To use
this food quantity chart:
For
25 persons, divide amount indicated by 2. For 100 persons, multiple by 2.
All serving amounts are approximate.
Please use your best judgment
|
Food
Type
|
Approximate
Amount for 50 Servings |
Serving
Size Per Person |
|
Beverages
|
|
Coffee (regular
ground)
|
11/2
lbs. |
1 cup |
| Half & Half, for coffee |
2
1/2
pints |
1½ tablespoons |
| Sugar, for coffee |
12
ozs |
11/2 teaspoons |
| Fruit juice, lemonade, tea,
etc |
|
1
cup |
| Bottles, cartons, cans |
4
32 oz. |
|
| Frozen |
7
12 oz. cans |
|
| Cocoa |
To
make 2½ gals. |
¾
cup |
| Instant mix |
2½
lbs. |
" |
| Unsweetened powder |
8
oz. |
" |
| Tea, hot or cold (follow
package directions |
2½
gals |
¾
cup |
| Cider, hot or cold |
2
gals |
½
cup |
|
Sodas, Punch
|
6 (32 oz.)
bottles or 3 gallons |
8 ozs |
|
Bottled Water
|
as packaged |
1 each |
|
Breads, Rice, Pasta, Beans
|
| Bread, sandwiches
or side dish |
4 loaves (22-24
slices per loaf) |
2 slices |
| Rolls, biscuits, croissants,
small muffins, bagels, etc |
determine by pkg.
size |
2 pieces |
| Crackers |
determine by pkg.
size |
4 |
| Pancake Mix |
app.
6 lbs, see pkg directions |
2
4-inch cakes |
| French Toast |
4 loaves
(22-24 slices per loaf) |
2 slices |
| Cereal |
|
|
| Cooked, oatmeal, grits |
about
2 gals. cooked (app. 2 lbs dry) |
2/3
cup |
| Cold |
app. 5 boxes |
½-1
cup |
| Coffee Cake |
4
8" bundt cakes |
1
regular slice |
| Pasta, as
side dish, spaghetti, macaroni, noodles |
4-5
16 oz. pkgs. |
1/2 cup, cooked |
| Rice,
uncooked |
3-4 lbs |
1/2 cup, cooked |
| Beans,
canned |
8-12 15.5 ounce cans |
1/2 cup |
|
Dairy
|
|
Eggs, scrambled,
omelets, frittatas
|
8 1/2 dozen |
2 eggs |
|
Butter,
for
bread
|
1lb. |
1 pat, 1/2
inch thick |
|
Cheese, cut as appetizer
|
4 lbs. |
2 oz. |
|
Milk
|
3 gals |
1 cup |
| Heavy whipping cream |
11/2
pints |
2
tablespoons whipped
|
|
Meat,
Poultry-Quantity Uncooked
|
|
Beef, Lamb, Pork,
boneless
|
16-18
lbs |
3 ounces cooked |
| Beef, Lamb, Pork, roast,
bone-in |
22-24 lbs |
3 ounces cooked |
| Beef or Pork Ribs |
25-40 lbs |
1 pound cooked |
|
Pork Chops
|
17
lbs |
1 chop 3/4"
Thick |
| Chicken, pieces with bone-in |
18-20
lbs |
1-2 pieces |
| Chicken,
boneless, skinless, cut-up for casserole, soup, stew etc. |
16-18
lbs |
3 ounces |
| Turkey, whole, to roast |
40-50 lbs. |
3 ounces |
|
Bacon
|
6
lbs., 12-20 slices per lb |
2 slices |
| Ham, bone-in, to bake |
18-20 lbs. |
3 ounces, cooked |
| Purchased ready to eat |
15 lbs |
3 ounces, cooked |
| Sausage, links
i.e.. Pork, Polish, Knockwurst or
other variety sausages |
10-12
lbs. |
1-2 links=2 to 3
ounces, cooked |
| Hamburgers,
ground beef or
mixture of ground meats |
13-15
pounds (app. 25% fat) |
4-8 ounces, cooked |
| Ground
Meat, beef, turkey, pork, veal for meat sauce, lasagna, tacos,
casseroles, etc |
12-16 pounds
(app.
25% fat) |
1/2 cup cooked |
| Hot Dogs |
12
lbs |
2 hot dogs |
|
Sandwiches
|
| Beef, Ham, Turkey, deli
sliced |
4 lbs, in total |
2 slices
(about
1 oz) |
| Cheese, deli sliced |
3 lbs. |
1 slice |
| Bread |
4 loaves
(22-24
slices per loaf) |
2 slices |
|
Condiments, Relishes and
Salad Dressings |
| Mayonnaise |
32 ozs |
1 tablespoon |
| Ketchup |
2 20-oz bottles |
1 tablespoon |
| Mustard |
8 ozs. |
1 teaspoon |
| Pickles, whole,
dill or sweet |
2½ qts |
1 pickle |
| Pickle relish |
2 qts |
1 oz. |
| Olives, ripe,
whole or pitted |
1½ qts |
3-5 |
| Salad dressing, self
serve |
1 quart |
1 tablespoon |
| Mixed in salad |
3-4 cups |
|
| Salsa |
2-3 qts. |
2-3 tablespoons |
| Jelly, jam preserves, |
2 32-oz jars |
1 tablespoon |
|
Seafood
|
| Lobster, in shell |
1 lobster per person |
1 1/2 lb |
| Crabs, whole, steamed, boiled in
shell |
4-5 bushels,
(medium
crabs, app. 80-90 crabs per bushel; check with your local seafood
market as this varies by region) |
6-8 crabs per person,
depending on how much other food is served |
| Fish, Fillets
and steaks, fresh or frozen |
14-16 lbs
uncooked |
3-4 ounces, cooked |
| Whole, cleaned |
40 lbs
uncooked |
app. 3 ozs |
| Shrimp, raw
in shell (any size) |
18-20 lbs |
3 ozs. cooked
(app.
6-7 medium shrimp) |
| Cooked
(packaged
frozen variety) |
10 lbs |
3 ozs. cooked
(app.
6-7 medium shrimp) |
| Sea Scallops,
fresh or frozen |
10-12 lbs. |
4 scallops |
| Crabmeat, lobster meat, squid,
cooked, canned or packaged |
12-15 lbs |
app. 1/2 cup |
| Mussels, Oysters, Clams, in
shell |
|
12 each per person |
|
Vegetables
and Fruit
|
| Potatoes,
red,
white, Yukon gold, Russet or sweet; mashed, scalloped, au gratin,
salads. etc. |
18-22 lbs raw |
1/2 cup, cooked |
|
Frozen, French fries,
wedges, hash browns
|
12-13 lbs |
1/2 cup |
| Lettuce, romaine,
red leaf, iceberg |
About 6 large
bunches |
1 cup |
|
Vegetables,
served as side dish, untrimmed, most
varieties: broccoli, cabbage, carrots, eggplant, green beans,
mushrooms, spinach, zucchini; sliced, diced or whole,
|
Fresh
16-20 lbs
Frozen
Green beans, peas, corn, spinach,
10 lbs |
1/2 cup cooked |
|
Vegetables served in salad or
in vegetable platter, untrimmed
|
Fresh
Such as cauliflower,
carrots, mushrooms, radishes
4-6 lbs for
each vegetable in salad/tray
|
1/4 cup,
as
ingredient in salad |
|
Canned
Most
varieties
18-20 cups (8-10
14.5-15 oz cans, drained |
1/2 cup cooked |
| Tomatoes, sliced,
for salad |
20-30 medium |
3 slices |
| Fruits, served as side
dish or salad,
cut up, most varieties, apples, grapes, melons, berries, bananas |
Fresh
10-15 lbs
In total
Ex. 2-3 pounds each of 5-6 types of fruit |
1/2 cup |
|
Canned
Most
varieties
18-20 cups (8-10
14.5-15 oz cans, drained |
1/2 cup |
|
Desserts
|
| Cakes |
2
13x 9 x 2" sheet
cakes
4 9" layer cakes
4 loaf pound cakes |
1
small square or 1 slice |
| Pies,
8-9 inch |
7-8
pies |
1
regular slice |
| Cookies |
determine by pkg.
size |
2-3
cookies |
| Ice Cream, Sherbet |
2
½ gallons |
1/2 cup |
| Purchased Desserts |
determine by pkg.
size |
1/2 cup or 3-4 |
|
Other
|
|
Nuts, mixed
|
2 lbs
|
2 tablespoons (1
good handful)
|
|
Potato Chips, pretzels, tortilla chips, cheese
curls etc
|
3-4 lbs (check
package size)
|
1-3 ozs
|
|
Dip
|
16-20 ozs
|
1 tablespoon
|
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