How many pizzas would you order?

[artvandalay]

Having a birthday party this weekend, 17 adults and 9 kids. Kids are all 6 and under.

I was thinking of ordering 5 large pizzas from Pizza Hut. Does this sound ok? I don't know if this is too much or not enough pizza. I am also serving homemade mac & cheese, salad, fruit, cake, ice cream and a few appetizers.

thanks!

[Canna]

How many slices are in a large pizza? I would plan on adults eating an average of 2 pieces and kids 1 piece each. (My 6 y.o. and 3 y.o. might each more.) Unless pizzas have more than 8 slices, I'd probably go with 6 pizzas. (I think you'll need about 43 slices.)

[artvandalay]

I *think* the lady at pizza hut said each pizza (medium or large) is 8 slices. My 4 year old won't touch pizza, so that's another reason why I'm making mac & cheese. So really it's 8 kids because he won't count.

[DietCokeLover]

I'd get 6 as well. Better safe than sorry.

[infocrazy]

How many slices are in a large pizza? I would plan on adults eating an average of 2 pieces and kids 1 piece each. (My 6 y.o. and 3 y.o. might each more.) Unless pizzas have more than 8 slices, I'd probably go with 6 pizzas. (I think you'll need about 43 slices.)

I use the same math. We had a similar menu at DS2's birthday party, except no mac/cheese. 25 adults, 12 kids (3-10). I ordered 8 Large pizzas from Domino's ($7 one topping L pizzas). We had about 5 slices left.

[Jo..]

How many men? I've seen men eat 3-4 slices, easy.
multiply the men times 3 to be safe.

I'd multiply the kids x 1.5 slices to be safe (a few will eat two depending on age)

multiply the women x 2 to be safe (some won't eat any, some will eat 1, some will eat 2-3)

assuming you are having about half men (?) 8x3=24
kids 8x 1.5=12
women 9x2 = 18

I'd aim for 50+ slices to be sure you don't run out. I'd do 6-7 pies.

[Kungjo]

I would do at least 6 just to be sure. Men eat a lot more.

[egoldber]

Gosh, that's almost 30 people. The 4 of us can eat almost 2 medium pizzas at a sitting. :o

Most adult women I know would eat 2 slices and the men 3-4. So I would figure 3 slices per adult on average.

(17*3)/8=6.375

And that's before any kids and some adults might eat 4 slices.

I would order 9 pizzas personally. I would always rather have too much food than not enough.

ETA: My 4 year old ate 2 slices of large pizza tonight for dinner.

[artvandalay]

How many men? I've seen men eat 3-4 slices, easy.
multiply the men times 3 to be safe.

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Only 6 men

[Pinky]

Gosh, that's almost 30 people. The 4 of us can eat almost 2 medium pizzas at a sitting. :o

Most adult women I know would eat 2 slices and the men 3-4. So I would figure 3 slices per adult on average.

(17*3)/8=6.375

And that's before any kids and some adults might eat 4 slices.

I would order 9 pizzas personally. I would always rather have too much food than not enough.

ETA: My 4 year old ate 2 slices of large pizza tonight for dinner.

I was going to say the same thing... 9 pizzas. I would always rather have too much than to run out. It all depends on your crowd, but some people can put away some pizza. :)

[billysmommy]

The 4 of us can just about finish 4 large pizzas. DH can eat 5-6 pieces, I eat 2, Ds1 (8) eats 4 and Ds2 (5) eats 2. We usually have 2-3 pieces left over and Ds1 takes them to school the next day for lunch.

I would order 8-9 pizzas. You can always put the leftovers in the fridge and eat them later.

[logan's mom]

What time of day are you serving the pizza and are their other factors that might influence how much people eat.....they are outside and it's super hot.

Also, I think most people eat less in public than at home....I could eat 4 pieces of pizza at home but I would never eat more than 2 at a birthday party. If I am having cake and other snacks, I would probably just eat one.

[artvandalay]

I ordered 8 Large pizzas from Domino's ($7 one topping L pizzas). We had about 5 slices left.

How was the Domino's pizza? I haven't had their pizza in years. $7 per pizza is a really good deal. Pizza Hut is $10 per large.

[artvandalay]

What time of day are you serving the pizza and are their other factors that might influence how much people eat.....they are outside and it's super hot.

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Party is 3 to 6pm.... I figure we'll eat around 3:30 or 4. Should be warm - mid 70's... hopefully we can have it outside. I really hope the weather cooperates!

[logan's mom]

Party is 3 to 6pm.... I figure we'll eat around 3:30 or 4. Should be warm - mid 70's... hopefully we can have it outside. I really hope the weather cooperates!

I wouldn't plan dinner size portions for that time of day. I think you should be good with 6-7 pizzas.

[elephantmeg]

I'd say 6-7 pizzas then

[blisstwins]

Do you think you are serving dinner? I would probably order 7-8 to make sure I had enough. I think 5 is too few. I also think you have to accept that there is no way to call it precisely. I always slightly overorder because I do not want to run out. If you get it just precisely, you never know if it was precise or you ran out (KWIM?). I would just make sure there are 2 slices minimum for everyone and plan from there.

[mackmama]

I'd say 6-7 pizzas then

:yeahthat:

[boolady]

At work, we always calculate 2.5 slices per adult...that allows for men who eat more and women who might eat less. It works without fail.

I guess I'd allow for 1.5 per child.

[elbenn]

I would do 8 pizzas. If there are lots of leftovers and you're tired of pizza, you can freeze it and thaw it out for an easy dinner sometime.

[artvandalay]

OK I will definitley order 7.... maybe even 8.

thanks!!

[infocrazy]

How was the Domino's pizza? I haven't had their pizza in years. $7 per pizza is a really good deal. Pizza Hut is $10 per large.

It was good! I order online and like to add sauce to mine. :) I think their new sauce is good too. I liked them before so I was a little concerned with their "all new" pizza.

I used to always order the $5 Mama Mia pizzas from Pizza Hut, but then they switched up to $10 a pizza (which I found out the morning of a party btw and they were STILL showing on the website, but the store refused to honor it...there is a post about it somewhere!). We tried Costco for awhile which is great, but a pain to have to pick it up.

I was really happy with Dominos. I was actually really disappointed to not have leftovers-the five slices didn't make it past the people who stayed late! Going with them saved me $25 over Pizza Hut since I ordered 8.

[alien_host]

I always over order pizza, but it generally freezes really well. I would order 8.