What's the Worst Food To Get Hit by in a Food Fight?

Food fights don’t just happen in movies like Animal House. More likely than not, you witnessed or took part in at least one when you were a kid. In a food fight, it’s all fun and games until you get hit by something gross. If you were an innocent bystander, it stinks that that happened to you. If you were an eager participant, you have no grounds to complain. Anyway, here are some of the things people say are the worst foods to get hit by in a food fight.

Ketchup

Really, any condiment will do here. You might like it on your food, but you won’t on you and your clothes. Besides, it stains, and if you’re at school and your parents can’t/won’t come get you, you’re stuck with that on you the rest of the day.

Cheese Sauce

If you’re going to be in a food fight, it might be smart to be on the side of the person with nachos. You don’t want that gooey mess on it.

Anything with Syrup On It

Melted cheese is bad enough, but syrup is infinitely worse. Every second, you get stickier. If it’s in your hair, may you find peace and mercy.

Mashed Potatoes

If someone launches a glob away and scores a direct hit, it’s going to explode all over. The good news is that it’ll be fairly easy to clean up. The bad news is that if you get hit in the face, no one will ever forget it.

Casserole

Maybe you like casserole. Lots of people do. But would you want to drop something with so much in it on the floor? Now imagine it crashing into your body.

Potato Salad

Getting hit by this would be a little like getting hit by mashed potatoes, only much grosser. You can thank all those additional weaponized ingredients in potato salad.

Spaghetti

Any pasta with any kind of sauce on it falls under this umbrella. You’re going to look like a spectacular mess, and there’s a good chance your clothes will be permanently stained, so yeah, maybe don’t start a food fight on Lasagna Night.

Milk

Okay, milk isn’t technically a food, but whole or half milk, especially when warm, comes close enough. Combine that with the fact that in school cafeterias, there are a lot of kids with cartons of milk they can load with noxious additions guaranteed to ruin anyone’s day.

Spicy Peppers

This is no joke. The impact wouldn’t hurt you, but imagine seeds, oils, or small particles getting into your eyes, nose, or mouth. Game over.

Hard-Boiled Egg

An unpeeled hard-boiled egg smashing into your face at food-fight velocity would first result in a shattered shell that might scratch you up. Then the rest would separate all over your face. It’s better than a raw egg, but if you attend your class reunion, everyone will remember that an egg exploded on your face.

Yogurt

Yogurt has a distinct smell that makes some not willing to try it. Let’s say you like the taste and don’t mind the smell. You will mind it once it’s been soaked into your clothes for half a day.

Coconut

Let’s clarify. We’re not talking the shredded coconut they put in candy bars or on top of cakes. You’d get laughed at if you raised a fistful of that in a food fight. We’re talking about someone throwing a whole coconut during a food fight. If that sounds nuts, think about this: it wasn’t our idea; it came from an internet thread where a lot of people liked the idea!