Baseball fans will devour over 150,000 hot dogs, 264,000 cups of beer, 32,250 servings of nachos, 146,000 cups of soda, 45,500 sausages, 25,000 pounds of peanuts, 16,500 slices of pizza, 9,000 bags of popcorn, 6,500 hamburgers and 12,500 orders of French fries on Opening Day.
Some Major League Baseball teams plan to offer gluten free meals and organic food this year. Other teams have redesigned their menus and are now offering more local food as well as all-you-can-eat options.
The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council estimates that over 26.3 million hot dogs will be eaten this year at Major League ballgames. In many parks, hot dogs make up roughly 10% of all food and beverage sales.