Kitchen Guide 

Ingredient Equivalents

Cereals

  Before Preparation After Preparation
Macaroni 1/3 cup (3.5 ounces) 2 1/2 cups cooked
Noodles 3 cups (4 ounces) 3 cups cooked
Spaghetti 8 ounces 4 cups cooked
Long Grain Rice
Wild Rice		 1 cup (7 ounces)
uncooked		 4 cups cooked
Quick-Cooking Rice 1 cup (3 ounces) 4 cups cooked
Popcorn 1/4 cup 5 cups popped

Crumbs

  Before Preparation After Preparation
Bread 1 slice

3/4 cup soft or
1/4 cup 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
Chocolate Wafers 19 cookies 1 cup finely crushed
Gingersnaps 15 cookies 1 cup finely crushed
Vanilla Wafers 22 cookies 1 cup finely crushed

Fruits

  Before Preparation After Preparation
Apples 1 medium

1 cup sliced
Apricots 1 medium 1/4 cup sliced
Avocados 1 medium 1 1/4 cup sliced
Bananas 1 medium 1/3 cup mashed
Cherries, Red 1 pound 2 cups pitted
Grapes 1 pound 2 1/2 cups seeded
Lemons 1 medium 3 Tbsp. juice, 2 tsp. peel
Limes 1 medium 2 Tbsp. juice, 1 1/2 tsp. peel
Oranges 1 medium 1/4 to 1/3 cups juice
4 tsp. peel
Peaches, Pears 1 medium 1/2 cup sliced
Rhubarb 1 pound (4 cups) 2 cups cooked
Strawberries 4 cups, whole 4 cups sliced

Vegetables

  Before Preparation After Preparation
Beans & Peas, Dried 1 lb. (2 1/2 cups) 1 cup sliced
Cabbage  1 lb. (1 small)  4 cups shredded
 Carrots without tops  1 lb. (6 medium)  3 cups shredded or
2 1/2 cups diced
 Cauliflower  1 lb.  3 cups flowerets
 Celery  1 medium bunch  4 1/2 cups  chopped
 Corn  1 medium ear  1/2 cup cut from cob
 Cucumber  3/4 medium  1 cup chopped
 Green Beans  1 lb. (3 cups)  2 1/2 cups cooked
Green Onions 1 bunch (7) 1/2 cup sliced
 Green Peppers  1 large  1 cup diced
 Mushrooms  1 lb. (6 cups)  6 cups sliced or
2 cups cooked
 Onions  1 medium  1/2 cup chopped
 Potatoes  1 medium  2/3 cups cubed or
1/2 cup mashed
 Radishes  1 bunch  1 cup sliced
 Spinach  1 lb. (12 cups)  1 1/2 cup cooked
 Tomatoes  1 medium  1/2 cup cooked
 Zucchini  1 medium  1 cup sliced

Nuts

  Before Preparation After Preparation
 Almonds  1 lb. in shell  1 1/4 cups shelled
 Peanuts  1 lb. in shell  3 cups shelled
 Pecans  1 lb. in shell  2 cups shelled
 Walnuts  1 lb. in shell  1 1/2 cups shelled

Miscellaneous

  Before Preparation After Preparation
 Cheese, Blue  4 ounces  1 cup crumbled
 Cheese, Swiss
   or American		  4 ounces  1 cup shredded or cubed
 Coconut  4 ounces  1 1/3 cups shredded
 Eggs  1 large  3 Tbsp. egg
 Egg Whites  1 large  2 Tbsp. white
 Egg Yolks  1 large  1 Tbsp. yolk
 Whipping Cream  1 cup  2 cups whipped
 Ground Beef  1 lb. raw  2 3/4 cups cooked
 Boneless Meat  1 lb. raw  2 cups cooked, cubed
 Cooked Meat  1 lb.  3 cups diced
 Bacon  8 slices crisply cooked  1/2 cup crumbled
 Shrimp  1 1/2 lbs. raw (in shell)  2 cups cooked
 Marshmallows  10 min
1 cup		  1 large
11 large or 110 mini