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Nothing says team spirit quite like a spread of snacks in your favorite team’s colors. Whether you’re hosting a game day party, tailgating with friends, or watching the game from the comfort of your living room, serving snacks in team colors is a fun way to bring everyone together and score big as a host.
Check out these festive tailgate treats and fun desserts for your game day party checklist!
These sweet-and-salty game day snack ideas always make a true statement. Dip pretzel rods in melted chocolate, then drizzle with another layer of chocolate in your team’s colors. If one of the team colors is white, you can use white chocolate as your base. While the chocolate is still tacky, scatter on sprinkles or sugar crystals in the team’s second color.
For fun game day snacks for kids, try color-coordinated popcorn balls. Make popcorn balls using marshmallow or corn syrup and dye the mixture with food coloring to match your team’s colors. Wrap them individually for an easy-to-grab snack that everyone will love. We like to put them in clear plastic baggies tied with colorful ribbons to represent the team.
Another one of our favorite game day recipes with popcorn is this one. Make a big batch of popcorn and drizzle it with melted candy melts in your team’s colors. Spread the popcorn on a baking sheet, let it cool, and break it into clusters. It’s sweet, crunchy, and perfect for snacking on during the game or post-game celebration.
If you’re wondering: What are good football foods when you’re looking for something savory? Stuffed bell peppers are a great choice—especially for teams that wear green, red, orange, or yellow. Use red or green bell peppers and fill them with a mixture of ground beef, rice, and spices, then top with melted mozzarella. Or use yellow or orange bell peppers and stuff them with a quinoa and veggie mix. Next, add crushed blue corn chips on top for an unexpected twist. The possibilities are endless!
For these easy game days snacks, bake a batch of your favorite cupcakes and decorate them with frosting in your team’s colors. You can either use food coloring to tint the frosting, or you can buy pre-colored options. If you want to go a step further, you can make the cake portion in a school color as well, such as red velvet cake. Add sprinkles, candies, or even Welch’s Fruit Snacks® in your team colors to finish off your creations!
When it comes to snacks for the big game, it goes without saying that nachos are always a winner. You can easily turn them into a team-colored masterpiece by choosing the right chips and toppings:
The great thing about nachos is their flexibility—you can layer them with all kinds of colorful ingredients to turn them into football appetizers that pay a delicious homage to your team.
What are good football watching snacks that are just as popular as nachos? Tacos, of course! And depending on your team’s colors, it’s possible to coordinate them to show team spirit:
Fruit is always one of the best game day snacks for athletes since it’s hydrating and nutritious. And it’s perfect for fans and spectators, too! Create fruit kabobs inspired by team colors using a mix of fruits like strawberries for red, blueberries for blue, grapes for green, cantaloupe for orange, and so on. Fruit kabobs are great half-time snack ideas because they can be handed out individually.
Drinks can show team spirit, too! Make a large batch of punch using juices or sodas that match your team’s colors. We like to put large, clear drink dispensers side by side to represent each color. For example, blue sports drinks, lemonade, red fruit punch and so on. Serve in clear cups to show off the colors!
For a lighter drink option that will keep the crowd hydrated, make fruit-infused water using fruits that match your team’s colors. Use blueberries and lemon slices for blue and yellow, strawberries and mint for red and green, or orange slices and raspberries for a red and orange combo.
Football-shaped marshmallow snacks are the perfect tailgate treats. Just use a recipe for classic rice cereal and marshmallow squares. Add food coloring to the marshmallow mixture before stirring in the cereal to make treats in your team’s colors. Shape into footballs and add white piping on the sides to create laces. These quick game day snacks are easier to make than you’d think!
A customized snack mix is a crowd-pleasing choice, whether you’re serving it in a bowl at a party or portioning it out in individual baggies to hand out on the field or court. Simply combine cereal, nuts, granola, mini pretzels, and other base ingredients. Then add Welch’s Fruit Snacks® for a pop of color to represent your favorite team!
Made with real fruit, Welch’s Fruit Snacks® are an excellent source of Vitamins A, C, & E and come in lots of fun flavors to suit every fan. Be sure to add them to your list of game day snacks to buy. Wishing your favorite team a big win!
