MOST people would feel stressed at being faced with cooking for a family of six.

But a team of 170 chefs will serve up about 390,000 meals to hungry sportsmen and women in less that two weeks during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

A total of 10 tonnes of pasta – the weight of a fleet of 10 cars – 20 tonnes of rice and more than four tonnes of halal meat will be cooked up for the 4500 athletes living in the Athletes Village next year.

The 2200-seater dining hall will be open every minute of every day during the Games and 500,000 pieces of fruit, as well as 11.6 tonnes of mushrooms, will be shipped in to fulfil the appetites of competitors and their team officials.

In total, 6500 athletes and team officials will be living in the village, sleeping in 426 single bedrooms, 2487 double rooms, 82 triple rooms and 279 four-berth rooms.

More than 2000 bathrooms will be shared on a ratio of four residents per bathroom and 20,000 toilet rolls are expected to be used.

A total of 30,000 towels, 26,000 sheets and 12,600 pillow cases will be in use, with 8000 towels, 1900 pillow cases and up to 3700 sheets going through the wash every day.

Organisers have ordered 1400 litres of liquid soap, as well as 100,000 bin liners.

These are just some of the numbers organisers are having to calculate in the runup to the Games.

And, all the time, they are working to ensure a legacy is created that will sustain the city's businesses and residents well beyond the closing ceremony.

Through the Commonwealth Employability Initiative, thousands of apprentices have been taken on in roles ranging from sports to construction.

Glasgow firms have so far won £180million in Games-related contracts, which, according to Paul Zealey, head of engagement and legacy at Glasgow 2014, has given the local economy a much-needed injection in a time of austerity.

He said hosting the Games has boosted the health and wellbeing of citizens, accelerated regeneration in the East End and established Glasgow's reputation as a city capable of hosting international events.

Mr Zealey said people were hugely enthusiastic about Glasgow 2014.

He said: "All over the city there are local organi­sations, community projects and individuals with great ideas that are seeing how they can be connected to the Games, how they can join us in the celebration of one year to go and how they can maximise the opportunities over the next 12 months.

"It is about using these 12 months to maximise the ways in which people can be connected and benefit.

"And it is about ensuring that when we all pack up after the closing ceremony and the people of Glasgow say, 'Was it all worth it?' we can say confidently 'Yes'.

"Hosting the Games has meant putting high value contracts into the Glasgow economy, creating employment opportunities for thousands of people, putting the city in the best possible place moving forward.

"I am very confident companies and individuals will be able to sustain the benefit they have had from the Games long into the future."

Throughout the Games 15,000 volunteers will be on hand to direct, drive, record results and guide athletes and visitors between transport hubs and the nine main venues.

More than 50,000 people applied for a role and between 25,000 and 27,000 are being interviewed before the first positions are assigned in October.

A million tickets will be sold before the Games and tens of thousands of spectators are expected to cram into permanent and temporary seating at each venue to catch a glimpse of the sporting spectacle.

Athletes will compete in 17 sports ranging from cycling to boxing, netball, lawn bowls and athletics.

Around the world a total of 1.5billion sports fans are expected to tune in on TV and online to watch the Games.

More than 2500 journalists are expected to attend the event to relay news, action and results around the globe.

Malta, Malawi and Zambia are three competing nations who will be marking their 50th anniversary as part of the Commonwealth that year.

The Games will also have the largest para-sports programme in the history of the event, with 22 medal events across five sports, including track cycling.

Scotland will be looking to beat its impressive medal haul of 26 – nine gold, 10 silver and seven bronze – from Delhi 2010.

All that sport is bound to make thirsty work - so a million bottles of water and sports drinks have been ordered.

matty.sutton@ eveningtimes.co.uk