Bird as the only main dish, 10 adults
- Input
- 10 + 0; 0%
- Expected output
- BR 4.8 kg | US 12.5 lb
Raw turkey, 1¼ lb per adult.
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how much meat per person for holiday dinner
The short answer depends on which meat and how it is sold. The calculator separates raw, bone-in weight from ready weight and shows the range for each roast, from light to hearty appetite.
Raw turkey, 1¼ lb per adult.
Bone-in ham, 5/12 lb per adult.
Boneless prime rib, ⅝ lb per adult.
Turkey, ham and prime rib.
9 adult equivalents.
Plan 1¼ lb of raw turkey per adult (1 to 1½ lb in the sources), ½ to ¾ cup of stuffing, ½ lb of raw potatoes to mash, ⅓ to ½ cup of gravy, 1 to 2 rolls and a slice of pie, with half of each portion for a child. For 8 adults and 2 children (9 adult equivalents) that is 11.25 lb of turkey with no leftovers. The calculator shows every dish with its range and rounds up to what you can actually buy.
Plan 16 to 24 oz of raw turkey per adult, or 5⅓ to 8 oz of bone-in ham and 8 to 12 oz of boneless prime rib. The raw weight is much higher than the cooked slices on the plate, so these numbers are for the shopping list, not the plate.
Yes. The ⅓ to ½ lb range is for bone-in ham, and the ¼ to ⅓ lb range is for boneless ham. The calculator uses the bone-in figure, so a boneless ham needs less: about 3 lb of boneless ham for 10 adults instead of 4.25 lb of bone-in, before leftovers.
Boneless turkey breast takes ½ lb per person and bone-in breast ¾ lb, according to Taste of Home. That is well under the 1¼ lb of a whole bird, which includes the bones.
Yes. Omni Calculator uses 0.5 lb of turkey per child against 1 lb per adult, and the calculator halves every dish for children up to 10. Teenagers who eat like adults should be counted as adults, and the hearty setting covers big eaters.
Added to food and drinks. 10% covers seconds; 50% is the leftovers factor in turkey guides.
Beer, wine and sparkling wine count only for them.
US-menu drinks are counted per hour of the party.
Weights are raw and bone-in, as you buy them. The cooked meat on the plate is noticeably less.
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Each rule comes from the sources below, checked on 2026-11-10. Where they disagree, normal appetite uses the middle value and the range shows both ends. There is no official standard for this.
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