The Exchange Lists are the basis of a meal planning system designed by a committee of the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. The Exchange Lists. The reason for dividing food into six different groups is that foods vary in their carbohydrate, protein, fat, and calorie content.
How many exchanges can I have on a 1200 calorie diet?
To reach a total of 1,200 calories using the exchange list, an example is to choose five starch exchanges, five meat exchanges, four fat exchanges, three non-starchy vegetable exchanges, two fruit exchanges and two milk exchanges each day.
What is the exchange list and what is it used for?
A grouping of foods to assist people on special diets. In each group, foods are listed in serving sizes that are interchangeable with respect to carbohydrates, fats, protein, and calories. The groups are starches and bread; meat; vegetables and fruit; milk; and fats.
How does the Diabetic Exchange List Work?
Exchange foods are listed together because they are nutritionally comparable. 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.
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