25 Super Bowl Snacks, Ranked From Worst To Best

Super Bowl food: It's a touchdown for your belly.

25. The ever-present party mix bowl

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What is it even?! Well, it's homemade Chex Mix, which, while delicious when watching things on Netflix, is not really the main event of the Super Bowl. It's the thing you chew on while you pile other, better options onto your plate.

24. A legit bowl of nuts

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Put these by the door so people can shove a handful into their mouths before moving on forever, essentially.

23. The unbearably healthy vegetable tray

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It has hummus, veggies, and all of the low-carb makings of something undeniably healthy. While a veggie tray is necessary as a gesture — in the same way that putting a celery stick on your plate makes eating everything else OK — it's also the lowest of the low, in terms of Super Bowl offerings. Get gone, green things.

22. Chocolate-dipped fruit

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The saving grace of fruit at a Super Bowl party is that it's dipped in some kind of chocolate so that you almost forget it's fruit and not a cookie... Almost.

21. Deviled eggs

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IMO, deviled eggs are divine. They're delightful and daring and plenty of other adjectives that start with "d." But they shouldn't be consumed at a party with other people, because egg farts.

20. Chili

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The thing about chili is that you can't eat it with your hands (or maybe YOU can, who am I to judge?). But it's a complicated dish to serve: You need bowls, and spoons, and then you have to clean those. This is a nightmare for the people hosting the party, as well as the people who have to use the bathroom after you. (Talking about bean farts, folks.)

19. Cutesy football-inspired cookies

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These are cute! They take time to make! And when you eat them, it fills you with a sense of pride for America and your team. But the truth is that desserts are just not THE THING about Super Bowl parties. They're a great thing to eat AFTER the main things, though.

18. Any kind of chip bowl

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A Super Bowl party doesn't deserve to call itself a party unless there's a variety of chips. I want orange ones, ridged ones, sour cream ones... Just put the chips out, and people will come to them. Chips are a party staple, but again — not the main event.

17. A colorful bean dip

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If only so that you have something to dip all those chips in! On its own, a bean dip is useless, though.

16. Truly loaded potato skins

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Potato skins are pretty legit. It's carbs filled with bacon and sour cream and chives. What's not to like? Only problem is that these fill you up like WHOA, and the Super Bowl is more about eating as a slow burn, not a "oh shit, I ate this baked potato and now feel so full I might die" vibe.

15. Jalapeño poppers

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Football is pain. Therefore, spicy poppers are a necessary sacrifice to become one with the game. Eat one, breathe fire, and then quickly move on to everything else.

14. Exquisitely soft pretzels and cheese dip

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GOOD LORD. First of all, if someone at your Super Bowl party brings hot pretzels, it means they mean business. a) It will make you feel like you're eating stadium food, which is always a plus, and b) pretzels are delicious, especially when covered in cheese. Big win here as a side dish.

13. Mini football cupcakes

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So small. So easy to just pop one, or a dozen, right into your mouth. These are better than the cookies, in that they feel fluffier and therefore lighter (allowing you to eat more of them), and perfect for halftime when you need the sugar boost.

12. Tiny sausages in a delightful glaze

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It's a pig without the blanket, and for that it isn't the most exciting option on the Super Bowl menu. Nonetheless, it's savory, glazed, and you can pick it up with a toothpick (which is kind of fun, in a "I don't get out much" way).

11. Some warm garlic knots

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If you hate garlic knots, then I simply don't want to know you. Pull them apart and let that garlicky bread melt in your mouth. These are great to eat before you start in on the pizza, and especially if there are dipping sauces to go around.

10. A sensible cheese ball

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Sweet cheesus, there is just nothing not right about a cheese ball. It's cheese, but with other things on top of it. Cut off a chunk, dip some crackers or chips into it, and baby, you've got yourself a little slice of heaven.

9. Nacho cheese dip

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The only thing better than a cheese ball is a bowl of hot cheese.

8. Good and greasy mozzarella sticks

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The Super Bowl is about football, obviously, but ya know what else it's about? Greasy, disgusting food that tastes so good on the way down and will make you wanna cry a little the next day. Enter mozzarella sticks: They've got cheese, breading, and are just all around fried goodness.

7. Pigs in a blanket of buttery heaven

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It's a hot dog — which is about as football as you can get — but in mini form. There's nothing to not love about meat and bread, basically.

6. Nachos with all the fixings

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The great thing about nachos is that, yes, they are chips, but they're also smothered in cheese, beans, meat, and guac, making them completely acceptable as a meal. Plus, on Super Bowl Sunday, these are awesome to put on the table, directly in front of you, so you can just peel some into your mouth at your leisure.

5. The holy grail of sliders: chicken and waffle sliders

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This elusive game day snack should be a staple at every party. There's chicken, and a waffle, and you can eat several of them. You're welcome, everyone who plans to add this to their party menu.

4. All other meat sliders

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Burgers, I mean, teeny burgers that you can eat in two bites and then go back for another. They're perfect to chew on when the score gets close, or literally at any other point in the game.

3. MAC AND CHEESE (caps needed)

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"You can't spell 'Super Bowl' without 'cheese and noodles.'" —Jean-Claude Van Damme

It's your childhood, but with melted cheese on top. There just simply ain't no party like a mac and cheese Super Bowl party!

2. Pizza. Any kind of pizza.

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Pizza is beautiful, because even a plain cheese one isn't plain at all: It's tasty as fuck. But then there are topping options! Pepperoni! Mushrooms! Burrata cheese! The possibilities are endless, and, if you're lucky, the slices at your Super Bowl party will be too.

1. Sticky, messy buffalo chicken wings

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::: angels sing an intro song ::: When you watch the Super Bowl, you want to watch it with your whole body, and part of that experience is getting your hands a little dirty. There's nothing quite like tearing into a chicken wing as someone scores a touchdown, or licking sauce off your face during the commercial break. Chicken wings are just the ULTIMATE in Super Bowl foods, and if you aren't serving them, you need to rethink your life choices. ::: angels sing an exit song :::