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Completing the Exchanges tab

The Exchanges tab contains different fields that allow you to select specific exchanges when you add, create or customize foods. Foods in each exchange category contain approximately the same amount of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and calories per serving.

If you open a Axxya Systems food, the fields will automatically be filled with the appropriate information.

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You must select a food classification on the General tab to establish the default exchange categories for the food. A food classification is required to use the Default and Calculate buttons.

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Defaults are meant to assist you with calculations. They are suggestions that may not be accurate for a particular food.

To use the Exchanges tab after opening or adding a food, follow these steps:

  1. Determine the appropriate exchange categories. Use one of the following two methods for assigning exchange categories:
    • Click the check boxes next to the appropriate exchange categories. A check mark appears in the box next to each selection.
    • Click . Axxya Systems exchange categories appear based on the food classification chosen for this food. A check mark appears in the box next to each selection.
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Default clears all previously chosen entries and replaces them with Axxya Systems default entries.

  1. Select additional exchange categories or clear categories as necessary. A check mark appears in the box next to each selected category.
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Single source foods have only one exchange assigned, but may also have fat or sugar selected as a second exchange. Combination foods may have a maximum of four exchanges selected, one being fat or sugar. (If there are four exchanges, the fourth must be fat or sugar.)

  1. Assign exchange values in one of the following two ways:
    • Type the exchange values manually in the Value field.
    • Click . The calculated exchanges appear in the Value field for the appropriate exchange category selections.
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If more information is needed to perform the calculation, a dialog box appears with a message indicating what missing information is required.

  1. Modify exchange values as necessary by typing the desired value in the appropriate Value field.
  2. To reorder the items and recalculate the exchanges, follow these steps:

a. Click or to move the item higher or lower on the list.

b. Click .

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The order in which the groups are listed determines how the exchanges are calculated for combination foods.

  1. Save changes. If the food is a Axxya Systems food, you will be prompted to make a custom copy of the food with your changes.