DoorDash reveals top foods to eat while watching football games (2024)

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What's the best food to eat while watching football? ›

Wings, quesadillas, pizza, brownies, cookies, fried chicken, subs, tacos... You name it, we got it. Football season is snack season, and finger food is the name of the game (unless it's chili, duh). Here's our amped-up versions of the classic football season favorites.

Burgers, Hot Dogs, and Bratwurst. We know that most people associate these three foods with baseball, but they are also a perfect football food. We think that as long as you can fire up the grill, you should fire up the grill as far into football season as you can.

Choosing a variety of whole grain breads, pasta, rice, potatoes, fruits and vegetables ensures players are getting not only the carbs necessary to perform but also essential vitamins, minerals and fiber, which have a slew of important functions. In particular, these help to decrease inflammation and support recovery.

Choose energy-packed foods such as whole grain crackers with low-fat cheese, tortilla wraps with veggies and lean meat, hard-boiled eggs, vegetable or bean soups, small boxes of non-sugary cereal, fresh fruit, mini-whole wheat bagels with peanut butter, pita bread with hummus or pasta with grilled chicken.

Fries are the most ordered food item on DoorDash in the U.S. but chicken quesadillas, garlic naan and fried rice aren't far behind.

Like the most ordered food on DoorDash of all time: French fries. A perfect food that (almost) no one's making at home. Since 2013, more than 600 million (!)

While peanuts, Cracker Jacks, and hot dogs remain game day staples at ballparks across the country, fans these days are treated to a whole range of creative culinary offerings. These 10 stadiums — selected by an expert panel and voted by readers as the best for food — serve up some of the tastiest bites in baseball.

What is the most popular food eaten on Big Game Sunday? ›

"But what are people ordering for their Super Bowl watch parties?" is a question you may ask yourself because you're looking to create a game day menu. The three most popular Super Bowl dishes people order are pizza, chicken wings, and chips with dips.

Chicken wings are the most popular game day food in NFL cities during the season — with a 25% increase in average order volume on Sundays in the season compared to Sundays out of the season.

Football players need 0.6 to 0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day (1.4–1.7 g/kg/day). Good sources of protein are fish, chicken, turkey, beef, low-fat milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, nuts, and soy. Football players need at least 0.45 grams of fat per pound of body weight per day (1 g/kg/day).

It's important to eat both before and after football. Before playing, consume foods that provide energy and nutrients, like whole grain cereals, bananas, whole grain toast, baked beans, eggs, lean fish, pasta, and rice. These meal options offer essential carbohydrates, protein, and other nutrients to fuel your body.

Potatoes, pasta, rice, bread (ideally wholemeal unless just before a game), oatmeal, cereals, vegetables, and fruit are healthy carb options. Footballers should aim to consume at least 70 grams of carbohydrates as part of their pre-game meal and around 30 grams as part of a snack.

Diet for the days before a football match.

Ensure a water intake, drink at least 1.5 a day or until your urine is as clear as possible. Do not try any new food and do not change your usual routine. Avoid spicy foods and flatulent vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, artichokes or leek.