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Survey: Football Fans Demand Tofu-Free Tailgates with Plenty of Booze

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Survey: Football Fans Demand Tofu-Free Tailgates with Plenty of Booze
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More than 3 in 4 football fans say they'll have friends over to watch a game this season. And when they do, expect plenty of meaty food and beer. Highlights from the survey on ManTestedRecipes.com.
Who says men aren’t picky eaters? 83.1% of football fans surveyed on ManTestedRecipes say tofu should be banned from tailgate parties. Other tailgate-disapproved items include cupcakes (60.7% opposed), salad (48.3%) and Raiders fans (59.6%).

Win or lose, football fans are ready to drink. 82.4% say they drink some form of alcohol while watching football: 61.5% drink beer, 16.5% hard alcohol, and 4.4% wine.
Most popular beer? Anything light. Here's how men's football-watching beer preferences broke down:

--27.6% Big name domestic light beer (Miller Lite or Bud Light)
--18.4% Big name domestic beer (Bud, Coors, Miller)
--17.1% Imported beer (Heineken, Corona, Guinness)
--14.5% Microbrew
--11.8% Doesn’t matter, just keep it comin’
--5.3% Cheap domestic beer (Busch, Pabst, Natural Light)
--5.3% Other
As for food, men listed these foods as musts for Super Bowl Sunday: 72% say wings are a must on Super Bowl Sunday. Chips & Dip are right behind with 71%, with chili (45.2%), sausages or brats (39.8%), nachos (38.7%), burgers or sliders (38.7%) and jalapeno poppers (26.9%) trailing.
88.9% of men say that when they watch football at home, they cook food for themselves. A hardy 2.2% say they don’t eat at all during the game...too nervous? Andy they plan that cooking ahead. Half say they plan what they're going to eat more than 48 hours before the game.
78.1% say they’ll probably or definitely have people over to watch a game this season. And half of them say they’ll plan their menu at least 48 hours in advance. (7.8% are improvisers, saying “I figure it out when I get hungry.”)
When they hit on a winning recipe, guys like to share. 84.3% say share recipes or cooking tips with their football-watching buds. All for one, one for all!
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