Food Equivalents chart
Bread & Cookies
2 slices bread
2 slices bread
14 square graham crachers
22 vanilla wafers

1 cup soft bread crumbs
1 cup bread cubes
1 cup fine crumbs
1 cup fine crumbs
Dairy
1 lb margarine or butter
1 cup heavy or whippeing cream
1 lb Swiss or Cheddar cheese
8 oz cream cheese
4 oz blue cheese, crumbled
4 oz Parmesan or Romano Cheese
1 large egg

2 cups or 4 sticks
2 cups whipped
4 cups shredded
1 cup
1 cup
1 1/4 cups grated
3 T. beaten egg
Dried Legumes
1 cup dried beans or peas

2 1/4 cups cooked
Fruit
1 lb apples
1 lb bananas
1 med. onion
1 med. orange

3 medium 
3 medium
2 T juice
1/3 to 1/2 cup juice
Herbs
1 T fresh

1 tsp dried
Pasta
8 oz macaroni, uncooked
8 oz spaghetti, uncooked
8 oz med noodles, uncooked

4 cups cooked
4 cups cooked
3 3/4 cups cooked
Rice
1 C regular long grain, uncooked
1 C quick-cooking, uncooked

3 cups cooked
2 cups cooked
Vegetables
1 lb carrots
1 lb cabbage
1 lb onions (yellow)
1 medium onion
1 lb all-purpose potatoes
1 lb fresh mushrooms
1 lb tomatoes
1 lb broccoli

2 1/2 cups sliced
4 cups shredded
5 to 6 medium
1/2 cup chopped
3 medium
3 cups sliced
3 medium
2 cups flowerets
Miscellaneous
1 lb cooked meat
1 lb raw boneless meat
1 lb raw ground beef

3 cups diced
2 cups cooked, cubed
2 3/4 cups cooked


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