| Many foods
change measure when you crumble, cook, shred or chop them. Listed are some
common before and after measurements. |
Food |
Amount Before Preparations |
Approximate Measure
After Preparation |
| Cereals |
| Macaroni |
1 cup (3 1/2 ounces) |
2 1/2 cups cooked |
| Noodles, medium |
3 cups (4 ounces) |
3 cups cooked |
| Spaghetti |
8 ounces |
4 cups cooked |
| Long grain rice |
1 cup (7 ounces) |
3 cups cooked |
| Quick-cooking rice |
1 cup (3 ounces) |
2 cups cooked |
| Popcorn |
1/4 cup |
5 cups cooked |
| Crumbs |
| Bread |
1 slice |
3/4 cup soft |
| Bread |
1 slice |
1/4 cup fine dry crumbs |
| Saltine crackers |
28 squares |
1 cup finely crushed |
| Rich round crackers |
24 crackers |
1 cup finely crushed |
| Graham crackers |
14 squares |
1 cup finely crushed |
| Gingersnaps |
15 cookies |
1 cup finely crushed |
| Vanilla wafers |
22 cookies |
1 cup finely crushed |
| Fruits |
| Apples |
1 medium |
1 cup sliced |
| Apricots |
1 medium |
1/4 cup sliced |
| Avocados |
1 medium |
1 1/4 cups sliced |
| Bananas |
1 medium |
1/3 cup mashed |
| Cherries, red |
1 pound |
2 cups pitted |
| Lemons |
1 medium |
3 tbsp juice; 2 tsp
shredded peel |
| Limes |
1 medium |
2 tbsp juice; 1 tsp
shredded peel |
| Oranges |
1 medium |
1/4 to 1/3 cup juice;
4 tsp shred. peel |
| Peaches, Pears |
1 medium |
1/2 cup sliced |
| Strawberries |
1 cups whole |
4 cups sliced |
| Vegetables |
| Beans & Peas, dried |
1 lb. (about 2 1/2
c.) |
6 cups cooked |
| Cabbage |
1 lb. (1 small) |
5 cups shredded |
| Carrots, w/out tops |
1 lb. (6 to 8 medium) |
3 c. shredded or 2
1/2 c. diced |
| Celery |
1 medium bunch |
4 1/2 cups chopped |
| Corn |
1 medium ear |
1/2 cup cut from cob |
| Green beans |
1 lb. (3 cups) |
2 1/2 cups cooked,
cut up |
| Green onions |
1 bunch (7) |
1/2 cup sliced |
| Green peppers |
1 large |
1 cup diced |
| Mushrooms |
1 lb. (6 cups) |
6 c. sliced or 2 c.
cooked |
| Onions |
1 medium |
1/2 cup chopped |
| Potatoes |
1 medium |
2/3 c. cubed or 1/2
c. mashed |
| Spinach |
1 lb. (12 cups) |
1 1/2 cups cooked |
| Tomatoes |
1 medium |
1/2 cup cooked |
| Nuts |
| Almonds |
1 pound in shell |
1 1/4 cups shelled |
| Pecans |
1 pound in shell |
2 cups shelled |
| Walnuts |
1 pound in shell |
1 1/2 cups shelled |
| Miscellaneous |
| Cheese, Swiss/Amer. |
4 ounces |
1 cup shredded or cubed |
| Eggs |
1 large |
3 tablespoons egg |
| Egg whites |
1 large |
2 tablespoons white |
| Egg yolks |
1 large |
1 tablespoon yolk |
| Whipping cream |
1 cup |
2 cups whipped |
| Ground beef |
1 pound raw |
2 3/4 cups cooked |
| Boneless meat |
1 pound raw |
2 cups cooked, cubed |
| Cooked meat |
1 pound |
3 cups diced |
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