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So who had the best Super Bowl commercial? It's easy to say that the Volkswagen's "The Force" commercial certainly struck a cord with a lot of people. However, in the realm of food and TV, we just weren't that impressed. One thing is for sure, there was a lot of hitting going on -- between the violent stunts of the Pepsi Max spots and Wendy's "slap in the face" new Asiago Chicken Club campaign, we were left with only one favorite: Doritos "Healing Chips" ad.

After the jump, vote for your favorite food commercial from the Super Bowl.

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Whatever you think of PETA, there's no denying that the group knows how to create buzz. Last year, they stirred up controversy by trying to buy ad time during the Super Bowl for a commercial that had a woman trying to get hot and heavy with...vegetables. Even for $3M, the network wasn't willing to air the "Veggie Love" spot, but (as planned, no doubt) the ad went viral and PETA got the press it was after.

This year, they're trying to milk some additional mileage out of the "Veggie Love" ad by offering up outtakes from the commercial's casting.

Animals. Babies. Animals acting like people. People acting like animals and babies. And light beer. Lots and lots of light beer.

It's the simple things that get us buying again -- and few things come simpler than Super Bowl ads. Sure, all the usual themes were there: Men feeling dominated by work/women/the family pet? Drink some Bud Light! Drive a Dodge! Kids/arrested-adolescent men looking for some escapism? Jake Gyllenhaal/Russell Crowe/EA Games can help.

Women ... okay, there was really very little in the spots aired last night for women, unless they wanted to buy some Dove male body wash for their stinky, unkempt mates, or, in an ad that just missed our list, buy a rejuvenating Snickers for their anemic, Betty White-esque boyfriends.

If there was a new, recession-friendly theme last night, it was bargain meals from two big chains: One being Taco Bell, whose $5 meal pack was touted by an intentionally flat Charles Barkley -- at least, we hope it was intentional. The other, well, was by far the most irrationally funny moment of the evening -- we'll save that for a little later.

Drumroll, please, for our top 5 food-related Super Bowl ads, after the jump...

If you're like me, you were so busy cooking up goodies for the Super Bowl that you missed half of the really fun part - the ads! AdJab to the rescue. They're blogging their fingers to the bone so they can dish up coverage of the advertisements for your favorite foods and beverages.

Check out Jessica Simpson vying for yumminess with Pizza Hut's cheesy bites; Budweiser rocking its usual less-taste, more-filling spots; and Coca-Cola promoting its new Vault energy drink to pump up your scarecrows (huh?). Whether or not you love the snacks and drinks being promoted, you know you love to chat about the ads!