Fun Food Facts on Superbowl Sunday: Its all about the numbers — even at the Super Bowl. But forget the quarterbacks passer rating or who has the higher ranked defense. What you really need are the fun facts to amuse your friends at your Super Bowl party — and I have them for you. Make sure you pick up some extra bleu cheese dressing to dip the 1.23 billion chicken wings fans will be devoured on Sunday. That actually adds up to more than 100 million pounds of chicken wings. Some people have to work on Super Bowl Sunday, including the Dominos Pizza delivery guys. The company estimates that it will deliver 11 million pieces of pizza to hungry viewers. Dips are a favorite among Super Bowl snackers with 32% saying they plan on eating some form of the snack. Whether its spinich dip for veggies or cheese dip for chips, its not a true Super Bowl without the dip. It takes lots of spuds to make the 11.2 million pounds of potato chips that fans will be munching on in front of the television during the big game. But all those chips come with a price. Those many bags of chips will account for 27 billion calories and 1.8 billion grams of fat. Those grams of fat all up, too — its equal to four million pounds of fat nationally. Maybe the veggies arent a bad idea. What goes well with chips? Guacamole! That would explain the 8 million pounds of avocados football fans will be mashing up to dip their chips in. Hot diggity dog! Thats what fans said in 2009 when 55,200 hot dogs were served at the stadium in Tampa Bay when it hosted Super Bowl XLIII. But theres no word on which condiments fans preferred. Its not just the pizza delivery guys who will be ringing doorbells. It turns out that roughly 48 million Americans will order takeout or delivery food from a restaurant instead of cooking up grub at home. Its going to take a big microwave to pop up the 3.8 million pounds of popcorn fans will be munching on. Lets hope your house doesnt smell like burnt popcorn the next day. Unfortunately, all those snacks add up. The average fan will consume 1200 calories and 50 grams of fat from snacks. And yes, thats just snacks and not meals on the big day. All that food needs to be washed down with something. Will you be picking up one of the 51.7 million cases of beer sold to quench Super Bowl fans? Some fans will be including some not-so-normal football fare for their Super Bowl spread, including apple slices, macaroni and cheese, and Chinese food on the list of what theyre serving. The salty Super Bowl treat will be served up in enough homes and bars to equal 4.3 million pounds consumed by fans. Get your jacket and scarf ready because Super Bowl Sunday is the most popular grilling day of winter with 62% of owners firing up the grill — even if it means they have to shovel a path to get to it. Football fans are nuts for nuts. Whether its peanuts, cashews, pistachios or any other nuts, 2.5 million pounds of the salty snack will make its way to our snack tables. Its not just potatoes that get the chip love. Tortilla chips also get some respect at the Super Bowl snack table with 8.2 million pounds of them consumed by fans. No matter how much we eat, its going to be quite a feast. In fact, the Super Bowl is the second highest day of food consumption in the United States after Thanksgiving. Dont worry if you feel a little sick after your gluttonous partying. Antacids sales are expected to increase 20% on the day after Super Bowl. So at least you can commiserate with others. Well be having shrimp cocktail, veggies, and an Italian Wedding Soup. All homemade. Enjoy your Superbowl!!!
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 05:47:34 +0000
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