On Sunday all eyes will be glued to their TVs watching the Super Bowl showdown between the New England Patriots and New York Giants. It’s sure to be a great game. Did you know that Super Bowl Sunday is also considered the second largest day of food consumption in the United States? Yep, and not surprisingly, Thanksgiving is the first.
How much food you ask? Well, it’s estimated that Americans will eat 90 million pounds of chicken wings, 14,500 tons of chips and 4,000 tons of popcorn. That doesn’t even include the number of pizzas that are delivered.
This year, Mr. Bartender and I splurged on some Pat LaFrieda hamburgers and will (hopefully) cheer the Patriots to victory. Oh, and let’s not forget the commercials. Here’s a fave from years ago.
Are you watching the game this weekend? Tell us who you’re rooting for and (more importantly) what are you eating?!
Lindsay says
I will also be rooting for the Patriots!
Katherine Razzi says
Holy Cow! Literally. We consume that much just on Super Bowl Day? I wonder how much we consume for the whole football season – sittin’ ’round the tube. If I were the president, I’d declare Monday after Super Bowl Sunday, a national holiday – as most of us get for Black Friday.
Go Giants!
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Danica says
I am a sucker for the underdog: Giants! From chips and salsa to mini-pigs-in-blankets to broccoli salad and french dip sandwiches on hard rolls… we’ll be “grazing” all day long! Enjoy the game!