This is as nerve-wracking as finding out who the NBA Champion is, or watching the Olympics or a beauty pageant, or maybe whether your aunt is willing to shell out money for cash on delivery if you run out of cash.
Believe it or not, and the Ridesharing Forum peeps got shocked as well, in that the most ordered food on Grubhub are beans and legumes. Yes, the records show that bean orders jumped 135 percent, totaling over 1.5 tons of legumes delivered across the country, with people in Los Angeles leading the pack.
The rest of those on the list includes tinned fish – whose orders tripled in 2025 – then grocery purchases that went up 209 percent from 2024.
Customers also love ordering protein-labeled grocery items, such as cookies, popcorn, and cinnamon rolls, with orders increasing nearly 20 percent.
Also on the list are chicken nuggets and strips that accumulated around 5.2 million orders so far, with 76 percent of chicken orders centered around nuggets.
Don’t you just love the vibes of ordering cold foam from Grubhub. So, yes, cold foam orders increased by 75 percent this year on Grubhub, making it the most preferred coffee enhancement for people who refuse to settle for a latte.
Consumers have a love-hate relationship with matcha, but guess what, it has made it to the list of the most-ordered on Grubhub, with orders jumping a whopping 34 percent.
As for the rest of what’s on the list, there’s convenience store meals – specifically hot, protein-forward, grab-and-go foods, such as taquitos, chicken rollers, and hotdogs. Then, there are electrolyte drinks that accounted for over 76,000 and delivered across the country, to which Grubhub stated are "turning hydration into a curated routine for recovery, focus, and productivity (that) tap water simply could not keep up.” Also, there are your eggs, sausages, and egg-and-sandwich orders.
All these boil down to what ridesharing media call as “foodmaxxing,” associated with credit card maxing, or maxing out your credit card.
According to Grubhub, foodmaxxing is a "cultural shift where meals, snacks, drinks, and grocery orders were designed for maximum nutritional value, functional payoff, and yes, a little extra aesthetic appeal for their social feeds.”
“People wanted meals that did everything from boosting energy to supporting gut health, and of course, hitting those protein goals,” Grubhub told Ridesharing Forum. “If food didn’t do something for you, it wasn’t getting ordered.”
Are you agreeing on those on this list? Or, you won’t believe since you’re expecting to see McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Taco Bell orders. Feel free to share your thoughts by signing up for your account here today. Join the fruitful discussions! Grubhub is a platform where you can order food and groceries, track your order, and even write reviews to help the community and your friends, too.
Ridesharing Forum is just thankful Grubhub records things like this. For more food delivery news, keep browsing this site. Happy ordering!