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The average person will eat 1200 calories of high fat snack food while watching the Super Bowl, not including a few beers or sodas to wash down those munchies. And while it is a good idea to provide enough snack foods to satisfy the cravings of your guests, it is nice to snack with your friends without ending up looking like a member of your favorite football team.

Potato chips are the number one snack. Test out a few brands that bake their chips instead of frying them to find one you like, or make your own pita chips. Better yet, leave out the chips and fill your plates with chopped and sliced vegetables, which are crunchy and go great with almost any dip. If your favorite dip happens to be high in fat - a spicy cheese or hot artichoke dip - do yourself a favor and use vegetables or crackers for dipping instead of chips. Pretzels, both hard and soft, are often low in fat and make great snack food, especially when paired with mustard or some other dip.