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Party Food Planning Calculator

Approximate food quantities by guest count.

Estimate how much food to prepare per major category (appetizers, main, sides, dessert) for a sit-down party, scaling with guest count and the planned event length.

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
Published Last reviewed 1 min read

Inputs

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Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Per-category total = guests · per-guest portion · length factor.

In depth

Estimate how much food to prepare per major category (appetizers, main, sides, dessert) for a sit-down party, scaling with guest count and the planned event length.