Serving Sizes

Serving sizes vary greatly.  Nutritional experts recommend approximately a 3oz serving of lean cooked meat per meal.  However most customers will increase the serving size depending on the details of the meal.  Is it a holiday meal, is the customer expecting company or would they like leftovers for the next days lunch?  The following charts are meant as a guide line and will vary according to the occasion.  The columns on the right show the how much weight to purchase for each person you are serving.

Type of Meat

 amt for 3oz – 4oz serving

amt for special meals
Lean Boneless Steak 1/4 – 1/3 lb/person 1/2 – 3/4 lb/person
Bone-in Steak or Steak With Visible Fat 1/3 – 1/2 lb/person 3/4 – 1 lb/person
Prime Rib Roast 1/2 lb/person / Boneless 1/3 lb/person  1 Rib Yields 2 x 3/4-1in Servings
Lean  Roast (Oven or Pot) 1/4 – 1/3 lb/person 1/2 – 3/4 lb/person
Pot Roast (Chuck or Brisket) 1/3 – 1/2 lb/person 3/4 – 1 lb/person
Hamburg 1/4 lb/person 1/3 – 1/2 lb/person
Stew Meat 1/3 lb/person 1/2 lb/person
Pork Chops Bone-in 1/3 – 1/2 lb/person 3/4 – 1 lb/person
Pork Chops Boneless 1/4 – 1/3 lb/person 1/2 – 3/4lb/person
Pork Roast Bone-in or With Visible Fat 1/2 lb/person 1 lb/person
Pork Roasts Boneless 1/3 lb/person 3/4lb/person