Vegetable Exchange
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Vegetable Exchange
The vegetable exchange list is one of the six food exchange lists.
Each item on the vegetable exchange List contains approximately:
5 grams carbohydrate
2 grams protein
0 grams fat
25 calories
Each item, in the amount shown equals one Vegetable Exchange:
Artichoke 1/4 cup Asparagus 1/4 cup Bean sprouts 1/4 cup Beets 1/4 cup Broccoli 1/4 cup Brussels sprout 1/4 cup Cabbage 1/4 cup Carrot 1/4 cup Cauliflower 1/4 cup Eggplant 1/4 cup Bell pepper 1/4 cup Beet greens 1/4 cup Collard greens 1/4 cup Dandelion greens 1/4 cup Kale 1/4 cup Mustard greens 1/4 cup Okra 1/4 cup Rhubarb 1/4 cup Rutabaga 1/4 cup Sauerkraut 1/4 cup Spinach 1/4 cup String bean 1/4 cup Summer squash 1/4 cup Swiss chard 1/4 cup Tomato 1/4 cup Turnip 1/4 cup Vegetable juice cocktail 1/4 cup Zucchini 1/4 cup
The following vegetables have little protein, calories, or nutrients, but do provide fiber. Each may be eaten liberally while not being counted as, one Vegetable Exchange:
Chicory greens Celery Chinese cabbage Cucumber Endive Escarole Lettuce Mushroom Parsley Dill pickles Radishes Watercress
References
Alpers, D.H., R.E. Clouse & W.F. Stenson. 1983. Manual of Nutritional Therapeutics. Little, Brown, and Company, Boston. 457.
Committee of Dietetics of the Mayo Clinic. 1971. Mayo Clinic Diet Manual, 4th ed. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. 67.
Howe, P.S. 1981. Basic Nutrition in Health and Disease, 7th ed. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia.
Iowa Dietetics Association. 1984. Simplified Diet Manual: with Meal Patterns, 5th ed. Iowa State University Press; Ames, Iowa. 108.
Walser, M., A.L. Imbembo, et.al. 1984. Nutritional Management: The Johns Hopkins Handbook. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. 403.
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