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Food Exchanges Summary

Starch
Serving Size

Bread
Cooked Cereals, Un-sweetened Dry Cereals
Dry Cereals
Cooked - Pasta, Rice, Corn, Potatoes

1 Slice
½ Cup
¾ Cup
½ Cup

Fruit

Fresh Fruit
Canned Fruit, Fruit Juice
Dried Fruit

1 Small
½ Cup
¼ Cup

Vegetables

Raw Vegetables
Cooked Vegetables, Vegetable Juice

1 Cup
½ Cup

Lean Meat

Select Grades Lean Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal (all trimmed of fat)
Skinless Poultry (Dark meat), Chicken with Skin (White meat)
Canned Tuna (in oil), Sardines, Catfish, Oysters
Cheese with less than 3g of fat per oz
4½% Cottage Cheese

1 oz

1 oz

1 oz
1 oz
¼ Cup

Very Lean Meat

Skinless Poultry (white meat)
Tuna (Fresh or canned in water), Cod, Haddock, Halibut, Trout
Cheese with less than 1g of fat per oz
Egg White

1 oz

1 oz
1 oz
1

Non-Fat Milk

Milk, Yoghurt (All with less than 3g of fat per cup)

1 Cup

Fat

Oil, Margarine, Butter, Mayonnaise
Cream Cheese, Salad Dressing
Reduced Fat Salad Dressing, Reduced Fat Cream Cheese

1 Tsp
1 Tbsp

2 Tbsp


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