Food Quantity Chart
Serving Size For 25 For 75
Beverages
Cold (milk or punch) 1 C 1 gal 2 gal
Juice (orange) ½ C 1 gal 3 gal
Coffee 1 C ¾ lbs ground 2 ¼ lbs ground
Half & Half 1 ½ Tbsp 1 pt 3 pts
Breads, Pancakes, Cereal
Sliced Sandwich Breads 2 slices 5 loaves (24 /loaf) 15 loaves (24/loaf)
Pancake Mix (2) 4 “cakes 4 lbs 12 lbs
French Toast 2 slices 5 loaves (24/loaf) 15 loaves (24/loaf)
Cereal Cooked 2/3 C 1 gal cooked 3 gal cooked (1 lb dry) (3 lbs dry) Cold ½ - 1 C 3 boxes 9 boxes
Corn Bread 3x2 square 1 pan (12x18) 3 pans (12x18)
Garlic Bread 1” thick 3 loaves 9 loaves
Rolls/Muffins 1 2 ½ doz 8 doz
Biscuits 1 2 ½ doz 8 doz
Biscuit Mix 2 ½ lbs 7 ½ lbs
Pizza (commercial) 8 large pizzas 25 large pizzas
Quick Bread (5x9 loaf) 1 slice 2 loaves (16 slices ea) 6 loaves (16 slices ea)
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Serving Size For 25 For 75
Condiments/Sauces/Misc
Dressing for salad 1-2 Tbsp ½ qt (2 C) 1 ½ qt (6 C)
Gravy 3-4 Tbsp 2 qt 6 qt
Ketchup 1 Tbsp 1 (20 oz bottle) 3 (20 oz bottles)
Mayonnaise 1-2 Tbsp 30 oz 60 oz
Olives ½ qt 1 qt
Pickles, sliced ½ qt 1 ½ qt
Salsa 2-3 Tbsp ½ qt 1 ½ qt
Syrup ¼ C 1 qt 3 qt
Toppings for dessert 2 Tbsp ½ qt 1 ½ qt
Dairy
Butter (for table) ½ lb 1 ½ lbs
Cheese (for sandwiches, 1-1 ½ oz 2 lbs 6 lbs
cold cuts) Whipping cream 2 Tbsp ¾ pt or 1 can 1 qt or 3 cans
Eggs 2 4-5 doz 13 doz
Desserts
Cake small square/ 1 (13”x9”) 3 (13”x9”)
slice 2 (9” layer) 6 (9” layer)
2 loaf pound cakes 6 loaf pound cakes
Cake, mix 2 ½ lbs 7 ½ lbs
Cookies 2-3 cookies 75 cookies 225 cookies
Cupcakes 1 2 ½ doz 7 doz
Ice cream ½ C 1 gal 2 gal
Pies, 8 or 9 inch 1/6 pie 4 pies 12 pies
Serving Size For 25 For 75
Fr uits
Fresh fruit cup ½ C 8 pounds 24 pounds
Pineapple ½ C 3 pineapples 9 pineapples
Watermelon 1 large 3 large
Cantaloupe ½ C 2 ½ melons 7-8 melons
Grapes ½ C 6-7 lbs 13-15 lbs
Meats, Poultry, Seafood
Ground beef (sandwiches) 6 oz cooked 10lbs 30 lbs
Ground beef (taco, casserole)3-4 oz cooked 8 lbs 24 lbs
Steaks, tenderloin 4 oz cooked 7 lbs 21 lbs
Steaks, flank 3 oz cooked 9 lbs 27 lbs
Meatballs(pre-cooked) 5-6 balls 8 lbs 24 lbs
Beef, pork ribs 3 oz cooked 11-12 lbs 33-36 lbs
Pork chops 1 chop, ¾ “ 8 lbs 24 lbs
Bacon 2 slices 3 lbs 9 lbs
Ham, fully cooked 3 oz 7 ½ lbs 22 lbs
Sausage 1-2 links or
2-3 oz cooked 5-6 lbs 15-18 lbs
Hot dogs 2 50 150
Chicken, bone-in 1-2 pieces 10 lbs 30 lbs
Chicken, boneless
(cut-up for casserole) 3 oz 9 lbs 27 lbs Turkey, whole 3 oz 25 lbs 75 lbs
Turkey, boneless breast 3 oz 10 lbs 30 lbs
Fish, fillets 3-4 oz 8 lbs 24 lbs
Serving Size For 25 For 75
Lunch meats 1 oz 2 lbs 6 lbs alads S Greens 1 C 4 heads 12 heads
Spinach 1 oz 1 ½ lb 4 lbs
Tomatoes for salad 8 24
Potato salad ½ C 3 qt 9 qt
Dressing for salad 1-2 Tbsp ½ qt (2 C) 1 ½ qt (6 C)
Sandwich Fillings, Standard
Cold meats 1 oz 2 lbs 6 lbs
Cheese 1 oz 2 lbs 6 lbs
Tomatoes 2 slices 9 tomatoes 27 tomatoes
Lettuce, shredded ½ oz ½ lb 1 ½ lbs
Soups ½ to 1 C 1 to 1 ½ gal 3 to 4 ½ gal
Starches
Baked beans, prepared ½ C ½ gal 1 ½ gal
Corn ½ C 5 lbs 15 lbs
French fries, hash browns ½ C 6-7 lbs 18 lbs
Pasta 4 oz 2 ½ dry 7 ½ lbs
Serving Size For 25 For 75
Potatoes, mashed 4 oz 9 lbs 27 lbs
Rice ½ C cooked 2 lbs 6 lbs
Vegetables, Fresh
Asparagus, Green Beans, 3-4 oz 7 lbs 21 lbs
Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower
Platter ¼ C 2 lbs 6 lbs Squash 3-4 oz 5 lbs 15 lbs
Tomatoes, for salad 8 24
Tomatoes, cherry for salad 1 ½ lbs 5 lbs
Vegetables, Frozen 3-4 oz 4 lbs 12 lbs