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Top snacks to enjoy on Super Bowl Sunday
Nutrition Chef Shelley Loving joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to give her top picks for healthy snacks to enjoy for the big game.
Super Bowl Sunday is approaching – and that means that many football fans will be hitting the grocery store to buy their favorite game day snacks.
Instacart calculated the share of orders on its platform on the days leading up to the big game last year to determine which Super Bowl snacks most Americans are planning to serve this year.
Chips and dips are Super Bowl’s most popular snacks
By the numbers:
The company found that chips and dips were the undisputed Big Game MVPs last year, with the share of orders well above the yearly average for tortilla chips (+106%), potato chips (+32%), salsas (+96%), and shelf-stable dips (+227%).
"Together, these categories reflect a familiar and beloved formula: easy-to-assemble snacks that feed a crowd and keep fans fueled through every quarter," Instacart said.
Super Bowl party dnacks photographed during 2024's Big Game. (Gredit: Scott Suchman for The Washington Post via Getty Images; food styling by Carolyn Robb for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In addition, buffalo sauce orders increased 201% during the week of the Super Bowl in 2025, compared to the 12-month average, with smaller but notable upticks at the start of football season in September and another bump on New Year’s Day, when college football playoff games were in full swing.
Meanwhile, frozen chicken wings also saw notable bumps throughout the year, with their most pronounced spike around the Big Game, when they are ordered 123% more often.
Hot Sauce orders also peaked around the Super Bowl, Instacart added, with people adding it to their cart 38% more often. There’s also a notable spike in early May, driven by strong ties to Mexican and Tex-Mex meals around Cinco de Mayo.
Queso tops charts across West, while Buffalo sauces shine in New York
Dig deeper:
The company found that preferences differed regionally.
Just as each region rallies behind its own team, each region also brings its own flavor preferences.
Queso remained a game day staple with wide regional appeal, topping charts across the West and Upper Midwest. processed cheeses, like Velveeta, dominated across the South and Great Plains.
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Meanwhile, chicken wings took the lead across much of the Midwest, Northeast, and parts of the West, while tortilla chips showed up as a top category throughout the Mountain West and Plains states.
Buffalo sauces shined brightest in the Northeast – especially New York – a fitting show of hometown pride for a sauce born in Buffalo and still central to the region’s game day identity.
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The New England Patriots will take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 2026 – a rematch following the Patriots’ victory over the Seahawks in the 2015 Big Game.
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The Source: The information for this story was provided by Instacart, which calculated the share of orders on the Instacart platform that every dip category was in between 2/7/2025 - 2/9/2025. This story was reported from Los Angeles. Previous FOX Local reporting contributed.