I am preparing the food for son's wedding, 85 guest. <span title="Ham,chicken,pasta,potatoes,etc.How">Ham,chicken,pasta,potatoe...</span> much lbs per person? ?

Question

Mostly adults maybe 15 childern, my question is how many lbs of meat does one person need?

Answer 1

Hi, first of all congratulations on the wedding and on your cookingfor the reception!!! What a great present you are giving your son!

I have a lot of experience in feeding large numbers of friends and family and I find that the amount of meat people eat depends on a number of factors.

First of all, at a big reception like the one you are preparing, with many delicious offerings on the table, people tend not eat that much meat.

It also depends if they will be sitting down ( i.e, will the be able to use forks and knifes, or will they have to hold the plate in their hands? )

What I find works best are:

Lots of pasta dishes, with many different sauces - avoid the creamy ones that tend to look unappetizing when they cool down and go for fresh vegetables;

Lots of fresh salads, with different types of lettuces and fancy added bits, like apple slices, or avocados, broccoli florets, etc;

Also coleslaw, perhaps with added raisins, and potato salads, perhaps with added bell peppers, just for colors and yummyness;

Don&#039;t forget quiches ( easy to make in advance, they freeze well and are always a problem solver ) and terrines.

With all these things, plus your ham and chicken - a perfect idea - I don&#039;t think you will need other meat dishes.

Again, best of luck with the reception and many congratulations!!!

Answer 2

I eat 10 pounds and I am only 5&#039;3&quot; and 120 pounds.

Answer 3

http://lotsofinfo.tripod.com/weddinghelp...

http://members.tripod.com/~lotsofinfo/H1...

This site says for 100:

25 lb. smoked ham

20 lb. boiled boneless ham

35 lb. potatoes or 12 qt. potato salad

20 lbs. meat

chicken - 40 lbs

http://members.tripod.com/~lotsofinfo/N1...

and this site says:

&quot;The evening before the supper I cooked enough

spaghetti for 144 servings (based on package comments). I did 18 pounds dry spaghetti.&quot;

Don&#039;t know how accurate these amounts may be . . . but there seem to be a lot of helpful tips at these sites.

Answer 4

i think the general rule is usually that 1 pound of food will feed 3 to 4 people.  so based on that, for 85 people, you would need between 20 and 25 pounds of each food.