Knowing how many apples or carrots you may need for a recipe can be difficult, so here’s a guide of common ingredients to help you when shopping for groceries and preparing recipes.
| Food | If Your Recipe States | You Will Need Approximately |
|---|---|---|
| Apples | 1 cup sliced or chopped
1 lb |
1 medium (6 oz)
3 medium |
| Apricots, dried halves | 1 cup | 5 oz |
| Asparagus | 16 to 20 stalks | 1 lb |
| Bacon | 1/2 cup crumbled | 8 slices, crisply cooked |
| Bananas | 1 cup sliced
1 cup mashed |
1 medium or 2 small
2 medium |
| Beans, dried | 5 to 6 cups cooked | 1 lb dried (2 1/4 cups) |
| Beans, green or wax | 3 cups 1-inch pieces | 1 lb |
| Bread, white | 12 slices (1/2 inch)
1 cup soft crumbs 1 cup dry crumbs |
1-lb loaf
1 1/2 slices 4 to 5 slices, oven-dried |
| Broccoli | 1 bunch
2 cups flowerets, 1-inch pieces or chopped |
1 1/2 lb
6 oz |
| Butter, margarine or spread | 2 cups
1/2 cup |
1 lb
1 stick |
| Cabbage
Green Slaw (bag) |
1 medium head
4 cups shredded 7 cups |
1 1/2 lb
1 lb 16 oz |
| Carrots | 1 medium
1 cup shredded 1 cup 1/4-inch slices |
7 inches
1 1/2 medium 2 medium |
| Cauliflower | 1 medium head
3 cups flowerets |
2 lb (with leaves)
1 lb |
| Celery | 1 medium bunch
1 cup thinly sliced or chopped |
2 lb (11 inches)
2 medium stalks |
| Cheese Hard (such as blue, Cheddar, feta, mozzarella, Swiss),
shredded or crumbled Cottage Cream |
1 cup
2 cups 1 cup |
4 oz
16 oz 8 oz |
| Chocolate
Chips unsweetened or semisweet baking |
1 cup
1 square or bar |
6 oz
1 oz |
| Corn, sweet | 1 medium ear
1 cup kernels |
8 oz
2 medium ears |
| Cream
Sour Whipping (heavy) |
1 cup
1 cup (2 cups whipped) |
8 oz
1/2 pt |
| Crumbs, finely crushed
Chocolate wafer cookie Graham cracker Saltine cracker Vanilla wafer cookie |
1 1/2 cups
1 1/2 cups 1 cup 1 1/2 cups |
27 cookies
21 squares 29 squares 38 cookies |
| Eggs, large
Whole |
1 cup
1 egg |
4 large eggs
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 to 3 tsp grated peel
2 to 3 Tbsp juice |
1 medium
1 medium |
| Lettuce
Iceberg or romaine | 1 medium head
2 cups shredded 6 cups bite-size pieces |
1 1/2 lb
5 oz 1 lb |
| Marshmallows | 1 large | 10 miniature |
| Meat, cooked (beef, pork and poultry) | 1 cup chopped or bite-size pieces | 6 oz |
| Mushrooms
Fresh Canned |
6 cups sliced
2 1/2 cups chopped 4-oz can sliced, drained |
1 lb
8 oz 2/3 cup fresh, sliced and cooked (5 oz uncooked) |
| Nuts (without shells)
Chopped, sliced or slivered Whole or halves |
1 cup
3 to 4 cups |
4 oz
1 lb |
| Olives
Pimiento-stuffed Ripe, pitted |
1 cup sliced
1 cup sliced |
24 large or 36 small
32 medium |
| Onions
Green, with tops Yellow or white |
1/2 oz
2 Tbsp chopped 1/4 cup sliced 1 medium 1/2 cup chopped |
1 medium
2 medium 3 or 4 medium 3 oz 1 medium |
| Oranges | 1 to 2 Tbsp grated peel
1/3 to 1/2 cup juice |
1 medium
1 medium |
| Pasta
Macaroni Noodles, egg Spaghetti |
4 cups cooked
4 cups cooked 4 cups cooked |
6 to 7 oz uncooked (2 cups)
7 oz uncooked (4 to 5 cups) 7 to 8 oz uncooked |
| Peppers, bell | 1/2 cup chopped
1 cup chopped 1 1/2 cups chopped |
1 small
1 medium 1 large |
| Potatoes
New Red, white, sweet or yams Red or White |
10 to 12 small
1 medium 1 cup 1/2-inch pieces |
1 1/2 lb
5 to 6 oz 1 medium |
| Rice
Brown Parboiled (converted) Precooked white (instant) Regular long grain Wild |
4 cups cooked
3 to 4 cups cooked 2 cups cooked 3 cups cooked 3 cups cooked |
1 cup uncooked
1 cup uncooked 1 cup uncooked 1 cup uncooked 1 cup uncooked |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells)
Jumbo Large Medium Small |
1 lb
1 lb 1 lb 1 lb |
21 to 25 count
31 to 35 count 41 to 45 count 51 to 60 count |
| Shrimp (cooked without shells) | 1 lb | 1 1/3 lb uncooked (with shells) |
| Sugar
Brown Granulated Powdered |
2 1/4 cups packed
2 1/4 cups 4 cups |
1 lb
1 lb 1 lb |
| Tomatoes | 3/4 cup chopped (1 medium)
1 cup chopped 1/2 cup chopped |
5 oz
1 large 1 small |