Chart of Food Estimates: How Much Food Do You Need?
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I have to cook for 100 ppl and the menu is beef/chicken street tacos, rice, beans.
My question is how much beef and chicken do you think I’m going to need??
Hi, Janet. While we don’t have that kind of information available, we did find an online source that may be of some help for your taco party: click here.
If planning for 70 adults and have 2 meats and 4 sides including mashed potatoes and gravy. Lima beans, fresh field peas, squash casserole. How do I adjust with so many sides.
"These cooking estimates are based on “average” servings; adjust quantities upward for extra-big eaters and downward if children are included."
Yes, and don't forget that some may also wish to take some home with them or may be hungrier or bigger eaters than anticipated. Unless serving line style or providing with already prepared plates, best to have extra on hand for buffet/self-serve.
For the meats, is that pounds of meat cooked/prepared? - or is it how much of the meat (ex: pork shoulder for pulled pork) to buy raw/unprepared?
Hi, Jess. That would be cooked meat.
I am curious how these numbers change when you have 2 meats, three salads, MP, gravy and hot vegetable??
Split the difference. If 2 meats , ex. 20lbs. Split 10lbs. Ea.
What about the sweet potatoes ??? !!!
Signed, Panic in Punxsutawney
Hi, Marianne. You can follow the same guidance as regular white potatoes.
