, it is even better when coated in chocolate, caramel, or peanut butter. You can easily buy chocolate drizzled or coated popcorn or you can make it yourself. To make it yourself, all you have to do is pop your own popcorn. Be sure not to choose a popcorn that is already buttered. This will not taste good with the chocolate, caramel, or peanut butter coating. Once your popcorn has popped, spread it out on a wax paper lined baking sheet. Next, you take melted chocolate, liquid caramel, or melted peanut butter and drizzle it over the popcorn. Wait for it to cool, then mix up the popcorn and drizzle the other side. A delicious alternative to regular popcorn, chocolate coated popcorn still gives the same mouth feel as regular popcorn.

Candy

Next to popcorn, candy is the most popular food people eat when they watch a movie. Sour Patch Kids, Junior Mints, and Red Vines are all popular choices. If you want to try a different candy, think about what flavor you want. Remember that chocolate will melt if it gets too hot, so if you like to hold onto your snacks while you watch a movie, chocolate might not be the best for you. Alternatively, if you really want chocolate you can put your chocolate candy in a bowl and keep it next to you. That way it won't melt on you or your fingers.

Cut Fruit

If you are health conscious, fruit is actually a great choice for a movie night snack. You can choose to cut up fruits like apples, pears, and oranges or pick fruits that are already bite size. Berries and grapes are perfect snacking foods. If you want something a little different, try freezing grapes or blueberries. Both fruits freeze well and make a great frozen treat. If you choose to eat frozen grapes or blueberries during your movie be aware that they will melt while you watch the movie. You need to have a towel to help dry the condensation that occurs as the grapes or blueberries defrost.

Nachos

Another snack that is easy to hold and eat is nachos. Nachos are great because they can be personalized to your taste. You can use cheese, hot sauce, black olives, or salsa. The options are endless. Alternatively, you can make dessert nachos. Dessert nachos can be made using cinnamon covered tortilla chips. Then you just drizzle chocolate sauce over the chips and add fruit or candy. A tasty tip is to make sure you really cover the tortilla chips in cinnamon. You want to have a mouthful of cinnamon in every bite. Another tip is, instead of a chocolate drizzle, you could use caramel or peanut butter. Just like regular nachos, dessert nachos are personalizable and you can make them exactly how you want.

Movie snacks are a very personal thing. Buttered popcorn and soda are always a great choice, but think about trying one of these popular choices next time you sit down for a movie night.