| Ingredient | Amount | Equivalent |
| Apples | 1 cup sliced or chopped | 1 medium (6 oz) |
| | 1 lb | 3 medium |
| Apricots, dried halves | 1 cup | 5 oz |
| Asparagus | 16 - 20 stalks | 1 lb |
| Bacon | 1/2 cup crumbled | 8 slices, crisply cooked |
| Bananas | 1 cup sliced | 1 medium or 2 small |
| | 1 cup mashed | 2 medium |
| Beans, dried | 5 - 6 cups cooked | 1 lb dried (2 1/4 cup) |
| Beans, green or wax | 3 cups 1-inch pieces | 1 lb |
| Bread, white | 12 slices (1/2 inch) | 1-lb loaf |
| | 1 cup soft crumbs | 1 1/2 slices |
| | 1 cup dry crumbs | 4 - 5 slices, oven-dried |
| Broccoli | 1 bunch | 1.5 lbs |
| | 2 cups flowerets, 1-inch pieces or chopped | 6 oz |
| Butter, margarine or spread | 2 cups | 1 lb |
| | 1/2 cup | 1 stick |
| Cabbage, green | 1 medium head | 1.5 lbs |
| | 4 cups shredded | 1 lb |
| Carrots | 1 medium | 7 inches |
| | 1 cup shredded | 1 1/2 medium |
| | 1 cup 1/4-inch slices | 2 medium |
| Cauliflower | 1 medium head | 2 lbs (with leaves) |
| | 3 cups flowerets | 1 lb |
| Celery | 1 medium bunch | 2 lbs (11 inches) |
| | 1 cup thinly sliced or chopped | 2 medium stalks |
| Cheese - Hard (such as blue, Cheddar, feta, mozzarella, Swiss), shredded or crumbled | 1 cup | 4 oz |
| Cheese - Cottage | 2 cups | 16 oz |
| Cheese - Cream | 1 cup | 1 cup |
| Chocolate - Chips unsweetened | 1 cup | 6 oz |
| Chocolate - semisweet baking | 1 square of bar | 1 oz |
| Corn, sweet | 1 medium ear | 8 oz |
| | 1 cup kernels | 2 medium ears |
| Cream - Sour | 1 cup | 8 oz |
| Cream - Whipping (heavy) | 1 cup (2 cups whipped) | 1/2 pint |
| Crumbs - finely crushed Chocolate wafer cookie | 1 1/2 cups | 27 cookies |
| Crumbs - Graham cracker | 1 1/2 cups | 21 squares |
| Crumbs - Saltine cracker | 1 cup | 29 squares |
| Crumbs - Vanilla wafer cookie | 1 1/2 cups | 38 cookies |
| Eggs, large Whole | 1 cup | 4 large eggs |
| Eggs, large Whole | 1 egg | 1/4 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product |
| Flour | 3 1/2 cups | 1 lb |
| Garlic | 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped | 1 medium clove |
| Jalapeño chili | 1 Tbsp | 1 medium, seeded and chopped |
| Lemons or Limes | 1 1/2 - 3 tsp grated peel | 1 medium |
| | 2 - 3 Tbsp juice | 1 medium |
| Lettuce - Iceberg or romaine | 1 medium head | 1 1/2 lbs |
| | 2 cups shredded | 5 oz |
| | 6 cups bite-size pieces | 1 lb |
| Marshmallows | 1 large | 10 miniature |
| Meat, cooked (beef, pork and poultry) | 1 cup chopped or bite-size pieces | 6 oz |
| Mushrooms - Fresh | 6 cups sliced | 1 lb |
| | 2 1/2 cups chopped | 8 oz |
| Mushrooms - Canned | 4-oz can sliced, drained | 2/3 cup fresh, sliced and cooked (5 oz uncooked) |
| Nuts (without shells) - Chopped, sliced or slivered | 1 cup | 4 oz |
| Nuts (without shells) - Whole or halves | 3 - 4 cups | 1 lb |
| Olives - Pimiento-stuffed | 1 cup sliced | 24 large or 36 small |
| Olives - Ripe, pitted | 1 cup sliced | 32 medium |
| Onions - Green, with tops | 1 medium | 1/2 oz |
| | 2 Tbsp chopped | 2 medium |
| | 1/4 cup sliced | 3 or 4 medium |
| Onions - Yellow or white | 1 medium | 3 oz |
| | 1/2 cup chopped | 1 medium |
| Oranges | 1 - 2 Tbsp grated peel | 1 medium |
| | 1/3 - 1/2 cup juice | 1 medium |
| Pasta - Macaroni | 4 cups cooked | 6 - 7 oz uncooked (2 cups) |
| Pasta - Noodles, egg | 4 cups cooked | 7 oz uncooked (4 to 5 cups) |
| Pasta - Spaghetti | 4 cups cooked | 7 - 8 oz uncooked |
| Peppers, bell | 1/2 cup chopped | 1 small |
| | 1 cups chopped | 1 medium |
| | 1 1/2 cups chopped | 1 large |
| Potatoes - New | 10 - 12 small | 1 1/2 lbs |
| Potatoes - Red, white, sweet or yams | 1 medium | 5 - 6 oz |
| Potatoes - Red or White | 1 cup 1/2-inch pieces | 1 medium |
| Rice - Brown | 4 cups cooked | 1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Parboiled (converted) | 3 - 4 cups cooked | 1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Precooked white (instant) | 2 cups cooked | 1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Regular long grain | 3 cups cooked | 1 cup uncooked |
| Rice - Wild | 3 cups cooked | 1 cup uncooked |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Jumbo | 1 lb | 21 - 25 count |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Large | 1 lb | 31 - 35 count |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Medium | 1 lb | 41 - 45 count |
| Shrimp (uncooked, with shells) - Small | 1 lb | 51 - 60 count |
| Shrimp (cooked without shells) | 1 lb | 1 1/3 lb uncooked (with shells) |
| Sugar - Brown | 2 1/4 cups packed | 1 lb |
| Sugar - Granulated | 2 1/4 cups packed | 1 lb |
| Sugar - Powdered | 4 cups | 1 lb |
| Tomatoes | 3/4 cup chopped (1 medium) | 5 oz |
| | 1 cup chopped | 1 large |
| | 1/2 cup chopped | 1 small |
