Food Exchange List Book
Each exchange list contains foods that are alike.
Food exchange list book. The gov means it s official. In the amounts given all choices on each list are equal. In the exchange system foods are grouped together based on similar combinations of carbs protein and fat. The new exchange list specify food amounts per exchange which is a definite improvement.
Exchange lists for diabetes chicago alexandria va 2007 american diabetes association american diatetic association. The exchange lists group foods together because they are alike. That s what the exchange system does with food. Carb counting is confusing no matter what is said to make them easier.
We put these things together because they are similar. Think about your closet for a minute. You can use the american dietetic association food exchange lists to check out serving sizes for each group of foods and to see what other food choices are available for each group of foods. This document was printed from www.
5 0 out of 5 stars a great guide for diabetics. Before sharing sensitive information online make sure you re on a gov or mil site by inspecting your browser s address or location bar. 26 people found this helpful. Starches fruits and fruit juices milk yogurt and dairy like foods non starchy vegetables sweets desserts and other carbohydrates meats and meat substitutes fats.
Federal government websites always use a gov or mil domain. Any food on the list can be exchanged or traded for any other food on the list. The following chart shows the amounts of nutrients in one serving from each exchange list. Foods on each list have about the same amount of carbohydrate protein fat and calories.
Each food choice on a list contains about the same amount of carbohydrate protein fat and calories as the other choices on that list. Vegetables fat free and very low fat milk very lean protein fruits. Because foods are so different each food is measured or weighed so that the amounts of carbohydrate protein fat and calories are the same in each choice. As you read the exchange lists you will notice that one choice is.
The following pages separate foods into these seven groups. Food lists the following chart shows the amount of nutrients in one serving from each list. The lists are grouped into three main. P400 00 out of stock the philippine food composition tables 1997.
Food exchange lists for meal planning 4th edition the food exchange lists fel for meal planning is one of the basic tools in nutrition and dietetics.