Assorted Baking Ingredients:
From: Momoftwoiam
Baking Ingreedients:
Butter and Oils
Butter or regular margarine: 1 tsp= 1 pt, 1 stick= 1/2 cup= 24 pts
Butter or margarine 1/2 cup = 4 ounces
Butter 2 cups = 1 pound
Fat 2 cups = 1 pound
Mayonnaise, regular: 1 cup= 48 pts
Mayonnaise,light: 1 cup= 24 pts
Mayonnaise, Fat free: 1 cup= 4 pts
Oil: 1 tsp= 1 pt., 1 cup= 48 pts
Olive Oil 1 tsp = 4 pts
Shortening 2 cups = 1 pound
Applesauce (unsweetened): 1 cup = 2 pts
Campbell's 98% Reduced Fat Cream Soup (Chicken or Mushroom): 1 can = 5 pts, 1/2 cup= 2 pts
Coconut, shredded: 2 T= 2 pts, 1 cup= 16 pts
Chocolate 1 square = 1 ounce
Baking Chocolate: 1 square= 1 oz.= 4 pts
Chocolate Chips: 1 cup= 24 pts
Semisweet chocolate 1 cup chips = 6 ounces
Flour, All-purpose 4 cups = 1 pound
Flour: 3 T= 1 pt, 1 cup= 8 pts
Sifted cake flour 4 1/2 to 5 cups = 1 pound
Graham Crackers: 2 boards (4 squares)= 2 pts
Graham Crackers, lowfat: 1 1/2 boards (3 squares)= 1 pt
Raisins: 2 T= 1 pt, 1 cup= 8 pts
Sugar: 1 T= 1 pt, 1 cup= 11 pts
brown sugar 2 1/4 cups packed = 1 pound
powdered sugar 4 cups = 1 pound
granulated sugar 2 cups = 1 pound
Marshmallows 1 cup = 11 large or 110 miniature
marshmallows 4 cups = 1 pound
Assorted Crumbs:
Bread crumbs 1 cup fine dry = 4 to 5 slices
Bread crumbs 1 cup soft = 2 slices
Bread cubes 1 cup small = 2 slices
Chocolate wafer crumbs 1 cup fine = 19 wafers
Cornmeal: 1/4 cup= 2 pts
Fine cracker crumbs1 cup = 28 saltine squares
Graham cracker crumbs 1 cup fine = 15 crackers
Graham Cracker Crumbs, regular: 1 cup= 14 pts
Matzo Meal: 3 T= 1 pt, 1 cup= 8 pts
Vanilla wafer crumbs 1 cup = 22 wafers
Grains, Pasta & Rice:
1 cup crushed cereal flakes = 3 cups uncrushed
1 3/4 cups cooked quick oats = 1 cup uncooked
4 cups cooked macaroni = 2 cups (8-oz.) uncooked
4 cups cooked spaghetti = 7 ounces uncooked
3 to 4 cups converted rice, cooked = 1 cup uncooked
3 cups instant rice, cooked = 1 1/2 cups uncooked
3 cups long grain rice, cooked = 1 cup uncooked
3 cups wild rice, cooked = 1 cup uncooked
Cheese & Dairy:
Cottage cheese1 cup = 8 ounces
Cream Cheese, regular: 1 cup= 16 pts
Cream Cheese, light (Neufchatel): 1 cup=8 pts
Cream Cheese, Fat free: 1 cup= 4 pts
Evaporated milk 2/3 cup = 1 small can
Evaporated milk 1 2/3 cups = 1 13-ounce can
Shredded cheese 1 cup = 4 ounces
Sour cream 1 cup = 8 ounces
Sour Cream, regular: 1 cup= 16 pts
Sour Cream, light: 1 cup= 5 1/3 pts
Sour Cream, fat free: 1 cup= 4 pts
Sweetened Condensed Milk: 2 T= 3 pts, 1 cup= 24 pts
Whipped cream 1 cup= 1/2 cup heavy cream
Fruits & Vegetables:
1 cup chopped apples = 1 medium
1 cup mashed bananas = 3 medium
1 cup sliced bananas = 2 small or 1 medium
3 cups cut green/wax beans = 1 pound
3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups shredded cabbage = 1 pound
6 medium wedges of cabbage = 1 pound
1 cup sliced carrots = 2 medium
1 cup shredded carrots = 1 1/2 medium
3 cups cauliflower flowerets = 1 pound
1 cup sliced celery = 2 medium stalks
2 cups pitted cherries = 4 cups unpitted
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut = 4 ounces
1 1/3 cups shredded coconut = 4 ounces
1 cup corn kernels = 2 medium ears
4 cups cranberries = 1 pound
1 cup chopped cucumber = 1 small to medium
1 cup pitted dates = 1 8-ounce package
1 cup candied fruit = 1 8-ounce package
1 cup chopped green/bell pepper = 1 medium
2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice = 1 medium
1 1/2 to 3 teaspoons grated lemon rind = 1 medium
6 cups torn lettuce = 1 pound
3 cups sliced mushrooms = 8 ounces
1 cup sliced onion (green/spring) = 9 (with tops)
1/2 cup chopped onion (white/red/etc.) = 1 medium
1/3 to 1/2 cup orange juice = 1 medium
1 to 2 tablespoons grated orange rind = 1 medium
4 cups sliced peaches = 8 medium
1 cup grated potato = 1 medium
2 cups pitted prunes = 1 12-ounce package
3 cups raisins = 1 15-ounce package
4 cups sliced strawberries = 1 quart
1 cup chopped tomato = 1 medium
2 cups sliced zucchini = 1 medium
Meats & Eggs:
Bacon 1/2 cup crumbled = 8 slices crisply cooked
Beef cooked 1 cup cubed = 5 ounces
Crab flaked 3/4 to 1 cup = 1 pound raw (in shells)
Eggs: 1 egg= 2 pts
Egg whites 1 cup = 8 to 10 eggs
Egg yolks 1 cup = 12 to 14 eggs
Whole eggs 1 cup = 4 to 6 eggs
Egg substitute: 1/4 cup (equiv to 1 egg)= 1 pt
Ground Beef: 1lb= 24 pts ( I think this is 80% lean)
Ground Beef, lean: 1 lb (raw weight):= 20 pts ( I think this is 85% lean)
Ground Beef, ex. lean -- 90% : 1 lb (raw weight)= 16 pts
Ground Beef, 73% lean or greater -- rinsed and drained: I lb (raw weight)= 12 pts
Ground Poultry: 1 lb= 20 pts
Ground Veal: 1 lb.= 18 pts
Shrimp Cooked 2 cups = 1 1/2 pounds raw (in shells)
Nuts:
Almonds: 22 nuts = 1 oz = 4 pts
Almonds 3 1/2 cups = 1 pound, shelled
Peanuts: 40 shelled nuts= 1 oz = 4 pts
Peanuts 3 cups = 1 pound, shelled
Pecans: 14 halves = 1 oz = 5 pts
Pecans 4 cups = 1 pound, shelled
Walnuts: 14 halves = 1 oz = 5 pts
Walnuts 4 cups = 1 pound, shelled
American Measurement Equivalents:
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
2 tablespoons = 1 ounce
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
1 cup = 8 ounces or 1/2 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
1 -61/2 to 8-ounce can = 1 cup
1- 10 1/2 to 12-ounce can = 1 1/4 cups
1- 14 to 16-ounce can = 1 3/4 cups
1- 16 to 17-ounce can = 2 cups
1- 18 to 20-ounce can = 2 1/2 cups
1- 29-ounce can = 3 1/2 cups
1- 46 to 51-ounce can = 5 3/4 cups
1- 6 1/2 to 7 1/2-pound can or number 10 = 12 to 13 cups
Metric Equivalents:
Liquid:
1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters
1 fluid ounce = 30 milliliters
1 cup = 250 milliliters
1 pint = 500 milliliters
Dry:
1 quart = 1 liter
1 ounce = 30 grams
1 pound = 450 grams
2.2 pounds = 1 kilogram
