Cup size confusion!

[JoJo_Biscuit]

Right when recipes say 1/2 a cup of something they mean a normal average mug sized cup yes?

Sorry to be really stupid. Also i am very young and have never really cooked before! Can you buy a mug/cup with the 1/2 cup and 3/4 cup thingys already marked on.

If not i'll probably just go and buy a clear mug and mark them on myself!

[guekjian]

buy a measuring cup...you can't rely on anything else!

[JoJo_Biscuit]

Right thanks for that. I have a measuring 'jug', but that seems huge! Ill get a smaller one!

[Elizellen]

One 'cup' is equal to 8 fluid ounces in USA (237 mls in UK/Europe etc) so your measuring jug would be fine to use, or even use a tablespoon to measure if you have one of those.
1 cup = 8 fl oz = 16 tablespoons
1/2 cup = 4 fl oz = 8 tablespoons
1/4 cup = 2 fl oz = 4 tablespoons

[JoJo_Biscuit]

Wow that really helped Elizellen!
Thanks!

[lucylou3208]

I actually use the Nutritional Spreadsheet that is provided on this site, that is under Atkins Low Carb Dieting, since it provides weights for many of the foods, and measuring with a cup gives different results. I put a glad ware on a scale, and then measure my food that way. That seems to work for me, anyone let me know if that is not the way to go.

[mitzimarie]

Hi, Lucy

I, too, use the Nutritional Spreadsheet provided in the FAQ forum. It has made my life so much easier. Here is the link if anyone is interested:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...104#post640104

After you click into that link, you then need to click on NUTRITIONAL SPREADSHEET and it will take you to a great list that shows many foods, with their weights and nutrition facts. It even shows which rung the food is in. I have printed it out and use it all of the time. I purchased an inexpensive food scale from Walmart for about $4 and now weigh my veggies to determine my counts. It is sometimes so hard to tell exactly how much of an irregular shaped veggie it takes to make a cup. This takes all of the guesswork out of it.

The information that Elizellen provided is very useful... I didn't cook much before Atkins and don't have a lot of experience, so having these equivalents has really helped.

[JoJo_Biscuit]

Wow that spreadsheet is really helpful! Thanks for introducing it to me!

[mitzimarie]

You are very welcome, JoJo.