About FeedMyCrowd

FeedMyCrowd exists because of a grocery-cart problem: every party starts with the question“how much food do I need to buy?”, and the answers scattered across the internet are either serving charts with no calculator, calculators with invisible math, or confident numbers with no source at all. We built the version we wanted: 29calculators across 6 event categories, each one a real tool that turns your guest count into shopping quantities — and shows the serving rates and sources it used to get there.

What makes this site different

• Every serving rate is sourced. Per-person figures come from USDA guidance, university extension services and named catering references — printed on the page next to the number, not hidden in the code. See the methodology.
• Kids, hours and appetites are inputs, not afterthoughts. Kids eat half a brisket portion and a full slice of cake; a two-hour party drinks less than a five-hour one. The calculators model that instead of pretending every guest is identical.
• The leftover buffer is visible. Every page shows its default buffer, explains why, and lets you change it — planned leftovers are a choice, not an accident.
• Cost figures are labelled estimates. We show a realistic range so you can budget, and we tell you plainly that your local store sets the real price.
• No sign-up walls. Every calculator is free and works instantly.

Who maintains it

The site is maintained by FeedMyCrowd Editorial Team. The serving-rate dataset was last reviewed on2026-07-04; each calculator page shows the same date so you always know how fresh the numbers are. Corrections are the fastest way to make the site better — if a source has updated its guidance or you spot an error, emailhello@feedmycrowd.com and we will fix it and credit the correction.

How the site makes money

FeedMyCrowd may earn from clearly-disclosed affiliate links (marked “affiliate link” wherever they appear — see the affiliate disclosure) and from display advertising. Neither affects the math: quantities are computed from the sourced serving rates regardless of what, or whether, you buy.

Start with the full calculator index, or readhow the calculations work.