Super Bowl Sunday Simple Snacks

We're in for another great year of football. Which teams are going to stick it out and make it to the biggest game of the year? Only time will tell. The New York Giants beat out the New England Patriots in a close game this past season in 2012. Last year, Super Bowl Sunday 2011 saw the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 to 25. It was an exciting game and a bit disappointing to Steelers fans (our family is a Steelers family). The Packers did an awesome job and the win was well deserved.

Super Bowl Sunday 2010 between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts was February 7th, 2010. The best of the NFL came together and hashed it out in front of millions of fans. The New Orleans Saints won the game to become the Super Bowl Champs for 2010. This game and all the playoff games for that matter, are the best times to gather with friends and family and get your game on by whipping out your favorite snacks.

Men and woman of all ages will be glued to their recliners and couches enjoying a good ol' favorite past time, American football. What about those Super Bowl commercials! That's the best part of the football game. Great commercials usually make their debut on Super Bowl Sunday. Look for them this year and check out the past great commercials below. The commercials are great and so is the game, but the best part of the Super Bowl Sunday is having friends and family over. You need to be prepared for hungry fans. Keep it simple and you're sure to be a success.

Every year at this time millions of guys and girls will meet at family or friends will sit back and watch the Saints and the Colts go head to head. The winning team of the Super Bowl, and their faithful fans, get bragging rights for the entire year. More snacks and munchies will get eaten in those few short hours than anybody should eat in a week. But, it's the biggest football day of the year. Fottball fans gather, and for those who aren't that serious about football, they'll be there for the snacks and the commercials and the fun of it all. So what kind of snacks should you whip up on Super Bowl? Luckily, it doesn't have to be super expensive. It's a big game day, but the snacks can be simple and easy to make and enjoy.

Of course, the buffalo wings and the chips and salsa are a given for any gathering where football fans just want to grab a plate, fill it up and get back to the important game. An estimated 11 million pounds of potato chips will be consumed on Sunday. That's only part of the incredible 34 million pounds of snacks that will be eaten before, during and after the big game. You don't have to go all out and spend a fortune, keep things simple. Put bowls or trays of finger snacks in and around the television viewing area. This way everybody can just grab a handful of their favorite snack and not have to take their eyes off the game. Instant replay is nice, but the live action is what it's all about.

Snack mixes, pretzels, wheat thins, crackers and cheese are good choices for simple snacks. Offset all the salty snacks with a few sweet snacks. Who doesn't love chocolate? Throw some candy kisses in a bowl. Also, the miniature chocolate candy bars are always popular. Any sweet candy will round things out. Candy is always a nice change from all the salty snacks on game day.

Don't forget about the healthy eaters. If some game watchers are still keeping to their new year's resolution, have some carrots and celery and low fat dip available. Get some low-fat chips, some fat-free ranch dip, and a vegetable tray. No need to crash a diet. There are always alternatives. Non-dieters can help keep calories down, too. On average the normal football fan will consume 1200 calories of food on Superbowl Sunday.

The kids are going to be playing football themselves running around and working up an appetite. Bake up some cupcakes and frost them with the colors of the teams. Sprinkle on some small candies and there you have it, another simple, yet satisfying snack for all to enjoy. Use your imagination and mix up your snacks. You want a few snacks that are salty, a few that are sweet, and a few that are for the health conscience. There should be at least one main item, like pizza. The pizza will tie everything together as the main dish. Did you know that frozen pizza is the number one purchased item at the grocery store for Super Bowl Sunday? No time to cook, call your local pizza place.

Add a few cold drinks to the grocery lists and your Super Bowl party is complete. You'll find a lot of people will snack during the game and hang around the tube when the commercials come on. These days the commercials on game day have become big business. It's great fun to watch the commercials. Most of the commercials are showing for the first time and businesses pay millions of dollars to their air time. If the past Superbowl commercials are any indication of the future ones, don't rush out the room so quickly when there is a break in the football action. After all the preparation, sit back and enjoy the atmosphere of the biggest football day of the year.