Exchange Diets

Originally developed to help people with diabetes and other chronic illnesses, the diabetic exchange diet system used in the PersonalDiets™ has been modified and made simpler and more flexible for those with weight loss/management or healthy diet needs. This system is based on a completely balanced diet. It is both sensible and designed to fit your lifestyle and eating preferences so it many find it quite easy to follow for long periods of time because of its flexibility. 

The exchange system tools we've developed allows you to easily monitor what and how much you eat so that you get the right balance of foods whether you want to lose weight or simply eat well to optimize your health. Rather than counting calories, portion sizes and the types of foods to choose are planned so that protein, fat, and carbohydrate calories stay in proper balance. This is a flexible system that anyone can use and PersonalDiets™ exclusive exchange system makes it much easier to plan and prepare meals.

How do PersonalDiets™ differ from other Exchange Diets?   The number of exchanges of a certain type of food is determined by the number of calories you need daily. Because we all have different energy needs and each individual has different height, weight, energy expenditure and specific health and fitness goals, a dietitian will calculate your energy requirements and base your exchanges on those calorie needs as well as consider your  weight loss requirements. Besides offering tables that are typical of exchange diets with exchange values for many typical foods eaten PersonalDiets™ also offers Plan-A-Meal™ - an online diet program that eliminates the need for tables and makes exchanging foods and tracking your diet far easier yet.  So, when you get your PersonalDiets™ plan you'll not only have traditional eating guidelines that you can use offline - but you'll also be able to make substitutions for virtually all foods more easily than other exchange diets or other diets.  Therefore with PersonalDiets™ it's far easier to use exchanges; whether you use convenience or frozen foods, prepackaged foods, dine out in restaurant or eat fast foods - or choose whole foods we all eat dieting it is now easier to accomplish with dietitian oversight & the programming (Plan-A-Meal™) with your PersonalDiets™ plan.

Do you have diabetes?
If you have diabetes (or prediabetes), reaching a healthy body weight and getting the right balance of foods can really help. Since getting great blood sugar control  is so important, our Personal Dietitians recommend and encourage all those with diabetes to fine tune diet and exercise by working with a local diabetes educator (aka CDE) and local physician as well, who can monitor and change your food and exercise based upon your individual blood sugar patterns and other medical information - this is not something you should do without the help of your local diabetes experts and we cannot provide this level of help through the internet!

Could you benefit from an exchange diet custom designed for you - for weight loss, diabetes or other health issues? Get a diet solution and start achieving your weight goals with PersonalDiets™.  Our dietitian's custom diets & online weight loss programs are conveniently available from your home or office. Each of the custom designed dietitian designed diet plan are planned personally to fit your needs, each program includes support from the dietitian that created your diet.  Plans offer you complete dietary exchange information and Plan-A-Meal to simplify your diet.  Do it yourself or give our 3-month trial membership a try; it's worked for thousands of others just like you! 

See A Sample of PersonalDiets™