trulycrabby Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) I'm bringing burger buns to our high school boys' soccer team party, and have no idea how many to buy. Seventy people are expected; 35 of the 70 are ravenous teen boy athletes who can easily put away several burgers/barbecue sandwiches in one meal. How many buns should I bring? Edited May 19, 2019 by trulycrabby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Thirty teenage boys? I'm gonna go with all of them. You will need all the buns. 😂 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Who makes up the other half? (Adults?) Well, if you're thinking the teen boys will each eat 3, that's 105. Then if half of whoever is left (say 18) eat 2 each, that' 36. Then say the remaining 17 will each eat 1, so that's 17. That's 158 total. You can round it up to 160 or even 175. But I agree with happysmileylady... It's different if you're talking about burgers vs. barbeques. I think burgers tend to be more filling. I'd never eat more than one burger but I can eat two barbecues. Will there be other food too? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I would estimate 4 x 35 teenage boys and 2 x 35 normal appetites = 210 buns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 How many sides and desserts will there be? I would plan somewhere in the 140-210 range. I would ask whomever is providing the bbq, though, how much they are planning for and whether they are pre-assembling or allowing boys to serve themselves. Most boys I know would take larger portions of the meat but not get an extra bun for a bbq sandwich. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) The other people will be parents and some younger kids. There will be barbeque sandwiches and burgers, but I'm not sure how many sides and desserts. Thank you so much for everyone's help! I will take 250,000 buns! Okay, 250. Edited May 19, 2019 by trulycrabby 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateReignRemix Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Mergath said: Thirty teenage boys? I'm gonna go with all of them. You will need all the buns. 😂 lol That was exactly my first thought. ALL OF THEM! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Between 150 -175 I would say. If you want some leftovers, probably 200 but then there are those people who see "leftovers" and eat those until there are no more. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Liz CA said: Between 150 -175 I would say. If you want some leftovers, probably 200 but then there are those people who see "leftovers" and eat those until there are no more. 🙂 Yes, those would be called teenage boys. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Yup, my reflexive response was “all of them”, too! I do lean toward overbuying, on purpose. Should I be left with a ton of extra buns, I’d stuff my freezers and send some to a food pantry. But athletic boys are unlikely to let that happen! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 When I was talking to dh about this thread last night, ds18 walked into the room. His answer was: "How many does the store have?" Yep. Exactly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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