exchange lists:
one of several approaches for diabetes meal planning. Foods are categorized into three groups based on their nutritional content. Lists provide the serving sizes for carbohydrates, meat and meat alternatives, and fats.
Exchange Lists - Lists of foods with interchangeable nutrient and calorie contents; used in specific forms of diet therapy
( for examples: Exchange Diets) ...
The exchange lists are updated periodically and a database is kept of the macronutrient composition of each food, thus assuring the accuracy of the lists.
"The exchange lists and the meal plan will provide you with a great variety of food choices, and they will help you to control the distribution of calories, carbohydrate, protein, and fat throughout the day so that your meals can be balanced." ...
How To Use Exchange Lists
Learn about the general rules and categories of diabetic exchange lists.
General Dietary Guidelines ...
Comparison of predictive capabilities of diabetic exchange lists and glycemic index of foods. Diabetes Care 10:387-394. Lammi-Keefe CJ, Ferris AM, Jensen RG. 1990. Changes in human milk at 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, and 2200 h.
Exchange lists are especially useful for individuals who require careful diet planning, such as those who monitor intake of calories or certain nutrients.
Marion Franz, MS, RD, CDE, co-author, American Dietetic Association Food Nutrient Data for Choose Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Diabetes, 2007.
David Ludwig, MD, pediatric endocrinologist; author, Ending the Food Fight.
The exchanges that have carbohydrate are Starch / Bread - 15 grams, Fruit - 15 grams, Milk- 12 grams and Vegetable - 5 grams. Refer back to your Exchange Lists for Meal Planning book for more details.
Exchange Lists
These are the lists of swappable foodstuffs that have been divided up according to their energy and nutritional qualities for the purpose of an exchange diet. (See Above).
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 See also: Calorie, Fat, Health, Eating, Carbohydrate
  
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