How Much Should I Buy? A Guide to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Home Cooking
DOWNLOADMay 11, 2023
A Guide to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Home Cooking
What Equals What?
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
Abbreviations
ounce = oz.
pound = lb.
quart = qt.
A
Apples
1 medium |
1 cup diced or sliced |
¾ cup chopped |
|
3 or 4 medium (1 lb.) |
3 cups diced or sliced |
2½ cups chopped |
Apricots
2 medium |
½ cup sliced |
8 to 12 medium (1 lb.) |
2 cups halves or slices |
Asparagus
16 to 20 spears (1 lb.) |
3 cups trimmed |
2½ cups cooked |
B
Beets (without tops)
10 medium (1 lb.) |
2 cups diced or sliced, cooked |
Blackberries
1 lb. |
3½ cups |
1 pint |
2 to 3 cups |
Blueberries
1 lb. |
3½ cups |
1 pint |
2 to 3 cups |
Brussels Sprouts
1 lb. |
4 cups cooked |
Broccoli
1 lb. |
2 cups florets |
1 bunch |
3 cups chopped, cooked |
C
Cabbage
1 medium head |
1¼ to 1½ lbs. |
1 lb. |
3½ to 4½ cups shredded |
Cantaloupe
1 medium (3 lbs.) |
4 to 4½ cups cubed |
25 balls (⅞”) |
Carrots
5 to 7 medium 12 to 14 small 24 to 36 baby (1 lb.) |
2½ cups shredded or sliced |
2½ cups cooked |
Cauliflower
1 medium head |
1¾ to 2¼ lbs. |
1 lb. |
1½ cups, cut up |
Celery
2 to 3 medium stalks |
1 cup chopped or sliced |
1 lb. untrimmed |
2 cups diced or sliced |
Cherries (sweet)
1 lb. unpitted |
1¾ cups pitted |
Collard Greens
1 lb. |
6 to 7 cups raw |
1½ cups cooked |
Corn
3 to 4 ears |
1 cup kernels |
Cranberries
1 lb. |
4 cups |
Cucumbers
2 medium (1 lb.) |
2½ to 3 cups peeled, sliced or chopped |
E
Eggplant
1 medium (1 lb.) |
4 cups diced |
1¾ cups cubed, cooked |
G
Grapes
1 lb. |
2½ cups |
Green Beans
1 lb. |
2½ cups cut, cooked |
3 cups trimmed |
H
Honeydew Melon
1 medium (4 lbs.) |
4 cups diced |
35 balls |
K
Kale
1 lb. |
6 cups raw leaves |
1¼ cups cooked leaves |
Kohlrabi
4 medium bulbs (2 lbs.) |
3½ cups cubed, cooked |
L
Leeks
2 large or 3 medium (1 lb.) |
2 cups chopped or sliced (white part) |
Lettuce, Bibb
1 medium head |
4 cups torn |
Lettuce, Boston
1 medium head |
4 cups torn |
Lettuce, Iceberg
1 medium head |
6 to 8 cups torn |
4 cups shredded |
Lettuce, Leaf
1 medium bunch |
4 to 6 cups torn |
25 to 30 leaves |
Lettuce, Romaine
1 head |
6 cups torn |
Lettuce, Salad Mix
4 oz. |
4 to 6 cups |
Lima Beans (shelled)
1 lb. |
3 cups |
M
Mushrooms
18 to 20 medium (1 lb.) |
2 cups sliced, sautéed |
O
Okra
35 pods (1 lb.) |
1½ to 2 cups sliced |
Onions (green with tops)
1 bunch (5 to 8) |
1 cup sliced |
Onions (white or yellow)
1 small (3 oz.) |
⅓ to ½ cup chopped |
1 medium (4 to 5 oz.) |
⅓ to ½ cup chopped |
2 large/3 medium (1 lb.) |
2 to 2½ cups chopped |
P
Parsley, fresh
1 bunch (2 oz.) |
1½ cups chopped |
Parsnips
4 medium (1 lb.) |
2 cups diced, cooked |
Peaches
4 medium (1 lb.) |
2 cups peeled, sliced |
Pears
4 medium (1 lb.) |
2 cups sliced |
Peas
1 lb. |
1 cup shelled |
Peppers (sweet)
1 small |
¼ cup chopped |
1 medium |
½ cup chopped |
1 large |
1 cup chopped |
3 large or 5 medium (1 lb.) |
3 to 4 cups chopped |
Plums
8 to 10 small 6 medium 5 large (1 lb.) |
2 to 2½ cups pitted |
Potatoes (new)
9 to 12 small |
1 lb. |
Potatoes (red)
7 to 9 small 5 to 6 medium |
1 lb. |
Potatoes (white or russet)
3 medium (1 lb.) |
2¼ cups peeled, diced |
3 cups shredded |
|
2 cups French fries |
|
1¾ cups mashed |
Pumpkin
1 lb. |
1 cup cooked, mashed |
4 cups peeled and cubed |
|
1 medium (5 lbs.) |
4½ cups cooked, puréed |
R
Radicchio
1 medium head |
8 leaves |
Radishes
12 radishes |
1 cup sliced |
Raspberries
1 pint |
1¾ cups |
Rhubarb
4 to 8 stalks (1 lb.) |
2 cups cooked |
Rutabaga
1 medium (2 to 3 lbs.) |
5 cups cubed |
S
Scallions (with tops)
6 to 8 scallions |
1 cup sliced |
Snow peas
4 oz. |
1½ cups trimmed |
Spinach
1 lb. |
4 cups torn leaves |
1½ cups cooked |
|
½ to ¾ cup cooked, squeezed dry |
Squash (spaghetti)
2 lbs. |
4 cups cooked strands |
Squash (summer)
3 medium or 6 small (1 lb.) |
1⅔ cups cooked and mashed |
2 cups sliced, cooked |
Squash (winter)
1 lb. |
1 cup cooked and mashed |
Strawberries
24 medium (1 pint) |
2½ cups whole |
1¾ cups sliced |
|
1¼ cups puréed |
Sweet Potatoes
1 lb. |
2 cups cubed or sliced |
1¾ to 2 cups mashed |
Swiss Chard
1 lb. |
5 to 6 cups leaves |
1 cup cooked leaves |
T
Tomatoes
1 medium |
1 cup chopped |
2 large, 3 medium 4 small (1 lb.) |
1 to 1½ cups peeled, seeded, chopped |
¾ cup cooked |
Tomatoes (cherry)
25 to 35 tomatoes (1 lb.) |
1 pint |
Turnip Greens
1 lb. |
6 to 7 cups raw leaves |
1 cup cooked leaves |
Turnips
3 to 4 medium (1 lb.) |
2½ to 3 cups cooked and mashed |
W
Watermelon (with rind)
1 lb. |
1 cup cubes or balls |
Z
Zucchini
3 medium (1 lb.) |
1 cup sliced |