How can I tightly wrap a Column of widgets inside a Card?

Question

I have a page of my app that consists solely of a Card that holds a Column at the end of which is a MaterialList. Even if my list only has

Answer 1

By default, Column expands to fill the maximum vertical space. You can change this behavior by setting the mainAxisSize property to MainAxisSize.min, which causes the Column to take up only the minimum amount of vertical space it needs to fit its children.