Equivalents: Have you ever needed to know how many smooshed bananas are in a cup....plus more

There are 3 smooshed bananas in a cup
What about the number of teaspoons in a packet of active dry yeast?

Or how many graham crackers are needed to produce 1 cup of crumbs?
Or how many cups do you end up with when you grate a pound of cheese?
Or many other equivalents?


Ponder no more!

• YEAST: 1 packet active dry yeast = 2-1/4 teaspoons
• GRAHAM CRACKERS: 14 graham cracker squares = 1 cup fine crumbs
• CHEESE: 1 pound cheese = 4-1/2 cups grated
• CORN FLAKES: 3 cups corn flakes = 1 cup crushed
• SALTINE CRACKERS: 28 saltine crackers = 1 cup crumbs
• BREAD: 3 slices bread = 1 cup crumbs
• CHOCOLATE WAFERS: 19 chocolate wafers = 1 cup crumbs
• VANILLA WAFERS: 22 vanilla wafers = 1 cup crumbs

• NUTS: 4 ounces chopped nuts = 1 cup
• CHOCOLATE CHIPS: 12 ounces chocolate chips = 2 cups
• BUTTER OR MARGARINE: 1 stick butter or margarine = 1/2 cup or 1/4 pound
• MARSHMALLOWS: 10 miniature marshmallows = 1 large marshmallow

• OATS: 1 pound rolled oats = 4-3/4 cups
• FLOUR:1 pound flour = 3-3/4 cups
• GRANULATED SUGAR: 1 pound white sugar = 2 cups
• BROWN SUGAR: 1 pound brown sugar = 2-1/4 cups, firmly packed
• POWDERED/CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR: 1 pound powdered sugar = 3-1/2 cups

• EGG YOLKS: 1 large egg yolk = 1 T + 1 tsp and 12-14 egg yolks = 1 cup
• EGG WHITES: 1 large egg white = 2 T = 2 tsp  and 8-10 large egg whites = 1 cup
• EGGS: 1 large egg = 4 Tablespoons
• EGG SUBSTITUTE: 1/4 cup egg substitute = 1 egg

• CHICKEN: 3 pounds cooked chicken = 4-1/2 cups chopped
• CHICKEN BREASTS:1-1/2 pounds chicken breasts =3 cups cooked and chopped
• CHOPPED MEATS: 1/2 pound cooked boneless ham, beef or turkey = 2 cups chopped meat

• RICE: 1 cup uncooked white rice = 3 cups cooked white rice
• PASTA: 1 cup uncooked pasta = 2-2/3 cups cooked pasta

• HERBS: 1 tsp dried herbs = 1 T fresh herbs
• LEMONS: 1 lemon = 2 to 4 T juice and 1 tsp grated rind
• ORANGES: 1 medium orange = 6 to 8 T juice and 2 to 3 tsp grated rind
• BANANAS: 3 medium bananas = 1 cup mashed
• CHERRIES: 1 pound cherries = 2-1/2 cup pitted
• RAISINS: 1 pound raisins = 2 cups

• TOMATOES: 1 pound tomatoes = 1-1/2 cups chopped
• SPINACH: 1 pound fresh spinach = 12 cups fresh or 1-1/2 cups cooked
• ONIONS: 1 large onion = 1 cup chopped  
• ONIONS: 1 pound onions = 3 cups chopped

'til we eat again
           Simply, Gail