How many people does 1 bag of chips serve?

[ms.yt]

I'm trying to plan for my upcoming class reunion. We are having sandwiches, chips, cookies and cupcakes. If we are expecting around 100 people (about half being kids), how many bags of chips should we get?

 

[Octoberbride03]

In my house 1 bag serves 2 ppl, me and DH. We go through those things in about a day

Seriously, you've got to remember that a FULL bag is only actually about HALF FULL. That's because of the air inside to keep the chips from breaking during transit. I can't tell you how many bags for 100 ppl, but it might not be cost efficient.

 

[JR6ooo4]

lays bag says "serving size 1 ounce"

that would be a few chips on a lunch plate. not a bag next to you during a three hour movie. hehehehehe

Mikeeee

 

[redlight]

lays bag says "serving size 1 ounce"

that would be a few chips on a lunch plate. not a bag next to you during a three hour movie. hehehehehe

Mikeeee

Unfortunatly, I eat the whole bag too often.

 

[kirbsam]

100 bags of chips should be sufficient. hope that helps.

 

[ms.yt]

100 bags of chips should be sufficient. hope that helps.

Don't know if you're trying to be funny or not, but I meant the large bags of chips, not individual ones.

 

[tonilea]

Really, I think it depends on what else you are serving. Will you have dips? If so, then probably more than if you just served Lays chips with a hot dog. How many other sides will be available?

 

[SelfEmployedDebtFree]

Depends on the chips. If it's... say... plain old chips from Walmart or Food Lion, one bag will last several days for all of us.
HOWEVER, If Its Blair's Death Rain XXX Habanero chips (http://www.extremefood.com/shop/product.php?productid=31&cat=9&page=1)... ONE bag will last me one night if I'm not restrained.
If it's THESE... http://www.kettlefoods.com/our-all-natural-products/chips/death-valley-chipotle/ then they don't stand a chance. Everyone joins in and a bag hasn't a fighting chance.
If they are regular chips (IE ridges, BBQ, Sour cream, Dill, etc) they will still get eaten, but not like the ones above.
http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=770
These are pretty good too!

Not the answer you intended... but worth reading I hope.

 

[MoniqueU]

if its a jumbo bag of doritos my Dd and I polish them off in about 2 days. However in public i like to appear like less of a pig so i would say a variety mix of different kinds of chips and i would guess about 5 bags.

 

[shellybaxter]

I would buy one large bag of chips for every four people (maybe five or six children - if they are young) because you are serving them as a side to the meal. If you were serving another meal and just had chips to snack on you could get away with less

 

[Grumpy'sWife4Ever]

If you can get your hands on the extra large bags of chips (I think they call them "family size" or "XXL" size or something clever) then you could probably safely get 10 bags and be covered. If you get the normal/average sized bags, I would lean more toward 15-18 bags, which could run into a lot of money.
I think Costco carries the individual bags in 36 bag flats. Believe it or not, it may be cheaper to go the single serving chips AND you'd have several varieties. Worth looking into. Good luck, and have a great party.

 

[Boo'sMom]

why not get the individual serving size bags? The thought of a bowl of chips and everyone scooping out what they want off the buffet line is kind of skeevy.

 

[Nie0214]

We had 4 bags for 25 people for a luncheon on Friday, nearly 2 full bags were left. At something with other food, most people only take a handful.

 

[powellrj]

If you have a GFS near you, they have these really really large bags for like 2.99. We got 4 of them for my DSs open house. We had 300 people, but we also had lots and lots of other foods. If you are only have sandwiches, chips and desserts, I would think you will need 10 bags of the GFS ones and maybe 25 of the normal size ones.

The problem with the normal sized ones is they keep lowering the amount of chips you get in a bag. 12 years ago I worked for a snack company and our standard size bag was 16ozs, now I think they are around 10.

 

[Ohiodislover]

I also like the idea of the individual servings. I don't put anything on my plate that everyone's nasty hands has been into.

If someone will be serving them, and wearing gloves, then I agree w/ 1 bag per 4 people.

 

[Disney Doll]

I'd get 25-30 of the big bags.
In light of all the recent hysteria about swine flu and all other communicable diseases, you might want to consider the individual bags. Some people may be skeeved by people touching their food.

 

[DawnCt1]

That depends upon how much you eat! Which reminds me of a funny story. Years ago, shortly after I graduated from nursing school, I worked in the OR. There was a surgeon who was married to the "heiress of a potato chip company" that will go unnamed. The surgical technicians would ask him all the time, when are you going to bring us some chips. One day he did. A single serving bag.

 

[Free4Life11]

Individual bags are the way to go. So much easier, and less mess. Plus buffett chips are just downright NASTY. Unless you have someone serving them wearing gloves, it is just gross.

 

[ms.yt]

why not get the individual serving size bags? The thought of a bowl of chips and everyone scooping out what they want off the buffet line is kind of skeevy.

We have very little money to do this with, so we're buying the sandwich trays and asking people to bring chips, cookies, cupcakes and sodas. I'm trying to figure out how many people I need to have bring chips.

 

[Free4Life11]

I think a 16 ounce bag of chips should serve at least 6 but more like 8 people. A serving is one ounce, so two ounces per person should be more than enough, especially considering half the guests will be kids. Two ounces might not sound like a lot since many people can eat a whole bag at home in a few days, but most people don't stand around at social gatherings with their hand in the chip bag.

Also, many of the Frito Lay bags right now are offering 20% more for no additional cost.