Food Exchange List Def

Eat no hydrogenated fat or man made trans fats.

Food exchange list def. The following chart shows the amounts of nutrients in one serving from each exchange list. Eat foods rich in omega 3 fatty acids. Each exchange list contains foods that are alike. 5 ml 5 ml 15 ml 15 ml 10 1 8 5 ml 1 exchange.

These lists put foods into six groups. Avoid or restrict foodstuffs high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Starch bread meat vegetables fruit. Exchange lists for meal planning presented by peter mihelakis r d.

A food exchange list is a system of determining a daily food plan based on units or exchanges of various food types. Fūd eks chānj list a table of foodstuffs with listings of their caloric and carbohydrate content intended to ease the maintenance of correct diet in patients with diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia. As you read the exchange lists you will notice that one choice is. Check nutrition facts on food labels.

The nutrient content of each item on the list is calculated according to its serving size so that items in the same category have approximately the same nutritional value one serving size of a food in a category can be exchanged for one serving size of any other food in the. Measuring weighingfoods is very important 5. Vegetables fat free and very low fat milk very lean protein fruits. A person can exchange trade or substitute a food serving in one group for another food serving in the same group.

5 g fat 1 fat exchange. Exchange lists for meal planning 1. Starches fruits and fruit juices milk yogurt and dairy like foods non starchy vegetables sweets desserts and other carbohydrates meats and meat substitutes fats. A very easy way toplan meals track what you eat 3.

Some foods may not be included that are perfectly alright to eat but patients on a diabetic exchange diet should avoid eating foods in the prohibited list. Diabetic exchange food groups. The following pages separate foods into these seven groups. Each food choice on a list contains about the same amount of carbohydrate protein fat and calories as the other choices on that list.

Avoid sweet foods jams chocolates cakes sweet cream which increase triglyceride levels. 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. Frequently misunderstood by patients. Bake roast boil or steam instead of frying food.

This list is certainly not comprehensive but it does contain a wide variety of foods that conform to the diabetic exchange diet. Foods split into 6 groupseach groupcontains foodswith similarnutrients andcalories 4.