🎉 Passover Seder Food Calculator
For each Seder participant, provide access to the ritual portions required by your Haggadah and custom, plus one full holiday meal serving.
Plan quantities for the ritual table and meal while following your community's halachic guidance and family customs.
Kids are counted as about 60% of an adult portion. Appetite and leftover adjustments are shown in the result.
Shopping list
- Appetizer pieces66
- Chips1.1 lb
- Dips2.5 cups
- Drinks20 servings
Info: 6 appetizer pieces/person for a 2–3hr event.
Seder order and food context
A Seder follows an ordered ritual that includes storytelling, matzah, symbolic foods, and four cups of wine or grape juice before and around the meal. Chabad's overview describes the 15 steps; exact requirements and menus differ among communities and families.
Confirm kosher-for-Passover standards, ritual quantities, dietary restrictions, and whether one or two Seders are being hosted with an appropriate religious authority.
How much party food for 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 people?
These are the exact quantities most home cooks and caterers use when planning party food for a group. Portions assume a normal adult appetite with a small buffer for leftovers — bump up one level for hungry guests, sports crowds, or long events.
- How much party food for 5 people? Plan for about 33 appetizer pieces — adjust with the calculator above for kids, appetite, or leftovers.
- How much party food for 10 people? Plan for about 66 appetizer pieces — adjust with the calculator above for kids, appetite, or leftovers.
- How much party food for 20 people? Plan for about 132 appetizer pieces — adjust with the calculator above for kids, appetite, or leftovers.
- How much party food for 50 people? Plan for about 330 appetizer pieces — adjust with the calculator above for kids, appetite, or leftovers.
- How much party food for 100 people? Plan for about 660 appetizer pieces — adjust with the calculator above for kids, appetite, or leftovers.
6 appetizer pieces/person for a 2–3hr event.
Party Food portions for 10, 20, 50, and 100 people
| Guests | Normal serving | Hungry crowd |
|---|---|---|
| 10 guests | 66 appetizer pieces | 80 appetizer pieces |
| 20 guests | 132 appetizer pieces | 159 appetizer pieces |
| 50 guests | 330 appetizer pieces | 397 appetizer pieces |
| 100 guests | 660 appetizer pieces | 793 appetizer pieces |