Fat Exchange List

Fat Exchange List

Unsaturated Fats

Avocado 1/8 medium
Margarine: Stick or Tub 1 tsp.
Margarine, lower-fat 1 tbsp.
Mayonnaise 1 tsp.
Mayonnaise, Reduced- Calorie 1 tbsp.
Nuts and Seeds
Almonds, Dry Roasted
Cashews, Dry Roasted
6 whole
1 tbsp.
Pecans 2 Whole or 4 Halves
Peanuts 20 small or 10 large
Walnuts 2 whole
Other Nuts 1 tbsp.
Seeds, Pine Nuts, Sunflower (Without Shells), Pumpkin, and Sesame Seeds 1 tbsp.
Tahini paste 2 tsp.
Oil (Corn, Cottonseed, Safflower,
Soybean, Sunflower, Olive, Peanut)
1 tsp.
Olives 10 small or 8 large
Salad Dressing, Mayonnaise- type 2 tsp.
Salad Dressing, Mayonnaise-type, Reduce Calorie 1 tbsp.
Salad Dressing, Reduced- Calorie 2 tbsp.
Salad Dressing (Oil Varieties)
(Two tablespoons of low-calorie salad dressing is a free food)
1 tbsp.

Saturated Fats

Butter, Stick 1tsp.
Butter, Whipped 1 tsp.
Butter, Reduced-Fat 2 tsp.
Bacon 1 slice
Chitterlings 1/2 oz (2 tbsp.)
Coconut, Shredded 2 tbsp.
Coffee Whitener, Liquid 2 tbsp.
Coffee Whitener, Powder 4 tsp.
Cream (Light, Coffee, Table) 2 tbsp.
Cream, Half and Half 2tbsp.
Cream, Sour 2 tbsp.