The nurse has been providing nutritional guidance to the parents of an 18-month-old. The comment by a parent that would prompt the nurse to provide the parent with further education is:
1. "We allow our child to drink only pasteurized apple cider."
2. "We take the meat out of the freezer, and then allow it to thaw on the counter for two to three hours before cooking it thoroughly."
3. "We always wash our hands well before any food preparation."
4. "We use separate utensils for preparing raw meat and preparing fruits, vegetables, and other foods."
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Rationale:
1. Not serving unpasteurized apple cider helps prevent infection with foodborne pathogens.
2. Frozen meat should be thawed in the refrigerator prior to cooking. Allowing meat to sit out on a counter can cause the bacteria counts to increase quickly, and cooking the meat might not effectively destroy all of the bacteria.
3. Washing hands helps prevent infection with foodborne pathogens.
4. Using separate utensils for preparing raw meat and preparing fruits, vegetables, and other foods helps prevent infection with foodborne pathogens.
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