16. 15 grams of
Carbohydrate
For All Choices
For All Choices
1/2 Cup of Cereal
1/3 Cup of Pasta or Rice
30 grams of Bread
90 grams potato (not fried or mashed)
17. And 1/2 Cup of all
beans,peas & lentils
Because these
legumes have such
a high protein
content, we also
count them as a
choice from the
Meat group as well!
18. Group 5: Meats &
Substitutes
Contain 7 grams
of Protein per
choice
Fat grams vary
by choice
19. (which is also 1 Starch
Choice)
1/2 Cup of Legumes
(which is also 1 Starch
Choice)
• 1/2 Cup of Legumes
(which is also 1 Starch
Choice)
20. Group 6: Fats
5 grams of Fat
per Choice
Includes oils,
nuts, & butter
24. Suppose I Wake Up in
The Morning and I
Want To Have Corn
Flakes With Milk 1
I look at my Exchange Lists and see that
Choice of Corn Flakes are 1/2 Cup. This means
that 1/2 Cup contains 15 grams of
Carbohydrate.
My allowance for the day is 6 Choices for the
Starch Group
25. I Start with 1/2 Cup but
I see that the portion is
too small so I add
another 1/2 Cup giving
me a total of 1 Cup. So
how many Choices do I
have here?
26. Choice left. I may have
another cup of milk or
180 grams of yogurt at
some point during my
day!
left. I may have another
cup of milk or 180
grams of yogurt at some
point during my day!
27. that 1 Choice of banana
is 4 oz. If I'm really
hungry I can eat the
whole banana and count
it as 2 Fruit Choices
and I will have
exhausted my allowance
for Fruit for the day! I
28. What does our Meal Plan
look like after breakfast
and snack?
look like after breakfast
and snack?