Rice krispie treats, ice cream, brownies, make your own sundaes are possibilities for dessert that our teens always enjoy.

and there are also beverages, desserts,, etc for 100.
Cut back 10% if all the children are small.

I planned my own sweet 16 party, too. You need to give me some idea of time, budget, etc- or you can just use my plan for 100 list and get 3/4 for 75 people. When you get your list together, I will check it if you post it.

How much should I buy of food and drink

If you post your estimates, I will check them for you.

You definitely want garlic bread (see my cajun garlic bread recipe), 3-4 ounces per person. Choice of two green salads- one Caesar/ ranch type, one greens/ tossed/slaw. They would LOVE an appetizer type choice such as mozzarella sticks, if you can manage it. 7 layer taco dip. Hot spinach and artichoke dip, crockpot. That old favorite, chili con queso or rotel dip. 1/4 cup per dip per person.

If you did deli meats, usual is 1 pound meat for each three persons PLUS 1 pound sliced cheese for each 5-6 person, if you did not do cheese, I would allow 2 pounds meat for each 5 persons. There is a table for self serve condiments (lettuce, mayo, etc) on the sandwich page.

I also need to know how much chicken salad and egg salad to prepare for mini sandwiches, as well. Please help. Thank you!

You want a total of about 2 1/2 gallons of the salads for the sandwiches, I don't have advice on how to split it- varies depending on crowd, region, and the salads themselves.

I decide to throw my daughter a sweet 16 party. we have a guest list so far of 100 people ( this might go up) we are going to have it a local boys club with a d.j.(nothing fancy just a room with tables, I figure we will decorate it. it will be fine) We decided we were going to serve chicken wings, sandwich platter, salads and chips. This was fine till she decide to throw in special attire for the guest's and a fancy dress for herself. I feel with this change the food we have chosen will not be ok. Any help will be great. Will it be ok to keep this menu. Or should I change it and if I change it any help on what to serve. Please at a loss at what to do.

The sandwiches would still work but you will not want anything drippy if they are going to be dressed up. Also it is not clear if you intend this to be dinner level feeding? You are looking at $4-5 minimum (usually $10) per person so don't let the guest list grow unlimited

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If it is all teens, increase your amounts by about 1/4 and be sure to have rice and beans. They eat A LOT!

Go read the boards on chef2chef.com.

About 1/2 a 12 inch pizza is great for party type servings for adults

Or you could consider a taco/nacho bar, again for 50. This is much less work than the grilled burgers, and kids like it. Add rice and beans to fill up the tummies and plates. And nacho cheese sauce in some big crock pots, of course.

I want to serve Meatballs, drummettes, chicken wings, salad, veggie trays and a huge fruit bowl. Besides the big cake, what am I missing or should I serve or omit from this tentative menu?

Janet, you see the above articles plus the dessert buffet article for your menu, and use a bit less that 2/3 the amount for 100. You want about 4 ounces of sausage per person plus necessary peppers PLUS about 10 pounds dry pasta and sauce/meatballs to your recipe. You might look at the spaghetti dinner for 60 at the bottom of the spaghetti/ lotsa pasta article; it will help with bread and salad as well as pasta and dessert amounts.

Thanks so much fo all your help.

Have a sugar free alternative (tea, diet soda) for the no sugar folks- about 2 gallons or 4 two liter sodas.

Since I have posted all my quantity tables in 2004, I no longer do initial estimates. I ask readers to make an initial estimate for their own party and post it. You can use the charts for 100 and increase, for example to do chips for 125, you increase to 1 1/4 the amount; if you need 6 pounds potato chips for 100, 7 1/2-8 for 125. The sandwich info, pickles, etc, is on the sandwich event page, the veggie info is on the veggie tray page, including dip; there is a dessert planning page and a beverage planning page. Then I will review and comment.

A big tub (about 10 pounds) of green salad would actually get eaten, especially by the girls. Allow 3-4 quarts of dressing, 1/2 ranch, 1/4 light ranch, 1/4 light Italian.

Sheila

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A fruit tray with dip is possible, see the fruit tray for 25 and do 2 or 3. Or a hot dip such as nacho cheese dip or queso dip, with corn chips. You need 1/4 cup per person, 8 pounds corn chips minimum.

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A good big fruit tray or melon boat is popular with both teens and adults. You want three or four different desserts in 2-3 bite size pieces, so everyone can have several, or how about an ice cream sundae bar to go with the cake? I posted an article on how to do this.

Bianca, some made at home dips and sweets would be great with this maybe a fruit tray. How much you need is covered on the appetizer planning page and the fruit tray page. If it is at mealtime you need about twice as much food as midafternoon or later evening.

Do any of these appeal?

You need to end up with at least 1 1/2 pounds of food per person, not counting dessert.

Condiments fore 100 people are the same whether mini or regular. See the sandwich event page, it is all outlined. The tables also tell about how much fillings-

I allow 57 pounds of fries or tots to make 1 cup per person for 100 people. Allow 2 bags of cheese- you will have some left- and 4-5 cans of chili (only open 3 to staRT). Let me know if this works for you and have a great party.