Diabetic diet food exchange list is all the food groups for the diabetic diet

Diabetic Diet Food Exchange List


Starch	Fruit	Milk & Yogurt
Bread	Fruit, fresh	Milk
Bagel 1/4 large or 1/2 average Light Bread 40 calories in one slice, 2 slices Bread, White 1 slice (1 oz.) Bread, whole-grain 1 slice Breadstick 1 small English Muffin 1/2 muffin Hot Dog/Hamburger Bun 1/2 Pita, 6 inch 1/2 Roll, plain 1 small Tortilla, 6 inch 1 Cereal Bran cereal 1/2 cup Cooked oatmeal 1/2 cup Cooked cream of wheat 1/2 cup Cereal, flake, unsweetened 1 cup Puffed Cereal 1 1/2 cup Grape-Nuts 1/4 cup Grains Bulgur, cooked 1/2 cup Couscous,cooked 1/2 cup Grits, cooked 1/2 cup Millet, cooked 1/2 cup Rice, white or brown 1/3 cup Wheat Germ 3 Tablespoons Waffle, 4 inch square 1 Pancake, 4 inch across 1 Crackers & Snacks Animal Crackers 8 Graham Cracker, square 3 Matzoh 3/4 oz. Melba toast 4 slices Oyster crackers 24 Saltine-type 6 Low fat crackers 2 - 5 Popcorn, no fat or lowfat 3 cups Pretzels 3/4 cup Rice cakes, 4 in. across 2 Snack chips, baked 3/4 oz. Starchy Vegetables Baked beans 1/3 cup Dried Beans, Peas, Lentils, cooked 1/2 cup Corn 1/2 cup Corn on the cob 1/2 large Mixed vegetables with corn, peas or pasta 1 cup Peas, green, Potato, boiled or mashed 1/2 cup Potato, baked with skin 1/2 medium Squash, winter, acorn, butternut, pumpkin 1 cup Yam or sweet potato, plain 1/2 cup High-Fat Starches select less often Biscuit, 2 1/2 in. across 1 biscuit Chow mein noodles 1/2 cup Cornbread, 2 inch cube 1 Specialty crackers 6 French Fries 10-15 Muffin, large (5 oz.) 1 oz. Popcorn, buttered 1 cup Cheese or peanut butter crackers (Lance) 3 crackers Snack chips 10 (3/4 oz.) Stuffing, bread 1/3 cup	Apple 1 medium Applesauce 1/2 cup unsweetened Apricots, fresh 4 whole Apricots, dried 8 halves Banana 1 small Blackberries 3/4 cup Blueberries 3/4 cup Cantaloupe 1/3 melon or 1 cup cubes Cherries, fresh 12 cherries Dates 3 Figs, fresh 1 1/2 large Figs, dried 1 1/2 Grapefruit 1/2 of large Grapes 17 Honeydew 1 slice or 1 cup of cubes Kiwi 1 Mango, small 1/2 Nectarine, small 1 Orange, small 1 Papaya 1/2 Peach, medium fresh 1 Pear, large, fresh 1 Pineapple, fresh 3/4 cup Plums, small 2 Raisins 2 Tablespoons Raspberries 1 cup Strawberries, whole 1 1/4 cup Tangerines, small 2 Watermelon 1 slice or 1 1/4 cup cubes Fruit canned in juice Apricots, canned 1/2 cup Fruit Cocktail 1/2 cup Grapefruit sections, canned 1/2 cup Mandarin Oranges, canned 3/4 cup Peaches, canned 1/2 cup Pineapple, canned 1/2 cup Fruit Juice unsweetened Apple Juice 1/2 cup Cranberry juice cocktail 1/3 cup Cranberry juice, light 1 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 Light juice (1/2 calories of regular juice) 1 cup Desserts, Candies, Alcohol, Beverages with sugar select less often Alcoholic beverages All beverages with sugar Angel food cake Brownies Cakes Cookies Cupcakes Doughnut Ice Cream, regular Ice Cream, lowfat Jell-O, regular Jam or jelly Pies Pudding Sherbet Sorbet Sweet role or Danish Yogurt dessert, frozen	Milk, whole 1 cup Milk, lowfat 1 cup Milk, fatfree 1 cup Buttermilk, lowfat 1 cup Evaporated, fatfree milk 1/2 cup Nonfat dry milk 1/3 cup Soy milk 1 cup Kefir 1/2 cup plain Yogurt Yogurt, regular 1/2 cup Yogurt, light 1 cup Protein Foods Red Meats (3-5 gm per oz.) Round steak Sirloin steak Beef fillet Ground meat, lean (93% or above) Lamb Veal Pork, center cuts Poultry (1-3 gm fat per oz.) Chicken Breast no skin Chicken, dark meat no skin Turkey no skin Ground turkey check fat gms Processed Meats (3-5 gm fat/oz.) Bacon Hot Dogs Deli Meats Sausage Kielbasa Cheese Cheese (3-5 gms fat/oz.) Cottage Cheese, (lowfat) 1/2 cup Plant Proteins Dried or canned kidney beans chickpeas, lentils, black beans, Northern bean, Navy bean, soy beans 1/2 cup Tofu Tempeh Miso Seitan Peanut Butter 2 Tablespoons Fats and Oil Oil 1 Teaspoon Olives 8 large Nuts 1/4 cup Margarine, soft 1 Teaspoon Margarine, light 1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise, regular 1 Teaspoon Mayonnaise, light 1 Tablespoon Salad dressing, regular 1 Tablespoon Salad dressing, lowfat 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese, light 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese, regular 1 Tablespoon Sour cream, regular 2 Tablespoons Sour cream, low fat 3 Tablespoons

Free Foods- A free food is any food or drink that contains less than 20 calories or less than 5 grams of carbohydrate in one serving.

Vegetables

Vegetables, fresh, canned or frozen without sauces (exclude starchy vegetables)
All vegetables are a rich source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients that protect and enhance health. Include the vegetables as often as you can with meals. No limit on serving size.

Asparagus
Beans (green & waxed), Bean sprouts, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Eggplant, Greens, Leeks, Mushrooms, Okra, Onions, Peapods, Peppers, Salad greens, *Sauerkraut, Spinach, Summer squash, Tomato, fresh, Tomatoes, canned, Tomato sauce, *Tomato/Vegetable Juice, Tossed salad, Turnips, Water chestnuts, Zucchini

*high in sodium

Free Foods

Sugar Substitutes (Equal, Splenda, Sweet 'n Low)
Whipped topping, light
Candy, hard, sugar-free
Diet Jell-O
Gum, sugar-free
Syrup, sugar-free
Jelly, low sugar or sugar-free
Salsa
Ketchup
Mustard
Seasonings
Sugar-free Beverages
Club soda
Coffee
Diet soft drinks
Drink mixes, sugar-free
Tea

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Diabetic DietFood Exchange Lists

Cereal

Grains

Crackers & Snacks

StarchyVegetables

High-FatStarchesselect less often

Fruit canned in juice

Fruit Juiceunsweetened

Desserts, Candies, Alcohol, Beverages with sugarselect less often

Yogurt

Protein Foods

Poultry(1-3 gm fat per oz.)

Processed Meats(3-5 gm fat/oz.)

CheeseCheese (3-5 gms fat/oz.)Cottage Cheese,(lowfat) 1/2 cup

PlantProteins

Fats and Oil

Vegetables

Free Foods

Diabetic Diet
Food Exchange Lists

Starchy
Vegetables

High-Fat
Starches

select less often

Fruit Juice
unsweetened

Desserts, Candies, Alcohol, Beverages with sugar

select
less often

Poultry
(1-3 gm fat per oz.)

Processed Meats
(3-5 gm fat/oz.)

Cheese
Cheese
(3-5 gms fat/oz.)
Cottage Cheese,
(lowfat)
1/2 cup

Plant
Proteins