How many meatballs do you serve per person?

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DC think they should have 6 meatballs per person. I think 3 is sufficient. DH says the number is 5.

I usually try to make mine but when I buy them they come in packs of 12 - what does that mean? 12 for a family of 4?

How many do you serve?

How old are the kids? 3 for a 5 year old yes, 3 for a 14 year old, no.

Depend on the size of the meat ball, and age of the children?

My teenage boys will have six each.

I do 12 for the three of us, but there is a portion left over, so similar to you is as much as its around 3 each.

DD and I would have 2 or 3, DH at least 4, and whatever is left is lunch the next day.

Pack of 12 between 5 of us so 2 or 3 each. It isn't quite enough tbh, but not worth buying 2 packs!

4 each. There’s two of us, so we get a pack of 12, have 4 each then have a portion for the freezer. I add loads of veg to bulk it out a bit..

I buy the 12 pack, 5 for DH, 4 for me then 3 leftover for a smaller lunch portion for me the next day

It depends how big they are but always an odd number!

Three is not enough! I would be embarrassed.

Teenage DSs and Dh will have six each. I’d have 3 or 4

Make with 500g mince and serve age appropriate portions. No counting as meatballs are bite size

Gosh, I'm very generous when it comes to meatballs. I'd generally give 6 - 8 to an adult and 3 - 4 for a child. DS is 2 and he would normally eat 3 and maybe the fourth.

6 each for my boys since they were teens. If any are left over they will eat them for pudding. There were/are never any left for the next day!

I would go 3 or 4, maybe up to 5 for hungry people?

We don’t eat meatballs, none of the dc have ever liked them so it’s not something I can answer with any real insight however by looking at the readymade ones I’ve seen I reckon maybe 4 for an adult? Presuming it’s served with pasta and maybe some kind of tomato sauce?

A pack of 12 does three of us. Me and DH have 5 each. DS has 2. I think I’d be fine with 4 to be honest.

When I was with my ex I cooked some meatballs in tomato sauce as a quick meal to reheat in the week, there were 16 meatballs I remember getting back from being out with a friend and he ate 16 meatballs with pasta to himself!!!! I was not happy, he used to also make himself a ham sandwich with a whole pack of ham!

Entirely depends on the size of the meatballs

Tiny little Swedes, of belting great faggots?

What do you eat them with? We eat them with home made chips, salad, Tzaziki, cheeses etc, everything is self serve in communal bowls ( communal? 😁 )European style and we stop eating when full..
All grown up though now.

My god the greed on this thread!! 2 for an adult and 1 for a child is absolutely sufficient, especially when served with 8-10 grams of pasta and a massive salad

No wonder there is an obesity crisis

What weight is the pack of meatballs?

16 meatballs?!??!?!?! And no meat sweats???

Yes have teens. I bulk out with veggies yes.

So I'm not mean, I do give them more than 3, especially when I make them, but yes my default portion would be 3. And then I noticed that the shop bought ones usually come in packs of 12 and wondered whether that meant the norm was 3? It feels excessive to buy two packs for a family of 4, but reading the responses maybe not so much?

And doesn't it give an adult serving size on the nutritional info panel?

I cut them in half just to make them look more but 12 for 3 is just about right - could always do more and freeze (I tend to fill up with garlicbread and pasta as well though!)

@ShirleyPhallus

My god the greed on this thread!! 2 for an adult and 1 for a child is absolutely sufficient, especially when served with 8-10 grams of pasta and a massive salad

No wonder there is an obesity crisis

I knew it wouldn’t be long