A nurse is educating a client on low-sodium diet options. Which of the following statements by the client indicate that teaching has been successful?
A) "I am okay to eat any product that says it is light in sodium."
B) "Products that indicate they are very low sodium only have 5 mg of sodium."
C) "Drinking diet ginger ale is a lower sodium option to regular ginger ale."
D) "Drinking unsweetened tea is a low-sodium beverage choice."
D) "Drinking unsweetened tea is a low-sodium beverage choice."
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