How Much Should I Buy? A Guide to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Home Cooking

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May 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
1 lb.	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

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