Ingredient

Unit or Weight

Equivalent

Apples

1 medium-size

1 cup sliced

Bananas

1 medium-size

1/3 cup mashed

Bell Peppers

1 large

1 cup chopped

Butter, margarine or other fat

1/4 stick
1/2 stick (1/8 lb.)
1 stick (1/4 lb.)
2 sticks (1/2 lb.)
4 sticks (1 lb.)

2 tablespoons
1/4 cup
1/2 cup
1 cup
2 cups

Cabbage

1 lb. (1 small head)

5 cups shredded

Carrots

1 lb. (6 to 8 medium-size)

2 1/2 cups shredded
or 2 1/4 cups chopped

Celery

1 stalk

1/2 cup chopped

Cheese

1 lb.

4 to 4 1/2 cups grated

Chicken breasts

1 1/2 lbs. (2 whole medium-sized breasts)

2 cups cooked, chopped chicken

Chocolate

1 oz.

1 square

Coconut

1 lb.

5 cups shredded

Cranberries

12 oz.

3 cups

Cream, heavy

1/2 pint (1 cup)

2 cups whipped cream

Cream cheese

3-oz. package

6 tablespoons

Currants

1 lb.

3 cups

Dates, pitted

1 lb.

2 1/2 cups

Eggs, whole

3 medium-size

Approx. 1/2 cup

Egg whites

4 medium-size

Approx. 1/2 cup

Egg yolks

3 medium-size

Approx. 1/4 cup

Flour, all-purpose

1 lb.

4 cups (sifted)

Flour, cake

1 lb.

4 1/2 cups (sifted)

Flour, rye

1 lb.

4 1/2 cups to 5 cups (unsifted)

Flour, whole-wheat

1 lb.

3 1/2 cups (unsifted)

Fruit and peels, candied

1 lb.

3 cups (cut up)

Gelatin, unflavored

1 envelope

1 tablespoon

Green beans

1 lb. (4 cups)

2 1/2 cups cooked

Lemon

1 medium-size

2 to 3 tablespoons juice, 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons grated rind

Lettuce

1 medium-size head

6 cups torn into bite-size pieces

Lime

1 medium-size

2 tablespoons juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons grated rind

Macaroni

1 cup (3 1/4 oz. uncooked)

2 to 2 1/2 cups cooked

Noodles

1 cup (1 1/3 oz. uncooked)

1 to 1 1/2 cups cooked

Nuts, whole (shelled)

1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.

3 1/2 cups
3 cups
4 cups
4 cups

Orange

1 medium-size

1/4 to 1/3 cup juice, 3 to 4 teaspoons grated peel

Peaches, pears

1 medium-size

1/2 cup sliced

Potatoes

1 lb. (3 medium-size)

2 cups cubed or 1 3/4 cups mashed

Raisins

1 lb.

3 1/4 cups

Rice

1 lb.
1 cup (uncooked)
1 1/2 cups packaged precooked

2 cups
3 cups cooked
3 cups cooked

Spaghetti

8 oz.

4 cups cooked

Spinach

1 lb.

12 cups torn into bite-size pieces

Strawberries

4 cups whole

4 cups sliced

Sugar:

1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.

2 1/4 cups firmly packed
3 to 5 cups
2 cups
2 cups

Tomatoes

1 medium-size

1/2 cup chopped