Family Movie Night Snacks: Tips + Homemade Popcorn, Pizza, and Ice Cream Sandwich

Family movie night with healthy snacks can be a simple pleasure for you and your family.  It can be something the children and even the adults can look forward to after a grueling week.  It’s a good welcome to the fun weekend ahead and a way to relieve stress after a hectic workweek.  Best of all, it cultivates closer connections with each member of the family.   

In our family, we usually have our movie nights on Fridays since weekends tend to be very busy with activities with families on both sides.  The grandparents are always excited to see all the grandchildren together.  We want our daughter to get as much bonding time with the extended family as well.

Have a Movie Night Theme

We always go by a theme.  It makes it more fun that way.  We get to try different things for different weeks.  It really depends on what our taste buds feel that day. This activity can also be a good excuse to try a new recipe for the family to enjoy (a casserole dish, pie, cookie, muffin, or a new mix of fried rice).

 

Some snack tips before Movie Night:

• Make sure there’s a snack for everyone.  Family is not composed of just one person.  Each member should have fun and enjoy the activity.
• To make it more fun you can go by themes, like veggie night or fruity night or popsicle night, whatever makes bonding time more fun.
• Homemade is usually better and healthier for everyone.  It’s made with a lot of love, and you’re sure of the freshness and the content of the food.
• Food tastes good, healthy and nutritious.  But everything should be taken in moderation.  Everything in excess can be bad.
• Time spent with the family is time well spent.

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Homemade Popcorn

 

What is movie night without the most famous cinema snack ever?  Popcorn!  A simple bucket of popcorn in your local cinema stand can pack a big punch of calories and trans fats with the popcorn dripping in butter (most likely margarine) and salt.  Homemade is the way to go.  You can control the amount and kind of butter you put on it with little or no salt, depending on your taste preferences.  Personally, we like our popcorn without butter or salt, but hot and freshly popped from the frying pan.

 

Homemade Pizza

 

Another good homemade snack is pizza.  Just about everyone loves pizza.  You can buy those ready to bake frozen crusts in the grocery or use a slice of your regular loaf of bread as pizza crust.  I love to use pan de sal.  Yummy!  Best thing about homemade pizza is you can put as much mozzarella cheese or pineapple tidbits as you want on your open-faced concoctions.  Just pop it in the toaster and voila!  Delicious pizza for you and your family.

 

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Ice Cream Sandwich

 

Another favorite snack is ice cream.  Who doesn’t love this cool and creamy snack especially in this sweltering heat?  But wait, it’s actually good for you!  Remember, take everything taken in moderation, of course. It has milk, proteins, and carbohydrates among other things.  And you get to snack on your favorite flavors, in a cup or with a cone. You can even make your own ice cream sandwiches at home.  Put a scoop of your favorite ice cream between two chunky chewy cookies and your sweet tooth is served.

 

For more movie night snack ideas, check out Family Movie Night Snacks: Milk Shake, Sandwiches, and Veggies Sticks

 

Photos: popcorn, pizza, ice cream sandwich