SC - Bidding for Feast

Sun Mar 25 15:31:26 PST 2001

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In a message dated 3/25/2001 7:58:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
upsxdls_osu at ionet.net writes:

> I used "Food for Fifty" to determine portion sizes and develop
> amounts.  Then, I went shopping at the cheapest place in town to figure out
> how much I'd have to charge.
> 
> 

Food for Fifty is great.  But remember that the portion sizes they list are 
for a normal meal of maybe 5-7 dishes, not one of our feast running anywhere 
from 10-20 dishes.  You want smaller portion sizes for each dish, to have, 
say the total amount of carbs equal or close to the total recommended serving 
of carbs, but split between several dishes.  Meat you can usually double what 
Food for Fifty recommends for a portion, but still split between all your 
meats.  Veggies are generally best at no more than 1-2 oz/ person, since some 
people will eat almost none of them.  Same for fish.

Shopping at the cheapest place in town may cause you to sacrifice quality.  
Sometimes it's better to pay a little more for higher quality.

Brangwayna Morgan

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<HTML>In a message dated 3/25/2001 7:58:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
 upsxdls_osu at ionet.net writes:
 
 
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 Food for Fifty is great.  But remember that the portion sizes they list are 
 for a normal meal of maybe 5-7 dishes, not one of our feast running anywhere 
 from 10-20 dishes.  You want smaller portion sizes for each dish, to have, 
 say the total amount of carbs equal or close to the total recommended serving 
 of carbs, but split between several dishes.  Meat you can usually double what 
 Food for Fifty recommends for a portion, but still split between all your 
 meats.  Veggies are generally best at no more than 1-2 oz/ person, since some 
 people will eat almost none of them.  Same for fish.
 
 Shopping at the cheapest place in town may cause you to sacrifice quality.  
 Sometimes it's better to pay a little more for higher quality.
 
 Brangwayna Morgan</HTML>

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