A nurse teaching a patient about a tyramine-restricted diet would approve a meal consisting of:
a. mashed potatoes, ground beef patty, corn, green beans, and apple pie
b. avocado salad, ham, creamed potatoes, asparagus, and chocolate cake
c. noodles with cheddar cheese sauce, sausage, lettuce salad, and yeast rolls
d. macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, banana bread, and caffeinated coffee
A
Mashed potatoes, ground beef, most vegetables, and apple pie contain little or no tyramine and should be safe. The other meals contain various amounts of tyramine-rich foods or foods that contain vasopressors: avocados, ripe bananas (banana bread), sausages/hot dogs, smoked or aged meat (ham), cheese, yeast, caffeine drinks, and chocolate.
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