The nurse is instructing a patient diagnosed with AIDS regarding food choices that will increase caloric intake. Which meal choice would indicate that the patient understands the dietary instruction?
1. Spaghetti and meat sauce, raisin salad, whole-grain roll with butter, vanilla milkshake (with Ensure), and a piece of pecan pie
2. Baked chicken (thigh), cabbage, small green salad, slice of white bread, dried prunes, and a soda
3. Red beans and rice, slaw, tomato, crackers, chocolate pudding, and iced tea
4. Vegetable soup, small piece of cornbread, banana pudding, and water
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Rationale 1: A high-protein, high-kilocalorie diet provides the necessary nutrients to meet metabolic and tissue healing needs. This meal provides more calories than do the other choices.
Rationale 2: A high-protein, high-kilocalorie diet provides the necessary nutrients to meet metabolic and tissue healing needs. This meal does not provide the highest protein and calorie intake.
Rationale 3: A high-protein, high-kilocalorie diet provides the necessary nutrients to meet metabolic and tissue healing needs. This meal does not provide the highest protein and calorie intake.
Rationale 4: A high-protein, high-kilocalorie diet provides the necessary nutrients to meet metabolic and tissue healing needs. This meal may provide the least protein and the fewest calories.
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