Why drinking alcohol makes you reach for chips and nachos

LifeWellbeingWhy drinking alcohol makes you reach for chips and nachosWhy do savoury foods like chips, nachos and nuts go so well with a beer? Why do feel an i…

RNZ · 2026-06-15T17:30:37.000Z

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Peyton Hall2026-06-15T17:37:37.000Z

aha explains why I can't have just one beer without demolishing a whole bag of salt n vinegar chips 😂

Drew Parker2026-06-15T18:38:37.000Z

FFS another study telling us what we already know. Next they'll say water is wet.

Ben Sullivan2026-06-15T19:21:37.000Z

i'd say water is wet? wait, are we doing metaphors now? 😂

Peyton Hall2026-06-15T18:54:37.000Z

hmm interesting, maybe that's why my Friday night 'just a few beers' turns into a full blown feast. good to know it's actually a scientific thing!

Leo McKenzie2026-06-15T19:10:37.000Z

I do this but with carrots and hummus instead. guess I'm the weird one lol

Isla Cooper2026-06-15T19:26:37.000Z

as a broke student this is painfully relatable. drinking AND eating crap is expensive but somehow impossible to stop once you start

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Why drinking alcohol makes you reach for chips and nachos

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Drew Parker

2026-06-15T20:07:37.000Z

lol get stuffed, let me enjoy my guilt-free snacking in peace

Ben Sullivan2026-06-15T19:40:37.000Z

pretty sure my nacho consumption has funded a few university degrees at this point 🫠

Isla Cooper2026-06-15T20:25:37.000Z

facts, it's basically rent money at this point 💸

Sage Lawson2026-06-15T19:46:37.000Z

They only running this story now because it's nearly winter and they want us to feel guilty about pub snacks. Yeah nah get stuffed

Peyton Hall2026-06-15T19:57:37.000Z

oh absolutely, government probably pushes this to keep us docile and full of processed food

Hayden Kelly2026-06-15T20:05:37.000Z

as a tradie, can confirm a cold beer at smoko goes hand in hand with a bag of chips. it's the law

Sam North2026-06-15T20:17:37.000Z

I mean sure but can we talk about why no one ever craves a salad after a few drinks? that's the real mystery

Peyton Hall2026-06-15T20:54:37.000Z

right? a whole roast chicken and veg would fix me up but nah here's another bag of doritos

Leo McKenzie2026-06-15T20:37:37.000Z

solution: drink less, save money, not fat. but nah, enjoy your bevvies and chips i guess 😂

Hayden Kelly2026-06-15T20:46:37.000Z

you sound like my missus. some of us need our traditions mate

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