How to Prepare Food for a Teen Party
- 1). If you are going to serve a meal, include that information on the invitation.
- 2). Do as accurate a head count as possible so that you can make the right amount of food.
- 3). Figure at least two to three glasses or cans of soda or other drinks, one to two servings of entr¨¦e and a quarter of a bag of snack foods for each teen. Teenagers eat a suprising amount.
- 4). Prepare food as much in advance as possible, keeping storage capabilities in mind. You don't want to be in the kitchen while havoc is raging in your den.
- 5). Choose portable foods that can be eaten with the hands: tacos, burgers, pizza and "wraps" are good teen foods and are easy to make or buy.
- 6). A one-pot entr¨¦e, such as chili or pasta, can be easy to make and can be served with paper plates and disposible utensils.
- 7). Offer a sandwich bar with cold cuts, cheeses, condiments and bagels, wraps, breads and buns.
- 8). Place bowls of snacks around where you want the kids to congregate, such as in the den or backyard.
- 9). Fill tubs, plastic garbage pails or coolers with ice and cans of drinks.
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Keep one iced cooler for watermelon, pineapple or other healthy fruit offerings. - 11
Consider cupcakes instead of a cake for ease of eating and cleaning up. - 12
Cut up veggies and serve with dips such as ranch, hummus, French or French onion.
