| Food Group | Food Item | Household Measure | No. of Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal | Cooked Rice | 1/2 cup | 1 exchange |
| Fruit | Sliced Banana | 1/2 piece | 1/2 exchange |
| Vegetable | Chopsuey | 1/2 cup | 1 exchange |
| Protein/Meat | Breaded Porkchop (low fat) | 1/2 piece | 1/2 exchange |
| Fat | Cooking Oil (for frying) | 1/2 tbsp | 1/2 exchange |
A food exchange means that an item in a list can be replaced/exchanged with another food item.
Example: 1 exchange (1/2 cup) of “sitaw” can be replaced with 1 exchange (1/2 cup) of carrots.
