OKay look at the amount of carbs in the potato salad. You will find that the potato salad isn’t only fat but also has starch.
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Harriet said some things you have to go with the flow and plan and somethings can be lightened.
Below is the recipe (with egg) I used to convert to exchanges.
Potato salad with egg:
http://tracker.diabetes.org/explore/1765/There is 179 calories in ½ cup. Of those calories, 92 are from fat. So start with the fat 92 calories = 2 fat. Subtract 92 calories from 179 calories and you get 87 calories or 1 starch.
Here is another one:
Mustard type potato salad:
http://tracker.diabetes.org/explore/1766/There are 180 calories in ½ cup. Of those calories 54 are fat. Which would give you 1.25 fat but round to 1.5 fat. 180 calories minus 54 calories leaves 125 calories or 1.5 starch.
The potato salad I make (without the pickle relish) is:
http://www.hellmanns.us/recipe_detail.a ... &Version=1If you convert it you will come up with 1 starch and 4 fat for the original recipe. But because of the other flavors in the recipe I mix light mayo or cut back to ½ cup which brings the fat numbers to 1 or 2.
Here is a macaroni one:
http://tracker.diabetes.org/explore/3997/It is 1.5 starch and 1.5 fat
Here is another one (make sure you are sitting down):
http://tracker.diabetes.org/explore/3879/It is 2 starch and 4 fat.
My macaroni is Hellman’s with a mix of light and regular.
I make Hellman’s coleslaw. I make it just like the recipe says with no changes. It is one my dmom always made. I just can’t change it, It isn’t the same so I will only have it when I have company or I’m taking coleslaw to a carry in. That way I can have my one serving and give the rest away. I also plan my menu before and the day of to help make up some of the fat.
One tablespoon of the honey mustard salad dressing is 1 fat.
The hash browns can be high in fat or low in fat. If you order them out then more fat than starch. I you are making them at home and can control the amount of fat added to the cooking then it is more starch and very little fat.
I hope all this is clearer than mud.
If I didn’t explain something enough just ask and I’ll do it differently.