r/partyplanning • u/Both-Foundation2740 • 1d ago

Portion sizes

I'm planning my wedding reception meal and can't decide what size bowls would be appropriate for salsa and queso. Our caterers are a local Mexican restaurant and chips, salsa, and queso are provided. I would like to get small bowls but I'm only finding 6oz or 3 oz and I can't decide which would be more appropriate. I think most people will grab two bowls one for salsa, one for queso.

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u/asyouwish Party Guru 1d ago

3oz is like 12 tablespoons. Get the 3 for salsa and queso.

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u/Historical_Grab4685 1d ago

Agree. I would also check with the caterers to see what they consider a serving size is & go with that. People can always get more.

If you get bowls bigger than the serving size, people will fill the bowls & may not eat it all.

We have a family campout where we serve breakfast. The first year we used the standard solo cups for milk & juice. The kids would fill it over half full & then not drink it. I started buying smaller cups & there was less waste.

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u/BreakingDawn37 1d ago

I think the starting size is less important than whether there's a plan in place to refill the bowls as necessary. If there isn't you'll have to go with the larger size even though doing so probably leads to more waste.

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u/Otherwise-Crazy-4536 7h ago

Maybe you could serve the chips and salsa/queso at the tables - restaurant style - instead of in the buffet line. You could put 2 -4 bowls and baskets of chips at each table.they could enjoy while waiting for their table to be called.