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specialized diet
diabetic exchange lists
nutrition

definition

diabetic exchange lists

• milk exchanges: one exchange equals 12 g carbohydrate, 8 g protein, a trace of fat and 80 calories

1 cup skim or non-fat milk
1 cup buttermilk made from skim milk
1 cup yogurt from skim milk (plain, unflavored)
1/3 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup canned, evaporated - skim milk

1 cup 1% milk (omit 1/2 fat exchange)
1 cup 2% fat milk (omit 1 Fat exchange)
1 cup yogurt made from 2% milk (plain, unflavored) - (omit l fat exchange)

1 cup whole milk (omit 2 fat exchanges)
1/2 cup canned, evaporated whole milk (omit 2 fat exchanges)
1 cup buttermilk made from whole milk (omit 2 fat exchanges)
1 cup yogurt made from whole milk (plain, unflavored)


• vegetable exchanges: one 1/2 cup exchange contains about 5 g of carbohydrate, 2 g protein, and 25 calories

asparagus
bean sprouts
beets
broccoli
Brussel sprouts
cabbage
cauliflower
carrots
celery
cucumber
eggplant
green pepper
greens: beets, mustards, dandelion, kale, spinach, turnip, chards, collards
mushrooms
okra
onion
rhubarb
rutabaga
sauerkraut
string beans
summer squash
tomato
tomato juice
turnips
vegetable juices
zucchini

» the following raw vegetables may be used as desired:

chicory
Chinese cabbage
endive
escarole
lettuce
parsley
radish
watercress

» starchy vegetables are found in the bread exchange list

• fruit exchanges: one exchange of fruit contains 10 g of carbohydrate and 40 calories

l small apple
1/3 cup apple juice
1/2 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
2 medium apricots
1/2 small banana
berries:
1/2 cup blackberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup raspberries
3/4 cup strawberries
10 large cherries
1/3 cup cider
2 dates
l fig, fresh or dried
1/2 grapefruit
1/2 cup grapefruit juice
12 grapes
1/4 cup grape juice
1/2 mango
melon:
cantaloupe 1/4 small
honeydew 1/8 medium
watermelon 1 cup
1 small nectarine
1 small orange
1/2 cup orange juice
3/4 cup papaya
1 medium peach
1 small pear
1 medium persimmon
1/2 cup pineapple
2 medium plums
2 medium prunes
1/4 cup prune juice
2 tbsp. raisins
1 medium tangerine

• bread exchanges (including bread, cereals and starchy vegetables): one exchange of bread contains 15 g carbohydrate, 2 g protein and 70 calories

» bread:
1 slice: white, whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel, raisin
1 slice corn bread or muffin (omit 1 Fat Exchange)
1/2 bagel, small
1/2 English muffin
1 plain roll
1/2 frankfurter roll
1/2 hamburger bun
3 tbsp. dried bread crumbs
1 tortilla, 6"
1 muffin
1 pancake (omit l fat exchange)
1 waffles (omit l fat exchange)

» cereals:
1/2 cup bran flakes
3/4 cup ready to eat unsweetened cereal
1 cup puffed cereal (unfrosted)
1/2 cup grits
1/2 cup rice or barley or millet
1/2 cup pasta, cooked
3 cup popcorn
2 tbsp. cornmeal, dry
2 1/2 tbsp. flour
1/4 cup wheat germ

» crackers:
3 arrowroot
2 graham
1/2 matzah
20 oyster
25 pretzels
3 rye wafers
6 saltines
4 soda

» dried beans, peas and lentils:
1/2 cup beans, peas, lentils (cooked)
1/4 cup baked beans (no pork)

» starchy vegetables:
1/3 cup corn
1 small corn on cob
1/2 cup lima beans
2/3 cup parsnips
1/2 cup green peas
1 small potato, white
1/2 cup potato, mashed
8 French fries
15 potato or corn chips
3/4 cup pumpkin
1/2 cup squash, winter, acorn, or butternut
1/4 cup yam or sweet potato

• meat exchanges: one exchange of lean meat (l oz.) contains 7 g protein, 3 g fat and 55 calories

1 oz. beef (lean), lamb, pork, ham, veal
1 oz. chicken, turkey, Cornish hen (meat without skin)
1 oz. fresh or frozen fish
1/4 cup canned salmon, tuna, mackerel, crab, lobster
5 clams, oysters, scallops, shrimp
3 sardines, drained
1 oz. cheese containing less than 5% butterfat
1/4 cup cottage cheese, dry and 2% butterfat
1/4 cup cottage cheese, creamed
1/2 beans and peas, dried (omit 1 bread exchange)
1 egg
2 tbsp. peanut butter
4 slices cold cuts (omit 1 fat exchange)
1 oz. cheddar cheese (omit 1 fat exchange)
l small frankfurter (omit 1 fat exchange)

• fat exchanges: one exchange of fat contains 5 g fat and 45 calories

1/8 avocado
1 tsp. oil: corn, cottonseed, safflower, soy, sunflower, olive
5 olives
10 almonds
2 large pecans
20 peanuts, Spanish
10 peanuts, Virginia
6 small walnuts
6 small nuts, other
1 tbsp. salad dressing or mayonnaise
1 tbsp. cream

• example of diabetic exchange list diet:
Diet is 63% carbohydrate, 22 % protein, 15 % fat; containing 1765 Calories, 248 g complex carbohydrates, 88 g protein, 57 g fat.

4 milk exchanges
6 vegetable exchanges
5 fruit exchanges
8 bread exchanges
4 meat exchanges
9 fat exchanges

• breakfast:
2 milk exchanges
2 fruit exchanges
2 bread exchanges
1 fat exchange

• 10:00 a.m. snack:
2 bread exchanges
2 fat exchanges
2 vegetable exchanges

• lunch:
1 meat exchange
2 bread exchanges
2 fat exchanges
2 vegetable exchanges

• 4:00 p.m. snack:
2 fruit exchanges
2 milk exchanges

• dinner:
3 meat exchanges
2 fat exchanges
2 vegetable exchanges
2 bread exchanges

• evening snack:
2 fat exchanges
1 fruit exchange


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