| Ingredient |
Amount |
Equivalent |
| Apples |
1 cup sliced or chopped |
1 medium (6 oz) |
| |
1 lb |
3 medium |
| Apricots, dried halves |
1 cup |
5 oz |
| Asparagus |
16 - 20 stalks |
1 lb |
| Bacon |
1/2 cup crumbled |
8 slices, crisply cooked |
| Bananas |
1 cup sliced |
1 medium or 2 small |
| |
1 cup mashed |
2 medium |
| Beans, dried |
5 - 6 cups cooked |
1 lb dried (2 1/4 cup) |
| Beans, green or wax |
3 cups 1-inch pieces |
1 lb |
| Bread, white |
12 slices (1/2 inch) |
1-lb loaf |
| |
1 cup soft crumbs |
1 1/2 slices |
| |
1 cup dry crumbs |
4 - 5 slices, oven-dried |
| Broccoli |
1 bunch |
1.5 lbs |
| |
2 cups flowerets, 1-inch pieces or chopped |
6 oz |
| Butter, margarine or spread |
2 cups |
1 lb |
| |
1/2 cup |
1 stick |
| Cabbage Green Slaw (bag) |
1 medium head |
1.5 lbs |
| |
4 cups shredded |
1 lb |
| |
7 cups |
16 oz |
| Carrots |
1 medium |
7 inches |
| |
1 cup shredded |
1 1/2 medium |
| |
1 cup 1/4-inch slices |
2 medium |
| Cauliflower |
1 medium head |
2 lbs (with leaves) |
| |
3 cups flowerets |
1 lb |
| Celery |
1 medium bunch |
2 lbs (11 inches) |
| |
1 cup thinly sliced or chopped |
2 medium stalks |
| Cheese - Hard (such as blue, Cheddar, feta, mozzarella, Swiss), shredded or crumbled |
1 cup |
4 oz |
| Cheese - Cottage |
2 cups |
16 oz |
| Cheese - Cream |
1 cup |
1 cup |
| Chocolate - Chips unsweetened |
1 cup |
6 oz |
| Chocolate - semisweet baking |
1 square of bar |
1 oz |
| Corn, sweet |
1 medium ear |
8 oz |
| |
1 cup kernels |
2 medium ears |
| Cream - Sour |
1 cup |
8 oz |
| Cream - Whipping (heavy) |
1 cup (2 cups whipped) |
1/2 pint |
| Crumbs - finely crushed Chocolate wafer cookie |
1 1/2 cups |
27 cookies |
| Crumbs - Graham cracker |
1 1/2 cups |
21 squares |
| Crumbs - Saltine cracker |
1 cup |
29 squares |
| Crumbs - Vanilla wafer cookie |
1 1/2 cups |
38 cookies |
| Eggs, large Whole |
1 cup |
4 large eggs |
| Eggs, large Whole |
1 egg |
1/4 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product |
| Flour |
3 1/2 cups |
1 lb |
| Garlic |
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped |
1 medium clove |
| Jalapeño chili |
1 Tbsp |
1 medium, seeded and chopped |
| Lemons or Limes |
1 1/2 - 3 tsp grated peel |
1 medium |
| |
2 - 3 Tbsp juice |
1 medium |
| Lettuce - Iceberg or romaine |
1 medium head |
1 1/2 lbs |
| |
2 cups shredded |
5 oz |
| |
6 cups bite-size pieces |
1 lb |
| Marshmallows |
1 large |
10 miniature |
| Meat, cooked (beef, pork and poultry) |
1 cup chopped or bite-size pieces |
6 oz |
| Mushrooms - Fresh |
6 cups sliced |
1 lb |
| |
2 1/2 cups chopped |
8 oz |
| Mushrooms - Canned |
4-oz can sliced, drained |
2/3 cup fresh, sliced and cooked (5 oz uncooked) |
| Nuts (without shells) - Chopped, sliced or slivered |
1 cup |
4 oz |
| Nuts (without shells) - Whole or halves |
3 - 4 cups |
1 lb |
| Olives - Pimiento-stuffed |
1 cup sliced |
24 large or 36 small |
| Olives - Ripe, pitted |
1 cup sliced |
32 medium |
| Onions - Green, with tops |
1 medium |
1/2 oz |
| |
2 Tbsp chopped |
2 medium |
| |
1/4 cup sliced |
3 or 4 medium |
| Onions - Yellow or white |
1 medium |
3 oz |
| |
1/2 cup chopped |
1 medium |
| Oranges |
1 - 2 Tbsp grated peel |
1 medium |
| |
1/3 - 1/2 cup juice |
1 medium |
| Pasta - Macaroni |
4 cups cooked |
6 - 7 oz uncooked (2 cups) |
| Pasta - Noodles, egg |
4 cups cooked |
7 oz uncooked (4 to 5 cups) |
| Pasta - Spaghetti |
4 cups cooked |
7 - 8 oz uncooked |
| Peppers, bell |
1/2 cup chopped |
1 small |
| |
1 cups chopped |
1 medium |
| |
1 1/2 cups chopped |
1 large |
| Potatoes - New |
10 - 12 small |
1 1/2 lbs |
| Potatoes - Red, white, sweet or yams |
1 medium |
5 - 6 oz |
| Potatoes - Red or White |
1 cup 1/2-inch pieces |
1 medium |
| Rice - Brown |
4 cups cooked |
1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Parboiled (converted) |
3 - 4 cups cooked |
1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Precooked white (instant) |
2 cups cooked |
1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Regular long grain |
3 cups cooked |
1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Wild |
3 cups cooked |
1 cup uncooked |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Jumbo |
1 lb |
21 - 25 count |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Large |
1 lb |
31 - 35 count |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Medium |
1 lb |
41 - 45 count |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Small |
1 lb |
51 - 60 count |
| Shrimp (cooked without shells) |
1 lb |
1 1/3 lb uncooked (with shells) |
| Sugar - Brown |
2 1/4 cups packed |
1 lb |
| Sugar - Granulated |
2 1/4 cups packed |
1 lb |
| Sugar - Powdered |
4 cups |
1 lb |
| Tomatoes |
3/4 cup chopped (1 medium) |
5 oz |
| |
1 cup chopped |
1 large |
| |
1/2 cup chopped |
1 small |