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Conference rocks::weight_control

Title: Weight Loss and Maintenance
Notice:**PLEASE** enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)!
Moderator:ASICS::LESLIE
Created:Mon Jul 09 1990
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:933
Total number of notes:9931

511.0. "List of food "exchanges"" by TPS::GOLIKERI () Mon Sep 11 1989 13:11

    Where can I obtain a list of foods and the "exchange" they belong to?
    I just started a weight loss program with my nutritionist. She gave
    me a list but I have a feeling that the list is not complete.
    
    Thanks
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511.1It's not that simpleATSE::BLOCKListen to them bits fly!Mon Sep 11 1989 13:1915
	Exchanges vary from program to program -- there's no universal list.
	For example, the Setpoint Diet, which is many ways identical to WW,
	counts cheese as a milk instead of protein.  Mixing & matching may
	not result in a balanced program, or may result in too much of
	something (like cholesterol) which is supposed to be limited.

	If there are foods you specifically want to add, I'd discuss them 
	with your nutritionist.  S/he may be able to give you guidelines to
	help you figure out how to fit non-specified foods into your meal
	plan; otherwise, I'd stick with what you've got.

	Beverly
511.2LESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� Leslie. Fat was then....Mon Sep 11 1989 13:492
    What *is* an "exchange"?
511.3ThanksTPS::GOLIKERIMon Sep 11 1989 15:436
    RE .1
    
    Thanks for clarifying that exchanges are program defined. I assumed
    that the definition of an exchange was universal (so to speak). I will
    check with my nutritionist.
511.4Exchanges focus on portion size instead of calorie countATSE::BLOCKListen to them bits fly!Mon Sep 11 1989 15:5316
	Re .2: Exchanges are portions of food, used to manage a particular 
	type of program (of which Weight Watchers is one).  The idea is to 
	make eating properly easier than counting calories *and* trying to 
	keep track of fat, cholesterol, vitamins, bulk, and all those other 
	nifty nutritional things.

	Most exchange programs have groupings of protein, milk, bread (or 
	starch), fruits, and vegetables (sometimes lumped together).  WW
	has fats as their own exchange grouping as well.  With this system, 
	I don't have to worry about how many calories are in things; I can
	have 3 bread exchanges a day, and I know how much one exchange is.

	Beverly
511.5LESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� Leslie. Fat was then....Tue Sep 12 1989 03:484
    Beverley
    		thanks for the explanation
    Andy