In the exchange system, foods with a similar amount of carbohydrate per serving size are grouped together. The foods within each list can be “exchanged” for .
How do you find the number of food exchanges?
Calculate how many carbohydrate exchanges, or servings, this allows you each day. No matter what the food, one carbohydrate exchange equals 15 g of carbohydrate. If your daily carbohydrate range is 180 to 260 g, divide each number by 15 to get your exchange range.
What are meal plan exchanges?
The plan sets a serving size (amount) for each food, and, within each group, each serving has a similar amount of calories, protein, carbohydrate, and fat. This allows the person flexibility in planning meals by "exchanging" or substituting choices from lists of foods with similar nutritional content.
What does exchanges per serving mean?
That is, each measured serving of food on that list has about the same amount of carbohydrate, protein, fat and calories as do the other foods on that list. Therefore, any of those foods can be “exchanged” or traded for another food on the same list.
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