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Downsize amounts
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Original Amount = 1 C
Original Amount = 3/4 C
Original Amount = 2/3 C
Original Amount = 1/2 C
Original Amount = 1/3 C
Original Amount = 1/4 C
Original Amount = 1 tbsp
Original Amount = 1 tsp
Original Amount = 1/2 tsp
Original Amount = 1/4 tsp
Half = 1/2 C
Half = 6 tbsp
Half = 1/3 C
Half = 1/4 C
Half = 2 tbsp + 2 tsp
Half = 2 tbsp
Half = 1-1/2 tsp
Half = 1/2 tsp
Half = 1/4 tsp
Half = 1/8 tsp
One-Third = 1/3 C
One-Third = 1/4 C
One-Third = 3 tbsp + 1-1/2 tsp
One-Third = 2 tbsp + 2 tsp
One-Third = 1 tbsp + 1-1/4 tsp
One-Third = 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
One-Third = 1 tsp
One-Third = 1/4 tsp
One-Third = 1/8 tsp
One-Third = dash
* amount is rounded down.
tbsp = tablespoon • tsp = teaspoon • C = cup
Produce Yields
1 medium onion
1 medium pepper
1 medium cucumber
1 medium apple
3 medium apples
1 medium potato
3 medium potatoes
3 medium carrots
1 medium head leaf lettuce
1 pound broccoli
1 pound green beans
1/2 to 2/3 C chopped
3/4 to 1 C chopped
1-1/2 C sliced or chopped
3/4 C diced, or 1 C chopped or sliced
1 pound
1 C cubed, or 1/2 C mashed
1 pound
1-1/2 C diced or sliced
4 to 6 C torn apart
3-1/2 C florets
4 C trimmed
C = cup