Bread & Cereal Exchange
Bread & Cereal Exchange
The Bread and Cereal Exchange List is one of six food exchange lists.
Each item on the Bread and Cereal Exchange List contains approximately:
15 grams carbohydrate
2 grams protein
0 grams fat
70 calories
Each item equals one Bread and Cereal Exchange when used in the amounts specified:
Breads
Whole wheat bread 1 slice White bread 1 slice Rye bread 1 slice Pumpernickel bread 1 slice Raisin bread 1/2 slice Bagel, small 1/2 slice English muffin, small 1/2 slice Plain roll 1 slice Hot dog bun 1/2 slice Hamburger bun 1/2 slice Dried bread crumbs 3 tablespoons Tortilla, 6" 1 slice
Cereals
Bran flakes 1/2 cup Cereal (ready-to-eat, sw) 3/4 cup Puffed cereal (unfrosted) 1 cup Cereal (ckd) 1/2 cup Grits (ckd) 1/2 cup Rice or barley (ckd) 1/2 cup Spaghetti 1/2 cup Macaroni 1/2 cup Popcorn (no fat added) 3 cups Cornmeal (dry) 2 tablespoons Flour 2-1/2 tablespoons Wheat germ 1/4 cup
Crackers
Arrowroot 3 Graham cracker, 2-1/2" sq 2 Matzo, 4" x 6" 1/2 Oyster cracker 20 Pretzels, 3-1/8" x 1/8" dia 25 Rye wafers, 2" x 3-1/2" 3 Saltines 6 Soda cracker, 2-1/2" sq 4 Vanilla wafer 6
Beans, peas, lentils and starchy vegetables
Beans (dried) 1/2 cup Green peas (dried) 1/2 cup Lentils (dried) 1/2 cup Baked beans (canned) 1/4 cup Sweet corn 1/3 cup Corn-on-cob 1 small Lima beans 1/2 cup Parsnip 2/3 cup Green peas (cnd or frozen) 1/2 cup Potato 1 small Potato - mashed 1/2 cup Pumpkin 3/4 cup Acorn squash 1/2 cup Butternut squash 1/2 cup Sweet potato 1/4 cup Yam 1/4 cup
Other
Orange sherbet 1/4 cup Angel food cake 1" slice
Each of the following items are a combination of the Bread and Cereal Exchange and Fat Exchange Lists:
Biscuits 2" diameter = 1 bread + 1 fat Cornbread 2" x 2" x 1" = 1 bread + 1 fat Corn muffin 2" diameter = 1 bread + 1 fat Crackers (round butter-type) 5 = 1 bread + 1 fat Muffin, plain, small 1 = 1 bread + 1 fat Pancake 5" x 1/2" = 1 bread + 1 fat Potato - french fried 8 fries = 1 bread + 1 fat Potato chips 15 = 1 bread + 1 fat Corn chips 15 = 1 bread + 1 fat Waffle 5" x 1/2" = 1 bread + 1 fat Ice cream 1/2 cup = 1 bread + 1 fat Cookie (plain) 1 = 1 bread + 1 fat
References
Iowa Dietetics Association. 1984. Simplified Diet Manual: with Meal Patterns, 5th ed. Iowa State University Press; Ames, Iowa. 108.
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