Which menu is best suited for a patient with acute mania?
a. Roast beef, green beans, pudding with whipped cream
b. Broiled chicken breast on a roll, ear of corn, apple
c. Beef and vegetable stew, roll, strawberry gelatin
d. Spaghetti and meatballs, salad, banana
B
These foods provide adequate nutrition and are finger foods that the hyperactive patient could "eat on the run.". The foods listed in the other options cannot be eaten without utensils.
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