Monday, February 22, 2010

Cups, ounces, fluid ounces and food measurements

One thing I find very confusing is the measurement of food. There are regular ounces, fluid ounces, cups, grams... you name it, you got it.

So when you are planning out your meals and counting your calories make sure you are using the correct measurement.

Here is a summary:
Dry Measuring Equivalents
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 15 ml
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons = 30 ml
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons = 50 ml
1/3 cup = 5-1/3 tablespoons = 75 ml
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons = 125 ml
2/3 cup = 10-2/3 tablespoons = 150 ml
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons = 175 ml
1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 250 ml

Liquid Measuring Equivalents
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint = 1/2 quart
4 cups = 32 fluid ounces = 2 pints = 1 quart
8 cups = 64 fluid ounces = 4 pints = 2 quarts

Here is a link with more details
http://www.lemelange.com/conversion_chart.htm

1 comment:

  1. I really liked how you have put all measurements out to help people. Based on what my patients have told me, it is true that measurments can be discouraging and difficult. Keep up the great work with your articles and please stop by my health blog sometime. The web address is http://healthy-nutrition-facts.blogspot.com/.

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