Nutrition & Calories
Food Portion Calculator
Work out how much meat, pasta, rice, or vegetables to buy for the number of people you're feeding.
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Currently active across all 60 calculators: US Customary (cups, tbsp, oz, °F, in)
Leave blank to use the typical 6 oz per adult.
Amount to buy or cook
2.25 lb
6 ozPer adult
6Adult portions
1.02 kgIn kilograms
6 oz raw per adult cooks down to about 4 oz. These are typical starting points, so round up if you'd like leftovers.
How to use this calculator
- 1Choose what you're cooking, such as boneless chicken, pasta, or rice.
- 2Enter the number of adults and children. Children count as half portions.
- 3Pick an appetite level, or enter your own amount per person.
- 4Read how much to buy or cook in total.
Tip: Amounts are raw or dry weights, the way you buy them.
How it's calculated
Amount to buy = Portion per adult × (Adults + Children × 0.5) × Appetite factor
We do the math at full precision and only round the final answer, so the numbers you see are as close as kitchen measurements allow. The assumptions and limits are listed alongside.
Worked example
Scenario: Cooking steak for 6 dinner guests at 8 oz raw per person.
Inputs6 guests × 8 oz = 48 oz (3.0 lbs)
Calculation48 oz = 1,360.8 grams
Result3.0 lbs (1.36 kg) of beef steak
Common questions
How much dry pasta per person?
About 2 oz (56g) dry as a side, or 3.5-4 oz (100-115g) as a main course.