Well it does matter if they are kids because if they are kids then they would eat less but if they were adults they would eat moer. If you plan on giving a equal amount then there moght be a chance that you can feed that much to them :)
That is 87.5 pounds
how many pounds of potato salad do I need to feed 100 people
I would make 12 pounds
120 lbs of potatoes plus the others ingredient you will add will make about 160 lbs of potato salad just enough. Have fun enjoy life.
The normal serving of potato salad should be around 4 ounces. 1 pound would feed 4 people, so you would need 33 and 3/4 pounds to feed 135 people.
I would use 50 pounds. I would serve 4 oz portions.
As a guide allow 4 ounces of potato salad per person.Therefore 3 pounds of potato salad (48oz) would be enough for about 12 people.Some folk may take a little more, some folk won't take any as they might not like potato salad, so 3 pounds for 12 people is about right.
As a guide allow 4 ounces of potato salad per person.4oz x 50 equals 200oz, that's 12.5 pounds of potato salad.Some folk may take a little more, some folk won't take any as they might not like potato salad.Therefore 12.5 pounds should be enough for 50 people.
A general guideline for serving potato salad is about 1/2 cup per person as a side dish. For 15 people, you would need approximately 7.5 cups of potato salad, which is equivalent to about 1.875 quarts. Rounding up, you would want to prepare around 2 quarts of potato salad to ensure everyone has enough.
Generally speaking, 5 lbs of potato salad will fee 30 people. 12 people would be a little over half of that, so around 2.5 lbs of potato salad.
about 16 people. If they are big eaters, 12 people.
To serve 300 people, you will need about 9.375 gallons of potato salad. This is based on one gallon being 16 cups, so, if you figure 1/2 cup per serving, one gallon should serve 32 people.