Question: how do you measure 1 cup of spaghetti?
Answer: Compare to a quarter. According to the USDA, the proper pasta portion is 2 ounces. ... 
Put it in your palm. To measure out 1 cup of dry pasta, use your palm as a guide (fill a closed fist). ... 
Save a soda bottle. ... 
Stick with the scale. ... 
Fit in your fingers. ... 
Make “muffins.” ... 
Divide and conquer.