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Party help--how much food?

NoisemakerNoisemaker
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DD's birthday party is next weekend.  So far we have 8 kids confirmed, with siblings and parents invited as well.  We also have 8 more from her class at school that have not rsvp'd either way.  So I have a huge swing in the potential number of people that could show up. 

We're doing a lunch time party, and the main entree will be chik fil a nugget trays.  I'll also have pasta salad, pita chips and hummus, fruit and veggie trays, and snacks like goldfish and pretzels, along with cake, of course.  

I'm considering ordering 2 large nugget trays, for a total of 400 nuggets.  Am I crazy, or does that sound reasonable?  Will I be eating chicken nuggets for a week?  Smile

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Re: Party help--how much food?

  • A&JmomA&Jmom

    Sounds like way too many to me, but I guess it depends on how many parents and siblings.  My kids eat about 4-5 nuggets each especially if you had a bunch of sides (which you do).  I can't imagine adults eating more than 8-10 each.  So that would be. So even at 12 kids (if half brought siblings) and 16 adults (if both parents came for each kid) that would only be  ~200 nuggets, which I think is a pretty high estimate.

    I had a playdate here with 8 kids and their moms and served nuggets, veggie tray and fruit tray.  I had one BIG bag of Tyson nuggets and there were a lot left over.  There was probably 50-60 in a bag.  Maybe 30 were eaten that day.

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  • NoisemakerNoisemaker
    Thanks, I'm always overdoing party food.  For some reason I'm paranoid I'll run out.  But unless I get a bunch more rsvps, I'll stick with 200 nuggets.  Embarrassed
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