Florida leads nation in chips and dip consumption

This photo illustration shows tortilla chips and salsa, in New York, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Professor Paul L. Dawson, a food microbiologist at Clemson University, wondered how bad double dipping might be and posed the question last year to his undergraduate students: Was there any transfer of microbes from mouth to chip and back to […]

by: WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff

Posted: May 5, 2018 / 03:41 PM EDT

Updated: May 5, 2018 / 03:41 PM EDT

It’s Cinco de Mayo and Americans are expected to consume more than 16.6 million pounds of tortilla chips, and over 25 millions pounds of dips–that’s enough to fill an entire stadium.

Tostitos and Sabra teamed up to figure out which state eats the most during Cinco de Mayo – and the Sunshine State took the number one spot.

They say Floridians will eat more than three times the national average of chips and dips during Cinco de Mayo. We guess all the warm weather helps Floridians out Cinco the rest of America.

If you want to keep your Cinco de Mayo party going all night long with safe results, the chip and dip giants have partnered with Lyft to offer up to $10 off your ride when you pick up specially marked bags of Tostitos and Sabra Guacamole.