Developing a food exchange list for Middle Eastern appetisers and desserts commonly consumed in Jordan

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-26

  Bawadi, Hiba A ^a   Al Shwaiyat, Naseem M ^a   Tayyem, Reema F ^b   Mekary, Rania ^c   Tuuri, Georgianna ^d  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food exchange list; Jordanian cuisine; Middle Eastern food

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951639313     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2008.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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