Super Bowl LX is here. While the touchdowns and dramatic halftime shows make headlines, let’s be honest — the real MVP of Super Bowl Sunday is the “buffet”. Every year, Americans transform living rooms into snack stadiums, and the numbers are big enough to make your belly ache and your belt tighten.

The Numbers Don’t Lie (Thank Goodness). Forget total yardage — here’s the real stats breakdown of what gets consumed during the Super Bowl:

🥔 Chips & Guac

An estimated 11.2 million pounds of potato chips are eaten on Super Bowl Sunday alone. That’s enough chips to circle the Earth if you lined them up (probably). Add to that around 8 million pounds of tortilla chips — ideally dipped into guacamole, for which Americans buy 139.4 million pounds of avocados. Guac lovers rejoice (or regret).

🍔 Burgers & Hot Dogs

Estimates suggest that 8 to 14 billion hamburgers are grilled around Super Bowl weekend — second only to the Fourth of July in American grilling fervor. While not as tallied, thousands of pounds of hot dogs also disappear into eager mouths, often served with everything from mustard to leftover guac (no judgment here).

🍺 Beer, Soda & Other Drinks

Thirsty much? Fans knock back roughly 325.5 million gallons of beer over Super Bowl weekend — that’s like filling an Olympic swimming pool almost 2,000 times. Soda isn’t left out either, with millions of dollars’ worth being slurped along with the snacks.

Counting Calories Not Recommended 

You might think that with all this food people feel full. You also might think a football player could eat less. According to studies, the average person might ingest up to 2,400 calories in one afternoon of snacking — without touching the actual meal.

That’s like downing:

Half a pizza 🍕,

Seven beers 🍺,

Four bags of chips 🥔,

… and then going to the grill to get your cheeseburger.

The Super Bowl isn’t just a football game — it’s a caloric confrontational ritual. We gather with friends, turn up the big screen, and hold a moment of silence for our diets.

All told, Super Bowl Sunday is second only to Thanksgiving in sheer food consumption but with more beer and fewer excuses.

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