Cooking Resources

Measures & Equivalents
Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Equivalents
Apples	3 medium = 1 pound = 3 cups sliced
Beans, black & kidney	1 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 2-1/2 cups cooked
Beans, lima	1-1/4 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 3 cups cooked
Beans, navy	1 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 2-1/2 cups cooked
Beets	1 pound = 2 cups sliced
Broccoli	1 pound head = 2 cups flowerets
Cauliflower	1-1/2 pound head = 2 cups cooked
Carrots	1 pound = 3 cups shredded = 2-1/2 cups diced
Celery	1 large stalk = 3/4 cup diced
Cheese, soft	4 ounces = 1 cup shredded
Cheese, hard	3 ounces = 1 cup shredded
Chocolate, baking	1 square = 1 ounce
Cheese, soft	4 ounces = 1 cup shredded
Chocolate chips	1 cup = 6 ounces
Corn	10 ounces = 2 cups
Frozen vegetables	1 pound = 3 cups
Garlic	3 large cloves = 1 tablespoon minced
Green beans, fresh	1 pound = 3 cups fresh = 2-1/2 cups cooked
Herbs	1 teaspoon dry = 3 teaspoons fresh
Lemon	1 whole = 3 tablespoons juice = 2 teaspoons zest
Lime	1 whole = 2 tablespoons juice = 1-1/2 teaspoons zest
Mushrooms, fresh	1 pound = 6 cups sliced = 4 cups chopped = 3 ounces dried
Onions	1 pound = 3 large
Onions	1 large = 1 cup chopped
Peanuts	1 pound shelled = 4 cups
Pears	1 medium = 4 ounces = 1/2 cup sliced
Pecans	1 cup = 3-1/2 ounces halves = 4 ounces chopped
Peppers, bell	1 large = 6 ounces = 1 cup diced
Potatoes	3 medium = 1 pound
Rice, white	1 cup raw = 3 cups cooked
Rice, brown	1 cup raw = 3-1/8 cups cooked
Rice, wild	1 cup raw = 4 cups cooked
Spinach	1 pound fresh = 6 cups leaves = 1-3/4 cups cooked
Squash, winter	1 pound = 1 cup mashed
Tomato paste/sauce	8 ounces = 1 cup
Walnuts, halves	3-1/2 ounces = 1 cup
Yeast	1 envelope = 1 tablespoon = 1/4 ounce
Zucchini	1 pound = 3 cups sliced = 2-1/2 cups chopped