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Thanksgiving Meal Planner — result sheet
Estimate turkey weight, kilograms, side-dish servings, and the number of side dishes for a holiday meal with planned leftovers.
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Formula and methodology
Formula: Turkey pounds = guests × turkey pounds per guest × (1 + leftover percentage ÷ 100); side dishes = ceiling(side servings ÷ servings per dish).
This planner separates the visitor's portion assumptions from the arithmetic. It scales turkey and side servings for a guest count, adds a chosen leftover percentage, converts turkey pounds to kilograms, and rounds whole side dishes upward.
This result follows the calculator's declared inputs, precision, validation boundaries, and model limits.
Input contract
- Guests — people; minimum 1; maximum 1000
- Turkey pounds per guest — lb/person; minimum 0; maximum 10
- Planned extra for leftovers — %; minimum 0; maximum 200
- Side servings per guest — servings/person; minimum 0; maximum 20
- Servings from one side dish — servings/dish; minimum 1; maximum 100
Worked example
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Guests | 10 |
| Turkey pounds per guest | 1.25 |
| Planned extra for leftovers | 15 |
| Side servings per guest | 2 |
| Servings from one side dish | 8 |
Plan 14.38 lb (6.52 kg) of turkey, 23 side servings, and 3 whole side dishes under these assumptions.
Assumptions and limits
- The pounds-per-guest figure is a planning assumption supplied by the visitor.
- Leftover percentage applies to both turkey and side servings in this simple model.
- Turkey weight is a purchase-planning weight, not edible cooked meat weight.
- One international pound is treated as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
- Side dishes are interchangeable units with the entered servings-per-dish assumption.
- Whole side dishes are rounded up so the planned serving count is not under-covered.
- Guest appetites, children, dietary restrictions, bones, cooking loss, and menu variety are not inferred.
- The tool does not calculate cooking time, thawing time, oven capacity, nutrition, or allergens.
- Food-safety decisions must follow current local public-health guidance.
- A zero portion assumption is mathematically allowed but may not be a useful menu plan.
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