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Thinking About Weaning
3 Months

Phe Exchanges

What are phe exchanges?

A phe exchange is an amount of food that provides 1g of natural protein.

 

1g protein = 50mg of phe. 

 

Therefore: 1 phe exchange = 1g protein/50mg phe.

When your baby is weaning, phe exchanges are introduced to replace the phe that is naturally found in breast milk or standard infant formula. As these phe exchanges are introduced, the amount of breast milk or standard infant formula will gradually decrease. 

Your dietitian will discuss with you how to measure or calculate the amount of food that provides 1 phe exchange. You can also refer to the information on calculating exchanges in the ‘Interpreting food labels’ section of this portal to help you.

Examples of 1 phe exchange portions

Kale 

kale

35g = 1 exchange

 

Potatoes 

potatoes

80g = 1 exchange 

 

Peas 

peas

25g = 1 exchange 

 

Cauliflower 

cauliflower

60g = 1 exchange 

 

Spinach 

spinach

25g = 1 exchange 

 

Broccoli 

broccoli

60g = 1 exchange 

 

Asparagus 

asparagus

60g = 1 exchange 

 

Weetabix or Porridge Oats 

bowl of weetabix or oats

10g = 1 exchange 

 

 

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