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Daily Carb (Exchange) Counter — Prescribed Caloric Diet BETA TESTING

Build a whole day (or one meal) using exchange lists. Choose a prescribed calorie level (1800/2000/2200/2400), add foods by exchange group, assign them to meals, adjust servings, and copy a clean summary to the clipboard.

1) Build your day

Targets update based on the Perinatology exchange table.
Switch view to edit a single meal, or build across the entire day.
Filters options in all food dropdowns.
“Save/Load” uses localStorage (this device/browser only).
How counting works (quick)
  • Starch: 1 exchange ≈ 15 g carbohydrate, ~80 kcal. “Prepared with fat” items add +1 fat exchange per serving.
  • Fruit: 1 exchange ≈ 15 g carbohydrate, ~60 kcal.
  • Vegetable: 1 exchange ≈ 5 g carbohydrate, ~25 kcal.
  • Milk: 1 exchange ≈ 12 g carbohydrate + 8 g protein; calories vary by type.
  • Protein: lean/medium/high-fat protein exchanges use common exchange macros.
  • Fat: 1 exchange ≈ 5 g fat, ~45 kcal.
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