Serving and Buying Guide
This list states quantities per person per meal. Multiply by numbers of campers and you will have the totals required.
Meat & Cheese
- Hamburg - 4 ounces
- Bacon - 2 1/2 ounces - 3 slices (18-20 per pound)
- Chicken - 7-8 ounces
- Beef Stew - 6 ounces
- Wieners - (8-11 per pound) 4 ounces
- Pork Chops - 7 oz.
- Baked Ham - 5 ounces
- Meat Loaf - 3 ounces
- Sausage - 4 ounces
- Cold Ham - 3 slices - 4 ounces
- Cheddar Cheese - 1 ounce (1 pound 20-24 slices)
- Cream Cheese - 2 ounces
- Sandwich Loaf - 1 pound con. 10-12 slices
Canned Foods
- Apple sauce, fruit cocktail, etc. - 4 ounces (approx. 5 per #2 can, 28 per #10 can)
- Pork & Beans, etc. - 8 ounces
- Soup - 8 fluid ounces
- Corn, peas, carrots, etc. - 4 ounces
- Tomatoes - 5 ounces
- Tuna Fish - 1 ounce
Dry Goods
- Bisquick - 1 1/2 ounce
- Dry Cereal - 3 ounces
- Oatmeal - 2 1/2 ounces
- Macaroni - 2 1/2 ounces
- Spaghetti - 3 ounces
- Rice - 1 1/2 ounce (1 cup rice makes 3 cups cooked)
Fruit
- Watermelon - 2 pounds
- Apples for salad - 1/2
- Raisins - 1 ounce (3 cups 1 pound)
- Apples, Oranges for eating - 1
- Vegetables - Fresh
- Potatoes - 8 ounces
- Lettuce - 1/4 head
- Onion - 4 ounces
- Peas - 4 ounces
- Cabbage - 6 ounces
- Carrots - 5 ounces
Miscellaneous
- Regular Bread - 20 slices per loaf
- Sandwich Bread - 24 slices per loaf
- Pudding - 3 1/4 ounce package serves 4
- Marshmallows - 32 per bag (1 pound contains 102)
Beverages
- Juice - 4 ounces
- Coffee - 1/2 - 1 ounce
- Hot Chocolate Mix - 1 ounce
- Powdered Drink - 4-5 servings (1 quart size)
- Milk - 1/2 gallon = 10 servings
- Powdered Milk can be used for drinking and works very well in cocoa and cooking.
Condiments
- Ketchup - 1 1/2 ounces
- Syrup - 1-1 1/2 ounces
- Salad Dressing - 2 ounces
- Pickles - 2 1/2 ounces
- Flour for griddle cakes - 3 ounces
- Butter - 3 ounces
- Peanut butter and/or jam - 3 ounces
- Salt - 1/2 ounce
- Pepper - 1/4 ounce
Can Sizes
- #300 (14-16 ounces) = 1 3/4 cups = 2-3 servings
- #313 (16-17 ounces) = 2 cups = 3-4 servings
- #2 (20 ounces) = 2 1/2 cups = 4-5 servings
- #2 1/2 (29 ounces) = 3 1/2 cups = 5-6 servings
- #3 cylinder (46 ounces) = 5 3/4 cups = 10 servings
- #10 (6 pounds 8 ounces to 7 pounds 5 ounces) = 12-13 cups = 23-26 servings
And More....
- 16 ounces = 1 pound
- 2 cups sugar = 1 pound
- 1 stick butter (1/4 pound) = 1/2 cup or 8 tablespoons
- 4 cups flour = 1 pound
- 16 tablespoons = 1 cup
- 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
- 32 fluid ounces = 1 quart
Here's another neat idea to help you with your grocery planning for camp. Thanks very much to Annette Dean for the following suggestion!
Her group uses 'mini menus' to help the girls plan for camp. Make up a series of cards, one for each girl, with the entire camp menu printed inside. Next to each item on the menu leave a spot where the girl can mark in how much she wants, which brand she wants, etc. Some examples: How many hot dogs will you eat? Which breakfast cereal (of the choices given)? You can also take the little menu to camp, so that when it comes to meal time, the girls can remember what they asked for. This procedure can really help cut down on the amount of extra food which is bought, and brought home at the end of camp!