Meat Exchanges
(each exchange contains approximately 55 calories).
Lean Meat
BEEF: baby beef (very lean), chipped beef, chuck, flank steak, tenderloin, plate ribs, plate skirt steak, round (bottom, top), all cuts rump, spare ribs, tripe 1 oz.
LAMB: leg, rib, sirloin, loin (roast & chops), shank, shoulder 1 oz.
PORK: leg (whole rump, center shank), ham, smoked (center slices) 1 oz.
VEAL: leg, loin, rib, shank, shoulder cutlets 1 oz.
POULTRY: meat without skin of chicken, turkey, Cornish hen, Guinea hen, pheasant 1 oz.
FISH: any fresh or frozen 1 oz.
Canned salmon, tuna, mackerel, crab & lobster 1/4 cup
Clams, oysters, scallops, shrimp 5 or 2 oz.
Sardines, drained 2
Cheeses containing less than 5% butterfat 1 oz.
Cottage cheese, dry & 2% butterfat 1/4 cup
Dried beans and peas (omit 1 bread exchange) 1/2 cup
Medium-Fat Meat (for each exch. used, omit 1/2 fat exch.)
BEEF: ground (15% fat), corned beef (canned), rib eye, round (ground commercial) 1 oz.
PORK: Loin (all cuts tenderloin), shoulder arm (picnic), shoulder blade, Boston butt, Canadian bacon, boiled ham 1 oz.
Liver, heart, kidney and sweetbreads 1 oz.
Cottage cheese, creamed 1/4 cup
CHEESE: mozzarella, ricotta, farmer's cheese, Neufchatel 1 oz.
Parmesan 3 Tbsp
Egg 1
Peanut butter (omit 2 additional fat exchanges) 2 Tbsp
High-Fat Meat (for each exchange used, omit 1 fat exch.)
BEEF: brisket, corned beef (brisket), ground beef (more than 20% fat), hamburger (commercial), chuck (ground commercial), roasts (rib), steaks (club and rib) 1 oz.
LAMB: breast 1 oz.
PORK: spare ribs, loin (back ribs), pork (ground), country style ham, deviled ham 1 oz.
VEAL: breast 1 oz.
POULTRY: capon, duck (domestic), goose 1 oz.
CHEESE: cheddar types 1 oz.
Cold cuts 4-1/2" x 1/8" slice
Frankfurter 1 small


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