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Food Exchange Lists The following pages separate foods into these seven groups: - Starches - Fruits and Fruit Juices - Milk, Yogurt, and Dairy-like foods - Non-Starchy Vegetables - Sweets, Desserts, and Other Carbohydrate...

Food Exchange Lists The following pages separate foods into these seven groups: - Starches - Fruits and Fruit Juices - Milk, Yogurt, and Dairy-like foods - Non-Starchy Vegetables - Sweets, Desserts, and Other Carbohydrates - Meats and Meat Substitutes - Fats At the top of each section you will find the amount of carbohydrate, protein, fat and calories found in each selection. These food lists can be used for: counting carbohydrates counting calories counting grams of fat DTC - UCSF counting grams of protein To help you make healthy food choices: milk products are separated by fat and calorie content meats and protein foods are separated by fat and calorie content dietary fats are divided into unsaturated and saturated sources Compiled from: Choose Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Diabetes American Dietetic Association and American Diabetes Association, 2008 1  Starches Breads and Flours Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein, 0-1 g fat, 80 calories Bagel 1/4 (1 oz) Biscuit 1 (2 1/2 inches across) Bread Reduced-calorie 2 slices (1 1/2 oz) White, whole-grain, pumpernickel, rye, 1 slice (1 oz) unfrosted raisin Bun (hotdog or hamburger) 1/2 bun (1 oz) Chapatti, small 1 (6 inches across) Cornbread 1 (1 3/4 inch cube or 1 1/2 oz) English muffin 1/2 Flour, corn meal, wheat germ 3 Tbsp dry Naan Indian Bread 1/4 (8 inches by 2 inches) Pancake, 1/4 inch thick 1 (4 inches across) Pita bread 1/2 pocket (6 inches across) Roll, plain, small 1 (1 oz) DTC - UCSF Stuffing, bread 1/3 cup Taco shell or tostada shell 2 crisp shells (5 inches across) Tortilla Corn or flour, 6 inches across 1 Flour, 10 inches across 1/3 Waffle 1 (4-inch square, or 4 inches across) Cereals, Grains and Pasta Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein, 0-1 g fat, 80 calories Barley, cooked 1/3 cup Bran, dry Oat bran 1/4 cup Wheat bran 1/2 cup Bulgur, cooked 1/2 cup Cereals Bran 1/2 cup Oats, oatmeal, cooked 1/2 cup Puffed 1 1/2 cups Shredded wheat, plain 1/2 cup Sugar-coated cereals 1/2 cup Unsweetened, ready-to-eat cereals 3/4 cup 2  Cereals, Grains and Pasta (continued) Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein, 0-1 g fat, 80 calories Couscous, cooked 1/3 cup Granola, regular or low-fat 1/4 cup Grits, cooked 1/2 cup Kasha 1/2 cup Millet, cooked 1/3 cup Muesli 1/4 cup Pasta, cooked 1/3 cup Polenta, cooked 1/3 cup Quinoa, cooked 1/3 cup Rice, white or brown, cooked 1/3 cup Tabbouleh, prepared 1/2 cup Wheat germ, dry 3 Tbsp Wild rice, cooked 1/2 cup Cassava DTC - UCSF Starchy Vegetables Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein, 0-1 g fat, 80 calories 1/3 cup Corn 1/2 cup Corn on cob, large 1/2 cob (5 oz) Hominy, canned 3/4 cup Parsnips 1/2 cup Peas, green 1/2 cup Plantain, ripe 1/3 cup Potato Baked with skin 1/4 large (3 oz) Boiled, all kinds 1/2 cup or 1/2 medium (3 oz) Mashed, with milk 1/2 cup French fried (oven baked) 1 cup (2 oz) Pumpkin, canned, no sugar added 1 cup Squash, winter (acorn, butternut) 1 cup Succotash 1/2 cup Yam, sweet potato 1/2 cup 3  Snacks Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein, 0-1 g fat, 80 calories Animal crackers 8 crackers Crackers Crispbreads 2-5 (3/4 oz) Round-butter type 6 Saltine-type 6 Sandwich-style, with filling 3 Whole-wheat regular 2-5 (3/4 oz) Graham crackers (2 1/2 inch square) 3 squares Matzoh 3/4 oz Melba toast, 2-inch by 4-inch 4 pieces Oyster crackers 20 Popcorn, popped 3 cups Pretzels 3/4 oz Rice cakes, 4 inches across 2 DTC - UCSF Snack chips Baked 15-20 (3/4 oz) Regular 9-13 (3/4 oz) Beans, Peas and Lentils (Cooked) (also found under Meat and Meat Substitutes) Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat, 125 calories Baked beans 1/3 cup Beans (black, garbanzo, kidney, 1/2 cup lima, navy, pinto, white) Lentils (brown, green, yellow) 1/2 cup Peas (black-eyed, split) 1/2 cup Refried beans, canned 1/2 cup 4  Fruit and Fruit Juices Fruit Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, 0 g fat, 60 calories Note: the weights in parenthesis include the peel, skin, rind, and seeds Apple, unpeeled, small 1 (4 oz) Apples, dried 4 rings Applesauce, unsweetened 1/2 cup Apricots, fresh 4 whole (5 1/2 oz) Apricot, dried 8 halves Banana 1/2 large or 1 baby banana (4 oz) Blackberries 3/4 cup Blueberries 3/4 cup Cantaloupe 1 cup cubed (11 oz) Cherries Sweet, canned 1/2 cup Sweet, fresh 12 (3 oz) Dates 3 DTC - UCSF Dried fruits 2 Tbsp Figs 2 medium (3 1/2 oz) Fruit cocktail 1/2 cup Grapefruit Large 1/2 (11 oz) Sections, canned 3/4 cup Grapes, small 17 (3 oz) Honeydew 1 slice or 1 cup cubed (10 oz) Kiwi 1 (3 1/2 oz) Mandarin oranges, canned 3/4 cup Mango 1/2 cup or 1/2 small (5 1/2 oz) Nectarine, small 1 (5 oz) Orange, small 1 (6 1/2 oz) Papaya 1 cup cubed (8 oz) Peach Canned 1/2 cup Fresh, medium 1 (6 oz) Pear Canned 1/2 cup Fresh, large 1/2 (4 oz) Pineapple Canned 1/2 cup Fresh 3/4 cup 5  Fruit (continued) Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, 0 g fat, 60 calories Plums Canned 1/2 cup Fresh, small 2 (5 oz) Prunes 3 Raisins 2 Tbsp Raspberries 1 cup Strawberries 1 1/4 cup whole berries Tangerines, small 2 (8 oz) Watermelon 1 1/4 cup cubes (13 1/2 oz) Fruit Juice (liquid = fast absorption) Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, 0 g fat, 60 calories DTC - UCSF Apple juice and apple cider 1/2 cup Fruit juice blends, 100% juice 1/3 cup Grape juice 1/3 cup Grapefruit juice 1/2 cup Orange juice 1/2 cup Pineapple juice 1/2 cup Prune juice 1/3 cup 6  Milk and Yogurt Fat-free (skim) and Low-fat (1%) Selections (Best choice) Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 8 g protein, 0-3 g fat, 100 calories Fat-free and low-fat buttermilk 1 cup Fat-free milk 1 cup Low-fat, 1 % milk 1 cup Evaporated fat-free milk 1/2 cup Fat-free dry milk powder 1/3 cup dry Yogurt, Fat-free, flavored with artificial sweetener 2/3 cup (6 oz) Plain, fat-free 2/3 cup (6 oz) DTC - UCSF Reduced-Fat Selections Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 8 g protein, 5 g fat, 120 calories Milk, 2% 1 cup Kefir 1 cup Yogurt, plain low-fat 2/3 cup (6 oz) Sweet acidophilus milk 1 cup Whole Milk Selections (Limit use - high in saturated fat) Each Serving = 15 g carbohydrate, 8 g protein, 8 g fat, 160 calories Milk, whole 1 cup Evaporated whole milk 1/2 cup Yogurt, plain (made from whole milk) 8 oz Goat’s milk 1 cup 7  Dairy-like Foods Food composition varies – See right-hand column Chocolate milk Fat-free 1 cup 30 g carb, 8 g protein, 0 g fat Whole 1 cup 30 g carb, 8 g protein, 8 g fat Eggnog, whole milk 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 10 g fat Rice milk Flavored, low-fat 1 cup 30 g carb Plain, fat-free 1 cup 15 g carb Smoothies, flavored 10 oz 45 g carb, 8 g protein, 0-3 g fat Soy milk Light 1 cup 15 g carb, 4 g protein, 3 g fat Regular, plain 1 cup 15 g carb, 8 g protein, 5 g fat Yogurt And juice blends 1 cup 30 g carb, 8 g protein, 0 g fat DTC - UCSF Low carbohydrate 2/3 cup (6 oz) 6 g carb, 4 g protein, 0 g fat 8  Sweets, Desserts, and Other Carbohydrates Food composition varies – See right-hand column Beverages, Soda, Energy and Sports Drinks See right-hand column for composition of each food item Cranberry juice cocktail 1/2 cup 15 g carb Energy drink 1 can (8.3 oz) 30 g carb Fruit drink or lemonade 1 cup (8 oz) 30 g carb Hot chocolate 1 envelope 22 g carb, 5 g fat Regular (added to 8 oz water) 1 envelope 15 g carb Sugar-free or light (added to 8 oz water) Soft drink (soda), regular 1 can (12 oz) 38 g carb Sports drink 1 cup (8 oz) 15 g carb DTC - UCSF Brownies, Cake, Cookies, Gelatin, Pie, and Pudding See right-hand column for composition of each food item Brownie, small, unfrosted 1 1/4 inch square, 15 g carb, 5 g fat 7/8 inch high (1 oz) Cake Angel food, unfrosted 1/12 of cake (2 oz) 30 g carb Frosted 2 inch square (2 oz) 30 g carb, 5 g fat Unfrosted 2 inch square (2 oz) 15 g carb, 5 g fat Cookie Chocolate chip 2 small (2 1/4 inches) 15 g carb, 10 g fat Gingersnap 3 cookies 15 g carb Sandwich with crème filling 2 small (2/3 oz) 15 g carb, 5 g fat Sugar-free 3 small (3/4-1 oz) 15 g carb, 5-10 g fat Vanilla wafer 5 cookies 15 g carb, 5 g fat Cupcake, frosted 1 small (1 3/4 oz) 30 g carb, 5-8 g fat Fruit cobbler 1/2 cup (3 1/2 oz) 45 g carb, 5 g fat Gelatin, regular 1/2 cup 15 g carb Pie Fruit, 2 crusts 1/6 of 8 inch pie 45 g carb, 10 g fat Pumpkin or custard 1/8 of 8 inch pie 22 g carb, 8 g fat Pudding Regular (made with reduced-fat milk) 1/2 cup 30 g carb Sugar free (made with fat-free milk) 1/2 cup 15 g carb 9  Candy, Spreads, Sweets, Sweeteners, Syrups, and Toppings See right-hand column for composition of each food item Candy bar, chocolate and peanuts 2 “fun size” bars (1 oz) 22 g carb, 8 g fat Candy, hard 3 pieces 15 g carb Chocolate “kisses” 5 pieces 15 g carb, 5 g fat Coffee creamer Dry, flavored 4 tsp 8 g carb, 3 g fat Liquid, flavored 2 Tbsp 15 g carb Fruit snacks, chewy 1 roll (3/4 oz) 15 g carb Fruit spread, 100% fruit 1 1/2 Tbsp 15 g carb Honey 1 Tbsp 15 g carb Jam or jelly, regular 1 Tbsp 15 g carb Sugar 1 Tbsp 15 g carb Syrup Chocolate 2 Tbsp 30 g carb Light (pancake type) 2 Tbsp 15 g carb Regular (pancake type) 1 Tbsp 15 g carb DTC - UCSF Condiments and Sauces See right-hand column for composition of each food item Barbeque sauce 3 Tbsp 15 g carb Cranberry sauce, jellied 1/4 cup 22 g carb Gravy, canned or bottled 1/2 cup 8 g carb, 3 g fat Salad dressing, fat-free 3 Tbsp 15 g carb Sweet and sour sauce 3 Tbsp 15 g carb Doughnuts, Muffins, Pastries, and Sweet Breads See right-hand column for composition of each food item Banana nut bread 1-inch wide slice (1 oz) 30 g carb, 5 g fat Doughnut Cake, plain 1 medium (1 1/2 oz) 22 g carb, 10 g fat Yeast-type, glazed 3 3/4 inches (2 oz) 30 g carb, 10 g fat Muffin 1/4 muffin (1 oz) 15 g carb, 3 g fat Sweet roll or Danish 1 (2 1/2 oz) 38 g carb, 10 g fat 10  Frozen Bars, Frozen Desserts, Frozen Yogurt, and Ice Cream See right-hand column for composition of each food item Frozen pops 1 8 g carb Fruit juice bars, frozen, 100% juice 1 bar (3 oz) 15 g carb Frozen yogurt Fat-free 1/3 cup 15 g carb Regular 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 0-5 g fat Ice cream Fat-free 1/2 cup 22 g carb Light 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 5 g fat No sugar added 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 5 g fat Regular 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 10 g fat Sherbet, sorbet 1/2 cup 30 g carb Granola Bars, Meal Replacement Bars or Shakes, and Trail Mix See right-hand column for composition of each food item DTC - UCSF Granola or snack bar Meal replacement bar Meal replacement shake, reduced calorie Trail mix 1 bar (1 oz) 1 bar (2 oz) 1 can (10-11 oz) 22 g carb, 0-5 g fat 30 g carb, 5 g fat 22 g carb, 0-5 g fat Candy and nut-based 1 oz 15 g carb, 10 g fat Dried fruit-based 1 oz 15 g carb, 5 g fat 11  Non-Starchy Vegetables Serving size = 1/2 cup cooked 1 cup raw 1/2 cup vegetable juice Each Serving = 5 g carbohydrate, 2 g protein, 0 g fat, 25 calories Amaranth or Chinese spinach Okra Artichoke and Artichoke hearts Onions Asparagus Oriental radish or daikon Baby corn Pea pods (snow peas) Bamboo shoots Peppers (all varieties) Beans (green, wax, Italian) Radishes Bean sprouts Rutabaga Beets Sauerkraut Bok choy Soybean sprouts Borscht Spinach Broccoli Summer squash Brussels sprouts Sugar snap peas DTC - UCSF Cabbage - all types Swiss chard Carrots Tomato (fresh or canned) Cauliflower Tomato sauce Celery Tomato/vegetable juice Chayote Turnips Coleslaw, no dressing Water chestnuts Cucumber Yard-long beans Eggplant Zucchini Gourds (bitter, bottle, luffa) Greens (collard, kale, mustard, turnip) Green onions or scallions Salad greens are Free Foods Hearts of palm including: chicory, endive, Jicama escarole, lettuce, romaine, Kohlrabi spinach, arugula, radicchio, Leeks and watercress. Mixed vegetables (without corn or peas) Mung bean sprouts Mushrooms 12  Meats and Meat Substitutes Lean Selections (Good Choice) Each Serving = 0 g carbohydrate, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat, 45 calories Beef (Select or Choice grades): ground round, roast 1 oz (chuck, rib, rump), sirloin, steak (flank, porterhouse, T-bone), tenderloin Beef jerky 1 oz Cheeses (0-3 g fat per oz) 1 oz Cottage cheese 1/4 cup Egg substitute, plain 1/4 cup Egg whites 2 Fish: catfish, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, 1 oz orange roughy, salmon, tilapia, trout, tuna Fish, smoked: herring or salmon (lox) 1 oz Game: buffalo, ostrich, rabbit, venison 1 oz Hot dog with 0-3 g fat per oz 1 Lamb: chop, leg, roast 1 oz DTC - UCSF Organ meats: heart, kidney, liver (high cholesterol) 1 oz Oysters, fresh or frozen 6 medium Pork, lean: ham, pork tenderloin, Canadian bacon, 1 oz rib or loin chop Poultry, skinless: Cornish hen, chicken, domestic duck or 1 oz goose (well-drained of fat, turkey) Processed sandwich meats with 0-3 g fat per oz: 1 oz chipped beef, deli thin-sliced meats, turkey ham, turkey kielbasa, turkey pastrami Salmon, canned 1 oz Sardines, canned 2 medium Sausage with 0-3 g fat per oz 1 oz Shellfish: clams, crab, imitation shellfish, lobster, scallops 1 oz Shrimp and squid (high cholesterol) 1 oz Tuna, canned in water or oil, drained 1 oz Veal, lean chop, roast 1 oz 13  Medium Fat Selections Each Serving = 0 g carbohydrate, 7 g protein, 4-7 g fat, 75 calories Cheese, reduced-fat cheeses 1 oz (4-7 g fat per oz) Ricotta cheese 1/4 cup, 2 oz Mozzarella 1 oz Feta cheese 1 oz Beef: corned beef, ground beef, meatloaf, 1 oz Prime grades trimmed of fat (prime rib), short ribs, tongue Egg (high cholesterol) 1 Fish, fried 1 oz Lamb: ground, rib roast 1 oz Pork: cutlet, shoulder roast 1 oz Poultry: chicken with skin, dove, pheasant, wild 1 oz duck, wild goose, fried chicken, ground turkey Ricotta cheese 1/4 cup. 2 oz Sausage, 4-7 grams of fat per oz 1 oz Veal, cutlet (no breading) 1 oz DTC - UCSF High Fat Selections (Limit use) Each Serving = 0 g carbohydrate, 7 g protein, 8 or more g fat, 100 calories Bacon Pork 2 slices (1 oz each before cooking) Turkey 3 slices (1/2 oz each before cooking) Cheese, regular: American, bleu, brie, cheddar, 1 oz Colby, hard goat, Monterey jack, queso, Swiss Hot dog: beef, pork, turkey, chicken or combination 1 (10 per pound sized package) Pork: ground, sausage, spareribs 1 oz Processed meats with 8 or more g fat per oz: 1 oz bologna, pastrami, hard salami Sausage with 8 or more g of fat or more per oz: 1 oz bratwurst, chorizo, Italian, knockwurst, Polish, smoked, summer 14  Plant- Based Proteins See right-hand column for composition of each food item “Bacon” strips, soy-based 3 strips 7 g protein, 4-7 g fat Baked beans 1/3 cup 15 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat Beans, cooked: black, garbanzo, 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat kidney, lima, navy, pinto, white “Beef” or “sausage” crumbles, 2 oz 8 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat soy-based “Chicken” nuggets, soy-based 2 nuggets (1 1/2 oz) 8 g carb, 7 g protein, 4-7 g fat Edamame 1/2 cup 8 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat Falafel (spiced chickpea and 3 patties 15 g carb, 7 g protein, 8 g fat wheat patties) (2 inches across) Hot dog, soy-based 1 (1 1/2 oz) 8 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat Hummus 1/3 cup 15 g carb, 7 g protein, 8 g fat Lentils, brown, green, or yellow 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat Meatless burger, soy-based 3 oz 8 g carb, 14 g protein, 0-3 g fat Nut spreads: almond butter, 1 Tbsp 7 g protein, 8 or more g fat cashew butter, peanut butter, DTC - UCSF soy nut butter Peas, cooked: 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat black-eyed and split peas Refried beans, canned 1/2 cup 15 g carb, 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat “Sausage” patties, soy-based 1 (1 1/2 oz) 7 g protein, 4-7 g fat Soy nuts, unsalted 3/4 oz 8 g carb, 7 g protein, 4-7 g fat Tempeh 1/4 cup 7 g protein, 4-7 g fat Tofu 4 oz (1/2 cup) 7 g protein, 4-7 g fat Tofu, light 4 oz (1/2 cup) 7 g protein, 0-3 g fat 15  Fats Monounsaturated Fats Each Serving = 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, 5 g fat, 45 calories Avocado 2 Tbsp (1 oz) Nut butters (trans fat-free): almond butter, cashew butter, 1 1/2 tsp peanut butter Nuts: Almonds 6 nuts Brazil 2 nuts Cashews 6 nuts Filberts (hazelnuts) 5 nuts Macadamia 3 nuts Mixed (50% peanuts) 6 nuts Peanuts 10 nuts Pecans 4 halves Pistachios 16 nuts Oils: olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil 1 tsp Olives DTC - UCSF Black (ripe) 8 large Green, stuffed 10 large Polyunsaturated Fats Each Serving = 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, 5 g fat, 45 calories Margarine, reduced-fat (30-50% vegetable oil, trans fat-free) 1 Tbsp Margarine: stick tub, or squeeze (trans fat-free) 1 tsp Mayonnaise: Reduced-fat 1 Tbsp Regular 1 tsp Mayonnaise-style salad dressing Reduced-fat 1 Tbsp Regular 2 tsp Nuts Pignolia (pine nuts) 1 Tbsp Walnuts 4 halves Oils: corn, cottonseed, flaxseed, grape seed, 1 tsp safflower, soybean, sunflower Margarines with plant stanol esters Light 1 Tbsp Regular 2 tsp 16  Polyunsaturated Fats (continued) Each Serving = 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, 5 g fat, 45 calories Salad dressing Reduced-fat (check label for carbohydrate count) 2 Tbsp Regular 1 Tbsp Seeds: flaxseed, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame 1 Tbsp Tahini, sesame paste 2 tsp Saturated Fats (Limit Use) Each Serving = 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein, 5 g fat, 45 calories Bacon, cooked 1 slice Butter Reduced-fat 1 Tbsp Stick 1 tsp Whipped 2 tsp Butter blends made with oil Reduced-fat or light 1 Tbsp DTC - UCSF Regular 1 1/2 tsp Chitterlings, boiled 2 Tbsp (1/2 oz) Coconut, shredded 2 Tbsp Coconut milk Light 1/3 cup Regular 1 1/2 Tbsp Cream Half and half 2 Tbsp Heavy 1 Tbsp Light 1 1/2 Tbsp Whipped 2 Tbsp Whipped, pressurized 1/4 cup Cream cheese Reduced-fat 1 1/2 Tbsp (3/4 oz) Regular 1 Tbsp (1/2 oz) Lard 1 tsp Oil: coconut, palm, palm kernel 1 tsp Salt pork 1/4 oz Shortening, solid 1 tsp Sour cream Reduced-fat or light 3 Tbsp Regular 2 Tbsp 17