The traditional diet of Asian women includes little meat or dairy products and may be low in calcium and iron. The nurse can help a client increase her intake of these foods by:
a. Emphasizing the need for increased milk intake during pregnancy.
b. Suggesting she eat more "hot" foods during pregnancy.
c. Telling her husband that she must increase her intake of fruits and vegetables for the baby's sake.
d. Suggesting she eat more tofu, bok choy, and broccoli.
D
The diet should be improved by increasing foods acceptable to the woman. These foods are common in the Asian diet and are good sources of calcium and iron.
Since milk products are not part of this woman's diet, it should be respected and other alter-natives offered. Also, lactose intolerance is common.
Pregnancy is considered "hot"; therefore, the woman would eat "cold" foods.
Fruits and vegetables are "cold" foods and included in the diet. In the family dynamics, however, the husband does not dictate to the wife in this culture.
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