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Foods for Occasional Use
Moderate amounts of some foods can be used in your meal plan, in spite of their sugar or fat content, as long as you can maintain blood-glucose control. The following list includes average exchange values for some of these foods. Because they are concentrated sources of carbohydrate, you will notice that the portion sizes are very small. Check with your dietitian for advice on how often and when you can eat them.
| Food | Amount | Exchanges |
| Angel-food cake | 1/12 cake | 2 starches |
| Cake, no icing | 1/12 cake (3-in. square) | 2 starches, 2 fats |
| Cookies | 2 small (1 3/4 in. across) | 2 starches, 1 fat |
| Frozen fruit yogurt | 1/3 cup | 1 starch |
| Gingersnaps | 3 | 1 starch |
| Granola | 1/4 cup | 1 starch, 1 fat |
| Granola bars | 1 small | 1 starch, 1 fat |
| Ice cream, any flavor | 1/2 cup | 1 starch, 2 fats |
| Ice milk, any flavor | 1/2 cup | 1 starch, 1 fat |
| Sherbet, any flavor | 1/4 cup | 1 starch |
| ‡Snack chips, all varieties | 1 oz | 1 starch, 2 fats |
| Vanilla wafers | 6 small | 1 starch, 2 fats |
| ‡=If more than one serving is eaten, these foods have 400mg or more of sodium. | ||