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  • A half-cup of tomato sauce counts as a serving of cooked vegetable.

    How am I supposed to eat all those fruits and vegetables? 2010

  • Turn yogurt into a full serving of fruit by adding a half-cup of berries or a chopped piece of fruit.

    How am I supposed to eat all those fruits and vegetables? 2010

  • Drain, reserving a quarter - to half-cup of cooking water, and return to the pot.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Sarah 2009

  • If you make your soup thick with vegetables, every cup of soup could easily hold a half-cup serving.

    How am I supposed to eat all those fruits and vegetables? 2010

  • Basically, I had a bunch of ingredients languishing in various areas of my kitchen - which seems to be a constant these days (especially since recently I've been so nauseous that what I do buy at the market lacks luster to my heart come dinner) - including a half-cup of ganache from my mom's birthday cake, the dregs of a jar of jam and three brown-verging-on-black bananas.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah 2009

  • Basically, I had a bunch of ingredients languishing in various areas of my kitchen - which seems to be a constant these days (especially since recently I've been so nauseous that what I do buy at the market lacks luster to my heart come dinner) - including a half-cup of ganache from my mom's birthday cake, the dregs of a jar of jam and three brown-verging-on-black bananas.

    Definitely Not "Just Bananas" Sarah 2009

  • For bras, buy three simple, comfy full-coverage bras with your chosen accoutrements uplift, full-cup, half-cup.

    Buying the Basics Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • The fruit packs 121 calories in a half-cup serving and is rich in fiber, potassium, phosphorous, calcium, copper and other nutrients.

    'Food of the Future' Has One Hitch: It's All But Inedible Julia Flynn Siler 2011

  • Drain, reserving a quarter - to half-cup of cooking water, and return to the pot.

    Naturally Addictive Summer Candy Sarah 2009

  • A newfangled rendition has turned up at Blue Bottle Coffee in Brooklyn, N.Y., where pastry chef Sarah Cox pours a single pulled shot over a half-cup of homemade double chocolate stout and milk chocolate ice cream.

    Your Guide to the Best in Summer Food 2011

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