{"id":1077022,"date":"2007-07-13T08:27:46","date_gmt":"2007-07-13T13:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/diabetic-exchanges\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T06:46:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T11:46:59","slug":"diabetic-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/diabetic-exchanges\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Diabetic Exchange List"},"content":{"rendered":"If you're a new diabetic or you struggle to manage your blood sugar, a diabetic exchange diet could help you stay on track. Here's everything you need to know about this food swap system.\r\n

What Are Diabetic Exchanges?<\/h3>\r\nSimply put, diabetic exchanges can help you see how foods fit into your daily meal plan. They make it easier to add variety to your diet while ensuring your blood sugar stays under control. (These rules can also keep blood sugar steady.<\/a>)\r\n\r\nExchange foods are listed together because they are nutritionally comparable. That is, each measured serving of food on that list has about the same amount of carbohydrate, protein, fat and calories as do the other foods on that list. Therefore, any of those foods can be \u201cexchanged\u201d or traded for another food on the same list. For example, a slice of bread for breakfast could be traded for 1\/2 cup of cooked cereal if you preferred. Either would be equal to 1 starch.\r\n\r\nHowever, some foods may not seem to belong to the exchange group to which they have been assigned, such as:\r\n