Food exchange lists for infants

List 1: Milk/formula exchange*
	Protein/g	CHO/g	Fat/g
Whole milk	8	12	10
Similac	3.6	17.0	8.8
Enfamil	3.6	17.0	8.8
SMA	3.6	17.3	8.6
Prosobee	6.0	16.3	8.4
isomil	4.8	16.3	8.6
2% milk	8	12	5†
Advance	6.7	14.9	4.8†

List 2: Bread exchanges for diabetic infants‡
Dry baby rice cereal	5 tablespoons
Baby oatmeal cereal	5 tablespoons
High-protein cereal	9 tablespoons
"Strained" jar=4.75 oz
(135 g)
Strained baby rice cereal	1 jar
with mixed fruit (also
count 1 fruit exchange)
Baby oatmeal cereal with	1 jar
applesauce and banana
High-protein cereal with	1 jar
applesauce and banana
Creamed corn	1 jar
Mixed vegetables	1 jar
Sweet potatoes	1 jar
"Junior" jar=7.75 oz.
(200 g)
Junior rice with mixed fruit	1 jar
Oatmeal with apple-
sauce and banana
Creamed corn	1 jar
Teething biscuits, arrowroot	3
cookies, animal cookies,
and pretzels

List 3: Fruit exchanges for diabetic infants§
Baby apple juice	¾ can (3 oz.)
Mixed fruit juice	½ can (2 oz.)
Prune-orange juice	 can (1½ oz.)
"Baby" can=4.2 oz.
Strained applesauce	½ jar
Bananas	 jar
Peaches	 jar
Plums	¼ jar
Prunes	 jar
Cherry vanilla pudding	½ jar
Chocolate custard	 jar
Dutch apple desert	 jar
"Strained" jar=4.75 oz.
(135 g)
Junior applesauce	 jar
Bananas	¼ jar
Peaches	 jar (5 tbsp)
Pears	 jar (5 tbsp)
Plums	 jar (5 tbsp)
Prunes	 jar (5 tbsp)
"Junior" jar=7.75 oz. (220 g)

List 4: Meat exchanges for diabetic infants
Strained egg yolk	1 jar
Strained chicken	½ jar
Ham	½ jar
Lamb	½ jar
Beef	½ jar
Pork	½ jar
(Above also must count 1 fat)
1 jar=3.33 oz. (94 g)
Junior chicken
Ham	½ jar
Lamb	½ jar
Beef	½ jar
Pork	½ jar
Meat sticks	½ jar
1 jar=3.5 oz. (99 g)
Strained carrots	1 jar
Beets	½ jar
Creamed spinach	1 jar
Green beans	1 jar
Squash	1 jar
Peas	1 jar
"Strained" jar=4.5 oz.
(128 g)
Junior carrots	½ jar
Creamed spinach	½ jar
Green beans	½ jar
 quash	½ jar
"Junior" jar=7.5 oz. (213 g)

List 6: Multiple exchanges for diabetic infants
Strained beef with egg	1 jar=½ bread ½ meat
noodles
and vegetables
Cereal and egg yolk	1 jar=½ bread ½ meat
Chicken and noodles	1 jar=½ bread ½ meat
Vegetables and chicken	1 jar=½ bread ½ meat
Macaroni and cheese	1 jar=1 fruit ½ meat
High meat diners	1 jar=1 meat ½ bread
"Strained" jar=4.5 oz. (128 g)
Junior beef with egg	1 jar=1 bread ½ meat
noodles
Cereal and egg yolk	1 jar=1 bread 1 fat
Chicken and vegetables	1 jar=1 bread ½ meat
Vegetables and chicken	1 jar=1 bread ½ meat
Macaroni and cheese	1 jar=1 bread ½ meat
"Junior" jar=7.5 oz. (213 g)

From Kohler, E.: Baby food exchanges and feeding the diabetic infant. Diabetes Care 3:553-556, 1980. Reproduced with permission from The American Diabetes Association, Inc.
*One 8-oz cup = 160 cal.
†Add 1 fat exchange
‡Each item is 1 bread exchange (68 cal).
§Each item is 1 fruit exchange (40 cal).
Each item is 1 meat exchange (73 cal).
¶Each item is 1 vegetable B exchange (36 cal).