Thanksgiving Calculator by spacejockeys
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Shopping calculator that will present a complete Thanksgiving shopping list, and how much to cook of each menu item, after just entering a few variables.
 
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canida says: Nov 24, 2008. 11:39 AM
This Instructable was featured on NPR's Here & Now on November 24, 2008!
frollard says: Nov 4, 2010. 10:29 PM
Great ible and concept -- I would recommend strongly either showing the formulae, or consider protecting it WITHOUT a password -- that way you can't accidentally change a formula, but if 'we' need to we can.

It could also benefit from making a conversion table of '1 guest = this much turkey
jello666 says: Nov 4, 2010. 10:30 AM
i try to use it and it say's it's read only
octopuscabbage says: Nov 2, 2010. 2:36 PM
This works in OpenOffice perfectly, just in case anyone was wondering.
CodeKid1001 says: Nov 2, 2010. 2:28 PM
So any math whizzes ot there calculate this:
21 kids/teens (1 vegitarian)
6 men
9 women
kids and women eat 1.5-2 servings
men eat 2+ servings
How many pounds of food?
BTW true story
nagarajugajula100 says: Nov 2, 2010. 5:13 AM
it is good but required it in the HTML better to write code to it
Allenibew says: Nov 22, 2007. 7:15 AM
does the calculator come in any other formats
spacejockeys (author) says: Nov 24, 2007. 1:39 PM
I just have this in excel...Access, Excel, and HTML are about as far as my coding skills reach.
spacejockeys (author) says: Jan 21, 2007. 9:05 PM
You should also note that how much to buy is a factor of overall weight; e.g., an 8-pound turkey has a much higher bone:meat ratio than does a 16-pound turkey. Here, you see that the 17-pound bird recommendation is based upon 1/2 pound per average serving. Which is PLENTY OF MEAT, especially given the smaller bone:meat ratio! Also, I've noticed that my cookbook recommends a smaller portion size for beef/ham/lamb than it does for turkey. Maybe those meats are more filling given that they are more caloric?
dataphool says: Jan 21, 2007. 8:23 PM
18 + 4 meals sounds like an awful lot to get from only 17 pounds but getting some idea how much will be handy for the next meal... traditional meal for Easter at our house is ham but maybe I can make some changes. Thanks
rachel says: Nov 21, 2006. 5:44 PM
Yep, that's better than Roast Beef's eggs & milk calculator: http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=05082002
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