Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Original poster

How many meatballs do you serve per person?

117 replies

Tessellation · 02/12/2021 19:12

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?

OP posts:
mynameiscalypso · 02/12/2021 19:49

I got it @ShirleyPhallus. I then had the double treat of watching the outrage safe in the knowledge that you were totally taking the piss 🙌🏻

greenlynx · 02/12/2021 19:50

I use 250g pack of turkey mince for meatballs for 3 of us, it’s sufficient amount but not too much. I would rather cut pasta.

Squizzley · 02/12/2021 19:50

@mynameiscalypso

I got it *@ShirleyPhallus*. I then had the double treat of watching the outrage safe in the knowledge that you were totally taking the piss 🙌🏻
Thank God.

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

General food
Hopefullywaiting01234 · 02/12/2021 19:55

@ShirleyPhallus

My god the greed on this thread!! Shock 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

1 meatball out of a packet of 12 that would generally be served in a supermarket? I don’t think that would feed even a small child with pasta.

Me and DH would have 6 if it was a packet of 12 but we could easily have 4 if DS was also having it for his dinner.

I am not overweight and never have been but I don’t snack during meals and don’t eat a big lunch so I like to have a substantial dinner

ShirleyPhallus · 02/12/2021 19:56

@ErrolTheDragon

I got it, Shirley. You didn't get that I got it. Sad

Grin

So sorry @ErrolTheDragon, it’s all getting a bit meta isn’t it. Meatball meta

Hurrah also for @mynameiscalypso

Hopefullywaiting01234 · 02/12/2021 19:56

Sold not served

Original poster
Tessellation · 02/12/2021 20:01

@ShirleyPhallus in fact I was cautiously suspicious until the words "massive salad" Grin

OP posts:
MarchingOnTogether · 02/12/2021 20:01

I cut them in half and reroll them! 12 then becomes 24 which is 6 each. Or 8 if DD only wants spaghetti and sauce which she does about 50% of the time

mummatomason · 02/12/2021 20:03

So i get a pack of 12
2 for ds whose 3
And 5 each for me and dp

OliviaKeeling · 02/12/2021 20:04

Ikea meatball portion is 8 or 12 delicious meatballs with mash, cream sauce and lingonberry jam... 😋

BertieBotts · 02/12/2021 20:05

@Toddlerteaplease

I thought 12 was a normal portion. That's what IKEA serve in their cafe.
This. Three?! What's the point?
ImFree2doasiwant · 02/12/2021 20:05

@ShirleyPhallus it made me laugh, not as much as the outraged responses.

I think I could eat 6 but am a bit fat. 2 DC (4 and 6) would happily eat 3 . So that's the pack of 12. Though they freeze well, not sure I'd bother freezing 1 or 2.

Horst · 02/12/2021 20:09

So I tested this. I gave my near teen 5 he didn’t eat them all I gave him 4 he didn’t eat them all 3 seems to be the golden number but can be less with more pasta and sauce. My daughter however would rather 10 meatballs and no pasta Grin

Original poster
Tessellation · 02/12/2021 20:15

@Horst Grin

Ok just to clarify I do not actually give my family 3 meatballs each, I give them however many they want, it's just seeing the packs made me wonder what others did and whether I was being unrealistic. Which clearly I am. And that's ok!

But do you all make or buy your meatballs? Two packs for one meal feels a bit expensive no?

OP posts:
RichardMarxisinnocent · 02/12/2021 20:19

@ErrolTheDragon

I got it, Shirley. You didn't get that I got it. Sad

Grin

I got it too, and was getting very confused by all the people who seemed to think Shirley was being serious.
ErrolTheDragon · 02/12/2021 20:22

[quote Tessellation]@Horst Grin

Ok just to clarify I do not actually give my family 3 meatballs each, I give them however many they want, it's just seeing the packs made me wonder what others did and whether I was being unrealistic. Which clearly I am. And that's ok!

But do you all make or buy your meatballs? Two packs for one meal feels a bit expensive no?[/quote]
A pack of 24 is likely to be less than 2x12

Horst · 02/12/2021 20:23

Sometimes I make my own sometimes I buy them. I wouldn’t it two packs though I’d bulk it out with veg or salad on the side.

Original poster
Tessellation · 02/12/2021 20:26

@ErrolTheDragon ah I didn't realise they did packs of 24. Yes that would make sense!!

OP posts:
BertieBotts · 02/12/2021 20:28

Why, how much is a pack?

ErrolTheDragon · 02/12/2021 20:30

If you get 24, each of you can be allocated 6, and if you choose not to eat them for dinner then you're entitled to first dibs on a meatball sarnie the next day.

Squizzley · 02/12/2021 20:33

Packs of 12 are £2 in Sainsbury’s, just googled. Or £3 for bigger one. I couldn’t think of anything worse really as we don’t eat meat but I don’t see the cost as prohibitive for two packs?

grapewine · 02/12/2021 20:38

@ShirleyPhallus

My god the greed on this thread!! Shock 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

Didn't take long at all for the massive MN salad to make an appearance. So predictable.

I have 4 meatballs and no salad. I'm not overweight.

grapewine · 02/12/2021 20:41

And now I see it was deliberate MN bingo. Fair enough!

..

Megan2018 · 02/12/2021 20:44

We have 12 between DH, me and toddler DD. So that’s 4-5 each for us and 2-3 for DD. But when it was just us 2 we ate 6 each.

But the ones we often get come in 16’s, then it’s 8 each for adults and 4 for DD and a spare portion for her. They are slightly smaller but the portion is better.

ErrolTheDragon · 02/12/2021 20:46

I've just realised my dinner tonight, courtesy of DH, actually was a 'massive salad', with two sausages on it. HmmGrin
In line with previous recommendation, I'm saving my third sausage for a sarnie tomorrow. Cheese, soss and red onion marmalade toastie.

Swipe left for the next trending thread