Exchange Diet/Exchange Diet

It is a basis of a meal planning system designed by a committee of the American Diabetes Association .
Exchange Lists are based on principles of good nutrition .
food divided into six different groups .
REASON is foods vary in their carbohydrate, protein, fat, and calorie content.Each food choice on a list contains about the same amount of carbohydrate, protein, fat, and calories as the other choices on that list.
Below is the requirement of diabetic pt /day

Carbohydrate (grams)	Protein (grams)	Fat (grams)	Calories
I. Starch/Bread	15	3	trace	80
II. Meat
Very Lean	.	7	0-1	35
Lean	.	7	3	55
Medium-Fat	.	7	5	75
High-Fat	.	7	8	100
III. Vegetable	5	2	.	25
IV. Fruit	15	.	.	60
V. Milk
Skim	12	8	0-3	90
Low-fat	12	8	5	120
Whole	12	8	8	150
VI. Fat	.	.	5	45