Food Containers and Measurements

It tastes good and keeps us alive!

Today we will:

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• review the names of food containers

• learn the measurements for dry foods

• learn the measurements for wet foods​

​Please take notes​

​We use these to hold food or drinks.

an item that holds something else

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The following words are containers​. We use them to hold food and drinks

Container

a metal container that holds wet items

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Cans hold wet and dry foods.​

Can

a plastic or fabric container for food

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Bags hold wet and dry items​

Bag

a plastic or glass container that holds liquids

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Bottle

a plastic or glass container for food

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Jars usually hold wet items!

Jar

a paper container that holds dry food​

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​Boxes usually hold dry food.

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​1= box

2 or more = boxes​

Box

A system of ordering amounts of food or liquid

What is a measurement?

The United States does not use the metric system for food! ​

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measurment in the US are weird

The United States uses one type of measurement for dry food and a different measurement for wet food and liquids!

It gets weirder!

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the measurement for weight

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We use pounds for foods that are dry. ​

Pound (lbs)

Pounds in English are said as fractions, not as percentages! ​

Pound (lbs)

​This is 25% of a pound.

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​Four of these make one pound! ​

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1/4 pound = ​113g

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Quarter Pound ( 1/4lb )​

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​This is 33% of a pound.

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Three of these combined make one pound! ​​

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1/3 pound= ​151g

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This is larger than 1/4th! ​

Third of a Pound ( 1/3lb )​

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​This is 50% of a pound

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Two of these combined make one pound! ​

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1/2 pound= ​227g

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Half Pound ( 1/2lb )​

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​This is 75% of a pound​

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3/4 pound= ​340g

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Three Fourths of a Pound ( 3/4lb )​

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​​This is 100% of a pound

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1 pound= ​435g

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1 pound (1lb)​

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Wet foods and drinks​ are measured by volume.

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This is not measured with the metric system!

Measuring wet things

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This is the smallest amount of liquid measurement in the lesson.

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1 cup = ​240ml

Cups (c)

This is the volume of two cups.

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1 pint = 2 cups

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1 pint = 480ml​

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Pints (pt)

1 quart has the same volume as 4 cups

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1 quart = 4 cups

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1 quart = ​0.95L

quarts (qt)

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The largest measurement of volume for liquids.

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This is ​equal to 16 cups

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1 gallon = 16 cups

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1 gallon = 3.8L

Gallon (g)

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