💔🍕 The Most Popular Breakup Food in Every State

From milkshakes to tacos, America copes with heartbreak through comfort food 💔🍔 A new study reveals the most popular breakup food in every state — and the results are deliciously emotional. 🍕🍦

1/13/20261 min read

pizza on brown wooden table
pizza on brown wooden table

Breakups are tough. And apparently, America deals with emotional pain the same way we deal with everything else: by eating our feelings.

The website LoveLifeAcademy.com analyzed search data to figure out the most popular breakup food in every state. And shocker — people turn to comfort food, carbs, sugar, and anything that pairs well with crying on the couch.

Here’s what each state reaches for when love goes wrong 💔👇

🍔 Burgers — South Dakota

🎂 Cake — Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia

🍬 Candy — Hawaii, Kentucky

🍜 Chicken Noodle Soup — Alaska, Montana, Wyoming

🍫 Chocolate — Pennsylvania

🍪 Cookie Dough — Iowa, Missouri

🍪 Cookies — Utah, Washington

🧁 Cupcakes — Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Washington, D.C.

🍩 Donuts — Oklahoma, Arkansas

🍟 French Fries — Nevada

🍞 French Toast — Delaware

🧄 Garlic Bread — North Dakota, Vermont

🧀 Grilled Cheese — Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, West Virginia

🍨 Ice Cream — Rhode Island

🧀 Mac & Cheese — Maine, New Hampshire

🥤 Milkshakes — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
(There’s nothing like getting dumped and immediately wanting a milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard. Emotional support dairy.)

🍕 Pizza — Connecticut, Massachusetts

🍿 Popcorn — Illinois, Nebraska

🥔 Potato Chips — Arizona, California, Michigan

🌮 Tacos — Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas
(Congratulations to these states for choosing the correct breakup food.)

🧇 Waffles — Minnesota, Oregon

So whether you’re sobbing into ice cream, rage-eating tacos, or quietly housing an entire grilled cheese, just remember:
You’re not alone. America is breaking up with you — one comfort food at a time. 💔🍽️