Food:  Yields & Measures

Apples.........................................1 medium (6 ounces) = 1 cup sliced or chopped

                                                    3 medium = 1 lb              

Apricots (dried halves)................................................................5 ounces = 1 cup

Asparagus.........................................................................1 pound = 16-20 stalks

Bacon...................................................8 slices, cooked crisp = 1/2 cup crumbled

Bananas...........................................................1 medium or 2 small = 1 cup sliced
                                                                        2 medium = 1 cup mashed

Beans, dried...............................1 pound dried (2 & 1/4 cups) = 5-6 cups cooked

Beans, Green or Wax.....................................1 pound = 3 cups of one inch pieces

Bread, white......................................................1 & 1/2 slices = 1 cup soft crumbs
                                                    4-5 slices, oven dried = 1 cup dry bread crumbs

Broccoli.............................6 ounces = 2 cups flowerets, 1 inch pieces or chopped

Cabbage, Chinese..............................................1 & 1/4 pounds = 1 medium head

Cabbage, Green.................................................1 & 1/2 pounds = 1 medium head
                                                                           1 pound = 4 cups shredded

Carrots.............................................................1 & 1/2 medium = 1 cup shredded
                                                                       2 medium = 1 cup of 1/4 inch slices

Cauliflower..................................................................1 pound = 3 cups flowerets

Celery..........................................2 medium stalks = 1 cup thinly sliced or chopped

Cheese                                                                                                                  
Hard............................................................................................4 ounces = 1 cup 
shredded or crumbled..................................................................4 ounces = 1 cup
Cottage....................................................................................16 ounces = 2 cups
Cream..........................................................................................8 ounces = 1 cup

Chocolate                                                                                                              
Chips.............................................................................................6 ounces = 1 cup
Unsweetened..............................................................................1 ounce = 1 square
Semisweet baking.......................................................................1 ounce = 1 square

Coconut.................................................3 ounces = 1 & 1/3 cup shredded or flaked

Corn, sweet...............................................................2 medium ears = 1 cup kernels

Crabmeat................................1 pound raw (uncooked, in shells) = 3/4-1 cup flaked

Cranberries                                                                                                             
Fresh............................................................................................1 pound = 4 cups
                                                                                  1 cup whole = 1 cup chopped
Dried.............................................................................................4 ounces = 1 cup

Cream                                                                                                                    
Sour Cream....................................................................................8 ounces = 1 cup
Whipping Cream (heavy)........................................1/2 pint = 1 cup (2 cups whipped)

Crumbs, finely crushed                                                                                            
Chocolate Wafer..............................................................27 cookies = 1 & 1/2 cups
Graham Cracker...............................................................21 squares = 1 & 1/2 cups
Saltine Cracker............................................................................29 squares = 1 cup
Vanilla Wafer...................................................................38 cookies = 1 & 1/2 cups

Cucumber.....................................................................3/4 medium = 1 cup chopped

Dates.......................................................................12 ounces = 2 cups whole, pitted
                                                                                         6 ounces = 1 cup chopped

Eggplant.................................................................................1 & 1/2 lbs = 1 medium

Eggs, large                                                                                                              
Whole..................................................................................................4 large = 1 cup
                                                                1/4 cup cholesterol-free egg product= 1 egg
Whites......................................................................................7-8 large eggs = 1 cup
Yolks........................................................................................8-9 large eggs = 1 cup

Flour......................................................................................1 pound = 3 & 1/2 cups

Garlic.............................................................1 medium clove = 1/2 tsp finely chopped

Leeks...........................................................................1 medium = 2 cups thinly sliced

Lemon or Lime.......................................1 medium = 1 & 1/2- 3 teaspoons grated peel
                                                                                1 medium = 2-3 Tablespoons juice

Lettuce (Iceberg or Romaine)..................................................1 & 1/2 pounds = 1 head
                                                                                           5 ounces = 2 cups shredded
                                                                                   1 pound = 6 cups bite-size pieces

Margarine or Butter.............................................................................1 pound = 2 cups
Spread.....................................................................................1 stick (1/4 lb) = 1/2 cup

Marshmallows...............................................................................10 miniature = 1 large

Meat, cooked................................6 ounces = 1 cup chopped or cut into bite-size pieces
(beef, poultry & pork)                                                                                              

Melons                                                                                                                      
Cantaloupe....................................................................................3 pounds = 1 medium
Honeydew.................................................................1 pound = 2 cups of 1 inch chunks

Mushrooms (fresh).....................................................................1 pound = 6 cups sliced
                                                                                  8 ounces = 2 & 1/2 cups chopped

Nuts (shelled)                                                                                                            
Chopped..............................................................................................4 ounces = 1 cup
Whole or halves...............................................................................1 pound = 3-4 cups

Onions                                                                                                                       
Green with tops.......................................................2 medium = 2 Tablespoons chopped
                                                                                       3 or 4 medium = 1/4 cup sliced
Yellow or white..................................................................1 medium - 1/2 cup chopped

Orange............................................................1 medium = 1=2 Tablespoons grated peel
                                                                                      1 medium = 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice

Parsnips..........................................................1 & 1/4 pounds = 3 cups of 1/2 inch slices

Pasta...............................................................8 ounces uncooked (dry) = 4 cups cooked

Peaches or Pears..............................................................3 medium (1 lb) = 2 cups sliced

Peas................................................................................1 pound in pods = 1 cup shelled

Peppers (bell)..........................................................................1 small = 1/2 cup chopped
                                                                                              1 medium = 1 cup chopped

Pineapple (fresh)................................................1 medium (3 lbs with top) = 4 cups cubed

Pomegranate......................................................................1 medium = 1 & 1/3 cup seeds

Potatoes                                                                                                                         
New...................................................................................1 & 1/2 pounds = 10-12 small
Red, White, Sweet or Yams..........................................................5-6 ounces = 1 medium
Red or White.............................................................1 medium = 1 cup of 1/2 inch pieces

Pumpkin...............................1 pound uncooked or 1 cup canned = 1 cup mashed, cooked

Rhubarb.........................................................................1 pound = 3 cups of 1 inch pieces

Rice (regular long grain)..................................................1 cup uncooked = 3 cups cooked

Rutabagas.................................................................12 ounces = 2 cups of 1/2 inch pieces

Shortening.....................................................................................1 pound = 2 & 1/3 cups

Shrimp (uncooked, with shells)                                                                                          
Jumbo............................................................................................10-12 count = 1 pound
Large..............................................................................................15-20 count = 1 pound
Medium..........................................................................................26-30 count = 1 pound
Small..............................................................................................40-50 count = 1 pound

Shrimp (cooked without shells)...................1 & 1/3 pounds uncooked with shells =1 pound

Spinach........................................................................................6 ounces = 4 cups leaves
                                                                                     2 & 1/2 ounces = 2 cups shredded

Squash                                                                                                                               
Summer: Crookneck................1 medium = 2 cups of 1/4 inch slices, chopped, or shredded
(Yellow) or Zucchini.................1 medium = 2 cups of 1/4 inch slices, chopped, or shredded
Winter: Acorn, Buttercup..........................................1 & 1/2 to 2 & 1/2 pounds =1 medium
Butternut or Spaghetti...............................................1 & 1/2 to 2 & 1/2 pounds =1 medium

Strawberries.....................................................................................1 quart = 4 cups sliced

Sugar                                                                                                                                  
Brown................................................................................1 pound = 2 & 1/4 cups packed
Granulated......................................................................................1 pound = 2 & 1/4 cups
Powdered.................................................................................................1 pound = 4 cups

Tomatoes.......................................................................................1 large = 1 cup chopped

Turnips.........................................................................1 medium = 1 cup of 1/2 inch pieces