Down To The Numbers: Statistics About Food

Average number of people attending a Super Bowl party = 18

Approximately 11 million pounds of potato chips are eaten on Super Bowl Sunday. So are 8.2 million pounds of tortilla chips and 3.8 million pounds of popcorn.

In total, about 30.4 million pounds of snack food is consumed during the event, which is twice the average daily amount.

Increase in the sales of flavoured snack crackers = 68%

Increase in the sales of frozen shrimp = 29%

Amount of money spent on soft drinks at grocery stores during the entire Super Bowl week = $237.2 million

Increase in the sales of beer compared to the average daily total = $11.8 million

Top Super Bowl seller at a grocery store = Frozen pizza

Number of pizzas the Pizza Hut franchise expects to prepare on Super Bowl Sunday = over 2 million

Calories consumed by the average Super Bowl watcher = 1200

Amount of time needed to burn off those 1,200 calories = Four hours walking or an hour and 45 minutes running.

Even the calorie intake for the average person itself is astonishing! It’s embarrassing and also gross to hear about statistics from the Super Bowl. Who knows what they’ll also be eating at the actual game in Arizona.

Surprisingly, a sports broadcaster on television caught a fan in the act. One avid fan at a Cleveland Browns game did the unthinkable. While enjoying the game, he devoured giant roasted turkey legs.

We don’t want to admit we eat our favourite foods and snacks on Super Bowl Sunday, but it’s true. The sad thing is that nutritionists cringe when they think about the annual event because its probably the worst day of the year as far as eating healthy goes.

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