On the subject of "how many" - Scrambled Eggs...............................

[FAQtothefuture]

I want to know if the amount I use is crazy or whether it's about normal (because it feels like a hell of a lot to me).

1 adult
3 DS's - 8,5 and 19 months

How many would you do for scrambled eggs on toast?? (or with toast - DS's prefer their toast separate)

7

2 each for DH and older DC and one for younger DC

Depends on how hungry the crowd is
2/3 per adult, 2 per slightly older child(5 and over)and 1 for younger children. So either 7/8 for your family.

I'd do 4. but then I couldn't just have scrambled egg on toast, it would have to be with beans.

eww! egg and beans should not mix!
again- eww!

One of DS's favourite meals is beans and egg on toast.

Honest. he thinks it a great treat to have it for tea

hmm I use 10 - DS3 doesn't eat a lot (token amount) I usually just have one slice of toast with egg on it.

They still complain they're hungry afterwards

give them more toast- bread's cheaper!
that's what my mum used to do. Tons of bread and potatoes made everything else go further.

I'd do 8.

I do, I give them toast, I give them wholemeal toast, bloody thick stuff.

I have to use 2 (400g) tins of beans for beans on toast too .

Would you have egg and beans together though?

but if I do baked beans on toast for myself if they're at exH's then I'll use one small tin for myself.

Its a hell of a lot! Hope you get the low cholesterol type

I'd have said 4 or 5.

DD won't eat eggs but I only do 3 between me and DH if we have them for lunch. Too much egg at a time is a bit yuk IMO.

we have egg and beans together when I do sausages.

Sausages, bacon, mashed potato, fried egg, mushrooms, baked beans, and occasionaly bacon and/or tomato with it if I've got any in.

FAQ, that's right for beans on toast.

I usually do three between DDs (6 & 8), and two each for DH and I, but if I was doing for all of us I'd round it up to eight because one always gets 'lost' somewhere...

For scrambled on toast for 1 + 2.5 I'd do 6 or seven depending on how much of an egg lover your 19mth old is - they can be sneaky little egg-bandits at that age, or mine were.

I'll have them together on a fry-up (which is rare)but they cannot be touching. I usually use the sausages as a barricade.

ahh but difID - they complain they're still hungry after demolishing 1 1/2 tins of baked beans too

LOL at sausages as a barricade

I just have to share with you that my dh made scrambled eggs for his lunch today with blue cheese. Dd said, "that's the most disgusting thing I've ever smelled Daddy". I had to agree.

Now, in a fry up, egg should be fried and should only go with the bacon. Beans are to go with the sausage.

Scrambled egg with blue cheese?

yuck @ scrambled egg with blue cheese.

I'm doing corned beef hash and beans for me and dh. I'll have any leftovers for lunch tomorrow with grilled cherry tomatoes.

blue cheese is foul. urgh.

we don't have left overs in this house - I either cook enough for 2 meals (with enough for 2nds at each meal) or it's all gone