Few things are more annoying for a home cook than having to stop and run to the grocery store mid-recipe for more ingredients. Let's say you have a new recipe that calls for 10 cups of sliced apples. To avoid a mid-prep shopping trip, how many apples do you need to buy? It's difficult to say because every apple is a little different from the next. Here is a list of equivalents that might help you when you are standing in the produce section at your favorite market. Show  Equivalents and Measures
According to this equivalent list, 10 cups of sliced apples requires 10 medium apples. To be on the safe side, buy one additional apple. You don't want to run short—after all, it's always better to have too many ingredients than too few! The Difference Between Large and Medium ApplesAllow a lot of leeway with these equivalents. They can only be approximate because not every apple is the same size. Typically, apples are classified by their diameter as follows:
To keep things interesting, when apples are sliced thinly, more slices fit in a measuring cup than when they are sliced into thick chunks. Some apples are tart and some are sweet. Some are relatively hard and some are almost mealy. These types of challenges are why cooking is often referred to as an art. If your recipe calls for a specific type of apple—Granny Smith, for example—buy that apple type. If it isn't available, buy a similar hard or crisp apple to substitute for the Granny Smith apples. If you don't know which apples are similar to the type called for in your recipe, ask the produce manager for help. SubstitutionsAn apple a day may keep the doctor away, but sometimes you might want to indulge in a different fruit. When you're eating fresh fruit, just about any fruit can be substituted for apples. When it comes to recipes, though, you have to be more careful. Some substitutes: Some nutritionists say the trick to consuming more fruit is trying new fruit. (See you later, watermelon. Hello, guava!) By Kelly DiNardo Photo: Mauricio Alejo An apple a day may...drive you bananas. Eighty percent of Americans eat less than the recommended daily intake of fruit (one and a half to two cups for women), and some experts blame this shortfall on "fruit fatigue." It turns out that four staples account for nearly half of the fruit consumption among women: apples, bananas, oranges, and watermelon. But when you eat the same foods over and over again, says Joan Salge Blake, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, "you get bored and wind up not wanting to eat them at all." Photo: Thinkstock If You Like Apples... Similar nutrition: Papaya Photo: Thinkstock If You Like Bananas... Similar nutrition: Kiwi Photo: Thinkstock If You Like Watermelon... Similar nutrition: Guava Photo: Thinkstock If You Like Oranges... Similar nutrition: Star fruit From the April 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine What fruit is closest to an apple?Pears and quince also produce fruits called pomes. There have essentially the same structure as apples, except they contain numerous stone cells in their fleshy mesocarp tissue.
What fruits can you eat like an apple?You can definitely eat these fruits like an apple – simply take smaller, mouse-sized bites instead of popping whole pieces of fruit into your mouth for a more authentic apple-eating feel.. Cucumbers. ... . Tomatoes. ... . Asian pears. ... . Bananas. ... . Strawberries.. What fruit looks like an apple but is not an apple?Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia. Rowan trees, also called mountain ash, produce clusters of edible berries that look like tiny apples.
What food is equivalent to an apple?Several foods are similar nutritionally to apple, including pears, peach and cherries. Other similar foods include granny smith apple, apricot and black beans. We compared the key nutrients in apple (dietary fiber, Vitamin C and potassium) to nutrients in hundreds of other foods with data from USDA.
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