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Nutrition Program.
How Much
Should I Buy?
A Guide to Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables for Home Cooking
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1
1
1
1
fluid ounces
pint
quart
quart
gallon
What Equals What?
1 cup
2 cups
4 cups
2 pints
4 quarts
Abbreviations
Ounce = oz.
Pound = lb.
Quart = qt.
a
b
Apples
1 medium
3 or 4 medium
(1 lb.)
1 cup diced or sliced
w cup chopped
3 cups diced or sliced
22 cups chopped
2 cup sliced
Apricots
2 medium
2 cups halves or slices
22 cups cooked
3 cups trimmed
8 - 12 medium
(1 lb.)
Asparagus
16 - 20 spears
(1 lb.)
32 cups
2 cups diced or sliced,
cooked
Beets (without tops)
10 medium
(1 lb.)
1 lb.
2 to 3 cups
Blackberries
1 pint
32 cups
Blueberries
1 lb.
2 to 3 cups
2 cups florets
4 cups cooked
1 pint
Brussels Sprouts
1 lb.
1 lb.
3 cups chopped,
cooked
Broccoli
1 bunch
c
3-4 ears
Corn
14 to 12 lbs.
Cabbage
1 medium head
1 medium
(4 lbs.)
Honeydew Melon
1 lb.
Green Beans
1 lb.
Grapes
1 medium
(1 lb.)
Eggplant
2 medium
(1 lb.)
Cucumbers
1 lb.
Cranberries
1w to 24 lbs.
22 cups cooked
22 cups
shredded or sliced
25 balls (d")
4 to 42 cups cubed
1 lb.
e
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h
32 to 42 cups
shredded
Cantaloupe
1 medium
(3 lbs.)
Carrots
5 – 7 medium
12 – 14 small
24 - 36 baby
(1 lb.)
1 medium head
12 cups, cut up
Cauliflower
1 lb.
1 cup chopped or
sliced
Celery
2 - 3 medium stalks
2 cups diced or sliced
6 to 7 cups raw
1w cups pitted
1 lb. untrimmed
Cherries (sweet)
1 lb. unpitted
Collard Greens
1 lb.
12 cups cooked
1 cup kernels
4 cups
22 to 3 cups peeled,
sliced or chopped
4 cups diced
1w cups cubed,
cooked
22 cups
22 cups cut, cooked
3 cups trimmed
4 cups diced
35 balls
k
l
Kale
1 lb.
Kohlrabi
4 medium bulbs
(2 lbs.)
Leeks
2 large or 3 medium
(1 lb.)
Lettuce, Bibb
1 medium head
Lettuce, Boston
1 medium head
Lettuce, Iceberg
1 medium head
Lettuce, Leaf
1 medium bunch
6 cups raw leaves
14 cups cooked leaves
32 cups cubed,
cooked
2 cups chopped or
sliced (white part)
4 cups torn
4 cups torn
6 - 8 cups torn
4 cups shredded
4 - 6 cups torn
25 - 30 leaves
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Lettuce, Romaine
1 head
Lettuce, Salad Mix
4 oz.
6 cups torn
4 - 6 cups
12 - 2 cups sliced
2 cups sliced, sautéed
3 cups
Lima Beans (shelled)
1 lb.
Mushrooms
18 - 20 medium
(1 lb.)
Okra
35 pods
(1 lb.)
1 cup sliced
Onions (green w/tops)
1 bunch
(5 - 8)
1 medium
(4 - 5 oz.)
1 small
(3 oz.)
2 to 22 cups chopped
3 - 2 cup chopped
3 - 2 cup chopped
Onions (white or yellow)
2 large/3 medium
(1 lb.)
p
Parsley, fresh
1 bunch
(2 oz.)
Parsnips
4 medium
(1 lb.)
Peaches
4 medium
(1 lb.)
Pears
4 medium
(1 lb.)
Peas
1 lb.
12 cups chopped
2 cups diced, cooked
2 cups peeled, sliced
2 cups sliced
1 small
2 cup chopped
4 cup chopped
1 cup shelled
1 medium
1 cup chopped
Peppers (sweet)
1 large
3 - 4 cups chopped
2 - 22 cups pitted
3 large or 5 medium
(1 lb.)
Plums
8-10 small
6 medium
5 large
(1 lb.)
r
Potatoes (new)
9 - 12 small
Potatoes (red)
7 - 9 small
5 - 6 med
1 lb.
1 lb.
5 cups cubed
2 cups cooked
1w cups
1 cup sliced
8 leaves
42 cups cooked,
puréed
4 cups peeled & cubed
1 cup cooked, mashed
1w cups mashed
2 cups French fries
3 cups shredded
24 cups peeled, diced
Potatoes (white or russet)
3 medium
(1 lb.)
Pumpkin
1 lb.
1 medium
(5 lbs.)
Radicchio
1 medium head
Radishes
12 radishes
Raspberries
1 pint
Rhubarb
4 to 8 stalks
(1 lb.)
Rutabaga
1 medium
(2 - 3 lbs.)
s
2 cups cubed or sliced
14 cups puréed
1w cups sliced
22 cups whole
1 cup cooked and
mashed
2 cups sliced, cooked
1q cups cooked and
mashed
4 cups cooked strands
2 - w cup cooked,
squeezed dry
12 cups cooked
4 cups torn leaves
12 cups trimmed
1 cup sliced
Scallions (with tops)
6 - 8 scallions
Snow peas
4 oz.
Spinach
1 lb.
Squash (spaghetti)
2 lbs.
Squash (summer)
3 medium or 6 small
(1 lb.)
Squash (winter)
1 lb.
Strawberries
24 medium
1 pint
Sweet potatoes
1 lb.
1w - 2 cups mashed
t
Swiss Chard
5 - 6 cups leaves
1 cup chopped
1 cup cooked leaves
1 medium
22 - 3 cups cooked
and mashed
1 cup cooked leaves
6 - 7 cups raw leaves
1 pint
w cup cooked
1 - 12 cups peeled,
seeded, chopped
3 medium
(1 lb.)
Zucchini
1 lb.
1 cup sliced
1 cup cubes or balls
Watermelon (with rind)
3 - 4 medium
(1 lb.)
Turnips
1 lb.
Turnip Greens
25 - 35 tomatoes
(1 lb.)
Tomatoes (cherry)
2 large, 3 medium,
4 small
(1 lb.)
Tomatoes
1 lb.
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