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Planning snacks for at least 140 women
A
01/19/15 		I'm in charge of planning snacks for a group of at least 140 women. There's a heavy snack one night, like veggie tray, mini quiche, etc. in place of a meal and pre-packaged snacks throughout another day and a half. I want all pre-packaged stuff so it's easy to grab and take. I won't have much time for prep, besides popping things in the oven to heat them up.
Please help, I don't know how much food to get.
ellen
01/19/15 		Will they be getting regular meals during the following day and a half? How many snack periods in the day and a half? Are any of the other snacks replacing breakfast or another meal? Do you have help? Do you have budget limitations? What beverages are being offered? I need more info. Please write back.
A
02/01/15 		They will be getting regular meals Saturday and Sunday that I am not responsible for. So maybe 4 snack refill times total in that day and a half. Heavy snacks late Friday afternoon and night. I will have some help. My budget would be around a couple hundred dollars. I don't need to worry about beverages.
ellen
02/01/15 		Beverages affect the food choices- with coffee you do muffins and sweet rolls as part, for example.

It looks like you are talking mid-morning, mid-afternoon, evening, and next mid morning. Is that right?

It would also be very helpful to know the age range and type of crowd; teens? church ladies? Garden club? Non profit execs? And so on. Please write further.

A
02/09/15 		Beverages are provided already. Coffee, water, juice, etc. That schedule is about right. Church ladies.
ellen
02/09/15 		OK. This group likes bites of things. The ideal snacks are "well constructed mini-meals." That means food that contains protein, fat and fiber and delivers 200 calories or less.

AM- we always expect some folks missed breakfast...
mini muffins, 3 per 2 people
snack bars, 1 per person, Lara or Atkins has best nutrition
finger fruits, grapes, small tangerines, small apples; about 100 pieces(1 pound grapes is 10)
string cheese or mozzarella cheese, and hardboiled eggs, 50-60 pieces
small yogurt cups, 3-4 dozen
You will have leftovers, use tomorrow

PM- chips? pretzels? assorted, some baked, 1 ounce bags, about 60
trail mix packets and/or dry fruit packets about 4 dozen
peanut butter cups, about 50

Evening- cookies, bars, 2 moderate pieces per person
nuts, 4 pounds
leftover fruits

AM
You will not need much extra-
maybe add mini bagels, 1 per person, cream cheese, 1 tablespoon per person, jam, 3 pounds jams, to whatever is left from the rest of the conference.

About that Friday evening pickup meal

Rollups would be an excellent base- 3-4 bites per person
Veggie tray- 1 pound per 10
Hummus- 1 pint per 15
Fruit tray- 1 pound per 10
chips, 1 pound per 15, 1 pint dip per pound
Sweets tray- frozen bites, cheesecake, eclairs, etc; 5 bites per each 2 people

This should give you generous and popular snacks throughout the weekend. If this saves you time, trouble, or money, please make a donation, maybe a nickel or dime per guest, to support this site. Thank you.

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