Is there software where you can enter the recipe and it calculates exchanges?
My husband is a diabetic and I work for a physician where I help other diabetics and their spouses learn how to change their method of eating. I also have recently started teaching a program that focuses on healthy eating and has learned to convert recipes to exchanges. Is there a software program that...
I am a confused about cheese as a diabetic.
I am a little confused about cheese and I am a diabetic. I know that 1/4 cup of low-fat cottage cheese is permissible, but what about the hard cheeses like cheddar, American and so on? What is in them that we cannot have?
You can have hard cheeses and exchange cheese for meat in your...
As a diabetic, is it safe for me to eat honey graham crackers?
I am a diabetic. Is it safe for me to eat honey graham crackers?
Yes, people with diabetes can eat honey graham crackers. The amount of honey or sugar in most brands of graham crackers (other than chocolate covered) is not considered significant.
Three graham crackers measuring 2 1/2 inches square is equal to one starch...
What is the average amount of veggies, fruits and starches per meal in a 1200 calorie diet?
I have to be on a 1200-calorie diet and I have lost the number of exchanges needed per meal. Please give me an average amount of veggies, fruits, and starches per meal. I know the meats and milk but can't remember the other. I do not take insulin or medication. I am borderline.
The standard...
I am tired of dragging along a food scale to weigh my meat.
I have been trying to follow the Exchange List diet, but am tired of dragging along a food scale to weigh my meat. When I eat out, I try to stick to chicken, pork chops or steak, but this is the time of year for banquets with roast beef and turkey. Do you have...
Where can I find a dietitian who works with diabetic diets?
Where can I find a dietitian who works with diabetic diets?
The Diabetes Care & Education dietetic practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics specializes in working with patients with diabetes, carbohydrate counting, and diabetic exchanges. You can find a dietitian at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Include your zip code or...
How can I work with meals with a choice of exchanges, but not all have the same exchanges.
I think you skipped over the part of my question that mentioned that for some meals in the month of meals five, some exchanges might have been substituted for others. It's right at the beginning of the book. How can I work with these meals given that a choice of exchanges are given, but...
What is in peanut butter that equals one fat exchange?
I am a diabetic. I love peanut butter. What is in peanut butter that you have to give up one fat exchange?
The usual ingredients in peanut butter are peanuts and salt. Some brands add hydrogenated vegetable shortening or sugar. Hydrogenated vegetable oil is a saturated fat which may be added to prevent the peanut...
I’ve been trying to eat fewer animal sources of protein, but menu plans don’t list carbohydrates.
I have IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) and am a 37-year-old female, 5 feet 2 inch, 58 kilograms (128 pounds), 57-gram protein/day meal plan, up from 40 gram/day based on 0.8 gram/day healthy body weight. Protein was increased after a period with negative creatinine clearance tests. I've been trying to eat fewer animal sources...
Why are free vegetables limited portions when cooked?
Why are "free vegetables" limited portions when cooked?
When you measure a cooked vegetable, more cooked vegetable (weight) fits in a 1/2 cup compared to the raw version. Serving size and whether a vegetable is counted as free, vegetable or starch exchange is dependent on the number of grams of carbohydrate per serving (around 1/2...