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A Guide to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Home Cooking

Partially funded by Project FRESH-Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. Apples What Equals What? 1 medium 1 cup diced or sliced w cup chopped a 3 or 4 medium 3 cups diced or sliced 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces (1 lb.) 22 cups chopped 2 cups = 1 pint Apricots 4 cups = 1 quart 2 medium 2 cup sliced 2 pints = 1 quart 8 - 12 medium 2 cups halves or slices (1 lb.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon Asparagus 16 - 20 spears 3 cups trimmed (1 lb.) Abbreviations 22 cups cooked Beets (without tops) Ounce = oz. 10 medium 2 cups diced or sliced, (1 lb.) cooked Pound = lb. Blackberries Quart = qt. b 1 lb. 32 cups 1 pint 2 to 3 cups

Blueberries 1 lb. 32 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 Cabbage Corn

1 medium head 14 to 12 lbs. 3-4 ears 1 cup kernels 1 lb. 32 to 42 cups c shredded Cranberries 1 lb. 4 cups Cantaloupe

1 medium 4 to 42 cups cubed Cucumbers (3 lbs.) 25 balls (d") 2 medium 22 to 3 cups peeled, (1 lb.) sliced or chopped Carrots 5 – 7 medium 22 cups 12 – 14 small shredded or sliced Eggplant 24 - 36 baby 2 (1 lb.) 2 cups cooked 1 medium 4 cups diced (1 lb.) 1w cups cubed, Cauliflower e cooked 1 medium head 1w to 24 lbs.

1 lb. 12 cups, cut up Grapes Celery 1 lb. 22 cups 2 - 3 medium stalks 1 cup chopped or sliced g Green Beans 1 lb. untrimmed 2 cups diced or sliced 1 lb. 22 cups cut, cooked 3 cups trimmed Cherries (sweet)

1 lb. unpitted 1w cups pitted Honeydew Melon Collard Greens 1 medium 4 cups diced 1 lb. 6 to 7 cups raw (4 lbs.) 35 balls 12 cups cooked h Kale Lettuce, Romaine 1 lb. 6 cups raw leaves 1 head 6 cups torn 14 cups cooked leaves k Lettuce, Salad Mix Kohlrabi 4 oz. 4 - 6 cups 4 medium bulbs 32 cups cubed, (2 lbs.) cooked Lima Beans (shelled) 1 lb. 3 cups

Leeks 2 large or 3 medium 2 cups chopped or Mushrooms (1 lb.) sliced (white part) 18 - 20 medium 2 cups sliced, sautéed l (1 lb.) Lettuce, Bibb m 1 medium head 4 cups torn Okra Lettuce, Boston 35 pods 12 - 2 cups sliced (1 lb.) 1 medium head 4 cups torn o Onions (green w/tops) Lettuce, Iceberg 1 bunch 1 cup sliced 1 medium head 6 - 8 cups torn (5 - 8) 4 cups shredded Onions (white or yellow)

1 small 3 - 2 cup chopped Lettuce, Leaf (3 oz.) 1 medium bunch 4 - 6 cups torn 1 medium 3 - 2 cup chopped 25 - 30 leaves (4 - 5 oz.)

2 large/3 medium 2 to 22 cups chopped (1 lb.) Parsley, fresh Potatoes (new) 1 bunch 12 cups chopped 9 - 12 small 1 lb. (2 oz.) p Potatoes (red) Parsnips 7 - 9 small 1 lb. 4 medium 2 cups diced, cooked 5 - 6 med (1 lb.) Potatoes (white or russet) Peaches 3 medium 24 cups peeled, diced (1 lb.) 4 medium 2 cups peeled, sliced 3 cups shredded (1 lb.) 2 cups French fries Pears 1w cups mashed 4 medium 2 cups sliced (1 lb.) Pumpkin 1 lb. 1 cup cooked, mashed Peas 4 cups peeled & cubed 1 lb. 1 cup shelled 1 medium 42 cups cooked, Peppers (sweet) (5 lbs.) puréed

1 small 4 cup chopped 1 medium 2 cup chopped Radicchio 1 large 1 cup chopped 1 medium head 8 leaves 3 large or 5 medium 3 - 4 cups chopped r Radishes (1 lb.) 12 radishes 1 cup sliced Plums Raspberries 8-10 small 2 - 22 cups pitted 6 medium 1 pint 1w cups 5 large (1 lb.) Rhubarb 4 to 8 stalks 2 cups cooked (1 lb.)

Rutabaga 1 medium 5 cups cubed (2 - 3 lbs.) Scallions (with tops) Swiss Chard 6 - 8 scallions 1 cup sliced 1 lb. 5 - 6 cups leaves s 1 cup cooked leaves Snow peas

4 oz. 12 cups trimmed Tomatoes Spinach 1 medium 1 cup chopped 1 lb. 4 cups torn leaves 2 large, 3 medium, 2 2 t 1 - 1 cups peeled, 1 cups cooked 4 small seeded, chopped 2 w (1 lb.) - cup cooked, w cup cooked squeezed dry

Squash (spaghetti) Tomatoes (cherry) 25 - 35 tomatoes 1 pint 2 lbs. 4 cups cooked strands (1 lb.)

Squash (summer) Turnip Greens 3 medium or 6 small q 1 cups cooked and 1 lb. 6 - 7 cups raw leaves (1 lb.) mashed 1 cup cooked leaves 2 cups sliced, cooked Turnips Squash (winter) 3 - 4 medium 1 lb. 1 cup cooked and 22 - 3 cups cooked (1 lb.) mashed and mashed

Strawberries 24 medium 22 cups whole Watermelon (with rind) 1 pint 1w cups sliced w1 lb. 1 cup cubes or balls 14 cups puréed

Sweet potatoes Zucchini 1 lb. 2 cups cubed or sliced 3 medium 1 cup sliced 1w - 2 cups mashed z (1 lb.)