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Food Quantities
For individual meats, fish, poultry:
5-6 ounces per person
For multiple-meat meals and buffets:
4-6 ounces per person
For pasta:
For a sit-down dinner, a pound of pasta will serve 4-6
For a buffet, a pound will serve 8-12
For vegetables:
With a premixed salad, estimate one handful person.
One head of lettuce will feed about 5 people, taking into account different sizes--four medium heads will serve 15-20
For cocktail parties--finger foods, hors d'oeuvres, and appetizers:
Professional caterers estimate 10-12 items total per person
Additional Tips
Hors d'oeuvres if serving dinner:
3 side dishes (2 savory, 1 sweet), with different textures (smooth, crunchy), and varying colors (greens, browns)
Side dishes:
3 side dishes (2 savory, 1 sweet) with dfferent textures (smooth, crunchy) and varying colors (greens, browns)
1 cup savory side per person
1/2 cup sweet side per person (apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc.)
Beverages:
1/2 bottle of wine per person
Non-alcoholic beverages (about 20% will not drink), 1 cup per person of seltzer, ginger ale, and water
Desserts:
Calculate one full portion of dessert per person
For multiple desserts, people will taste smaller portions of more items. A cake that serves 10 will yield 15 portions if you're also having a tart.
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