CALCULATED DIETS FOR QUICK REFERENCE

Exchanges per Calorie Prescription

Food Group
1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500
Vegetable 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Fruit 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Milk
Whole
Low Fat
Non - Fat 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rice
Low Protein 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5
Medium Protein 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
High Protein 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
Meat
Low Fat 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Medium Fat 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
High Fat
Fat 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
Sugar 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3.5 3
Refers to the grams of carbohydrate, protein, and fat respectively which follows the percent (%) distribution of 70-15-15, respectively. Some vegetables can be included in meals as much as desired.