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doris 04/18/16 |
On, 23 rd to 25th April, 2016 I am cooking for 70 kids at a soccer tournament , i need help with quantaties to buy to feed everyone. MENUE consists of ,LUNCH.. soup, then home made chicken nuggets,peas, chips & salad. DINNER..meatballs in sauce and mashed potatoes, pasta, salad Day 2..LUNCH...Soup, B,B,Qued minced meat patties & sausages,roast potatoes, salad Day 3 LUNCH, sandwiches, ham or chicken and lettuce, packed to go . please help me with the amount of produce that i need to buy, Regards , Doris Ivanisevic |
ellen 04/18/16 |
cooking for 70 kids over two and a half days Doris, a lot of kids don't eat soup these days, at least in the USA, and it is a slow serve and a messy eat as well. Also, strange as it may seem, you may have vegetarians who need a non-meat protein choice. So I am going to make a few menu suggestions. 70 kids if grade school, figure as 50 adult servings, and don't forget to add in the adult staff and the cooks. The quantities below are for grade school kids. Up it 10% if it is all boys. If teens, count as adults and again, add in staff.
LUNCH..
mashed potatoes,
salad, skip. Cut up fruit or fruit salad, see the fruit tray page for amounts
Day 2..LUNCH... B,B,Qued minced meat patties & sausages, Suggest you do a sloppy joe type sauce and slider buns, 2 per grade school, 3 for high school; 1 pound ready to serve makes 5 classic buns or 12 sllders potato wedges or steak fries, even done in the oven, would be more popular than roast potatoes, same cost. about 15-18 pounds of potatoes salad, do 1/2 the amount for 100 on the plan for 100 page, or consider doing raw veg trays, see the veggie tray page. How about a jello and fruit salad? Day 3 LUNCH, sandwiches, ham or chicken and lettuce, packed to go . Again, depends on age of kids. If doing sack lunches, suggest you add 1 sandwich, cookie, carrots or apple slices or small tangerines, maybe a 1 ounce bag of chips. Plus a juice box. There is a whole section on sandwiches. basically 1 pound loaf makes about 8 1 pound lunch meat, thin-sliced, makes 7-8. about 3 to 2 chicken is common. Hydration is a big issue, have juice/lemonade and water at every meal. If you want to discuss further, just write back.
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