Super Bowl Sunday by the Numbers – Foodwise

With Super Bowl Sunday right around the corner, have you ever wondered how much food is consumed during that one day each year? Let's just say it's mind-blowing. A reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper actually did the research and figured up how many chicken wings and potato chips and pizzas will be eaten.

Wow! I knew it was a big day for "foodies," but I had no idea how big it had become. I'm guessing if you totaled it all up you could probably feed a third-world country.

For example:

• 1.25 billion chicken wings will be consumed
• 100 million pounds of avocados will be devoured
• 11.2 million pounds of potato chips will be munched
• 48 million Americans will order take out food of some sort
• 11 million slices of pizza will be delivered by Domino's

To read more about how much food we (as a country) will be devouring Sunday, go to the Star Tribune website.

Source: Star Tribune

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