Is this enough food for 16 people?

ez-pass

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 6:27 am

I would get another pie or two of regular pizza....a couple more servings of fries. Maybe spicy to change it up. Either get much more garlic knots or falafel or just skip. One portion is enough for maybe one person. Soup, I would get a few more or skip. Pasta- maybe do 2 9x13s...anything smaller is really for one max two ppl.

kenz

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 6:46 am

You want to have enough of everything that anyone who wants will be able to take. Quantity is definitely more important than variety in a situation like this.

Cheiny

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 7:11 am

bargainlover wrote:

Having a small neighborhood party and I am ordering the food
2 pies of pizza - one vegetable and one regular
2 large pastas (like a 5x7 container or pan size)
2 large portions of fries, one spicy and one regular
4 salads - romaine, the make your own kind
1 Portion of falafel balls
1 Portion of garlic knots
3 soups

Definitely not enough.

bargainlover

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 8:20 am

I just re-counted the confirmed rsvps, it’ll be 14 people
It’s a lunch so I didn’t think people would eat more than a slice plus a bit of salad or pasta/fries
I did the soups for some older women that probably won’t touch the pizza
The falafel also - for people that don’t want pizza/pasta
When we have these lunches, that’s how people do it - a variety of foods…
It is not the typical but for some reason it became like that

dats me

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 8:59 am

bargainlover wrote:

Even for 14 people it’s not enough. You are probably a small eater and don’t realize what typical portion sizes are for a meal.

watergirl

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 9:08 am

bargainlover wrote:

100% not enough. I’m not sure why you think lunch means people will take less food. Most adults and teens will take two slices of pizza and a small order of fries. You need more pizza and fries.

bargainlover

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 9:18 am

watergirl wrote:

100% not enough. I’m not sure why you think lunch means people will take less food. Most adults and teens will take two slices of pizza and a small order of fries. You need more pizza and fries.

Ok thanks! I just figured with the salads, pastas, and falafel balls it should be plenty but I’ll order more

cbg

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 9:27 am

bargainlover wrote:

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3 pies
3 pastas 5x7
3 fries
4 salads
1 falafel - or skip all together
2 knots
4 soups
I don’t think you’ll have much leftover

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bargainlover

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 9:27 am

cbg wrote:

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3 pies
3 pastas 5x7
3 fries
4 salads
1 falafel
2 knots
4 soups
I don’t think you’ll have much leftover

Thanks so much!

lamplighter

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 9:33 am

Is this how much others serve?

Pizza or pasta needs to be enough for everyone to have a portion and a half.
One salad is enough but you need a large big bowl of it.
Then pick a side and have enough for each person to have about half a cup portion side.
Soup would be an extra.

NechaMom

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:13 am

bargainlover wrote:

For 16 adults I’d order:
4 pies. 1 vegetable 3 regular
No pasta
5 portion fries. 3 spicy, 2 regular
4 salads
3 portions falafel balls (or nothing)
3 portions garlic knots (or nothing)
1 type of soup enough for 5 people.

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:19 am

bargainlover wrote:

Question: What makes you think people don't want to eat lunch with a hearty appetite? With pizza and pasta people will have appetite Smile

SDmother

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:29 am

bargainlover wrote:

This is not enough at all. This is close to what I would buy for my family of 6 for a thursday dinner. Remove the last 3 and double ir triple everything else

questionanswer

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:32 am

NechaMom wrote:

Out of curiosity, why only soup enough for 5?

bargainlover

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:34 am

SDmother wrote:

This is not enough at all. This is close to what I would buy for my family of 6 for a thursday dinner. Remove the last 3 and double ir triple everything else

I have 4 kids kah and this would be way too much for a Thursday night supper
Your kids would eat 16 slices of pizza - that’s more than 2 per person - plus pastas, salads, fries and sides? That sounds like a huge amount of food for 6 ppl

ez-pass

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:38 am

For my family of 6 I would order (I don't eat pizza but my kids do...)
1 pie
Two large fries. One spicy and one regular
Portion of pasta- only 2 kids eat
Two whole falafel in pita
1-2 portions mozzarella sticks depending who wants
Portion garlic knots...comes with 4-5
2 soups or more if more kids want
Salad

SDmother

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:39 am

bargainlover wrote:

Yes. It would mostly be all gone. And for reference, we are a very thin family who doesnt snack but eats a lot at main meals.

NechaMom

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:44 am

questionanswer wrote:

Out of curiosity, why only soup enough for 5?

I would skip soup altogether by a pizza party. But OP wanted some in case someone is health minded. If more than 5 people are then there’s no point in a pizza party really.

Busybee5

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 10:50 am

NechaMom wrote:

I'd do soup for 10 people just in case. It's not that much more effort to have more soup out.

ChutzPAh

Mon, Dec 11 2023, 1:07 pm

Not sure what the portion size is where you live but a portion of falafel here is 4 balls and garlic knots are 4 knots so definitely not enough for 16 people!
For sure need more pizza and fries.