Question: What is the best method for calculating diabetic exchanges of mixed foods such as chicken pot pie or vegetable beef soup? Could you please share the steps to this process? Thanks!
Heather: This can be quite challenging. In fact, many diabetes educators recommend carbohydrate counting over exchange lists because determining the number of exchanges in combination foods can be difficult. However, I think exchange lists can be a great method for monitoring intake when utilized...
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