Planning daily menu based on Exchange List for diabetes

Planning involves determining daily caloric needs, picking items from each exchange list and create a menu.

1. Determine your daily caloric intake level. You may do that by using BMI/Energy calculator .
2. Determine the Exchanges required per exchange list from Table 1 . For vegetarians use Table 2 .
3. Prepare a "My daily plan work sheet" . On the Total line, fill out the Exchanges from Table 1 or Table 2 for each exchange group. We have made one sheet for 1,500 caloric intake for you.
4. Now go to exchange list , and pick out the foods you want to eat.

Table 1 : Exchanges for Daily Caloric intake
Exchange Group		Daily Caloric Intake per day
Exchange List	Calories per Exchange	1,200	1,500	1,800	2,000	2,200
Starch/Bread	80	5	8	10	11	13
Meat (Lean)	55	4	5	7	8	8
Vegetable	25	2	3	3	4	4
Fruit	60	3	3	3	3	3
Milk (Skim/low fat)	100	2	2	2	2	2
Fat	45	3	3	3	4	5

Table 2 : Exchanges for Daily Caloric intake Vegetarians
Exchange Group		Daily Caloric Intake per day
Exchange List	Calories per Exchange	1,200	1,500	1,800	2,000	2,200
Starch/Bread	80	3 to 4	6 to 7	8	8 to 9	10 to 11
Dal	80	4	5	7	8	8
Vegetable	25	2	3	3	4	4
Fruit	60	3	3	3	3	3
Milk (Skim/low fat)	100	2	2	2	2	2
Fat	45	3	3	3	4	5

My Daily Plan Work Sheet
	Starch/bread	Fruit	Vegetable	Milk	Meat	Fat	Free
Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner
Snack
Total

1500 Calorie Diet Plan
	Starch/bread	Fruit	Vegetable	Milk	Meat	Fat	Free
Breakfast	2	0	0	1	0	1	--
Snack	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Lunch	2	0	1	0	1	1	--
Snack	0	1	0	0	0	0	--
Dinner	2	0	2	0	3	2	--
Snack	1	1	0	1	0	0	--
Total	8	3	3	2	5	3	--

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Planning daily menu based on Exchange List for diabetes

Table 1 : Exchanges for Daily Caloric intake

My Daily Plan Work Sheet

1500 Calorie Diet Plan