A woman confides to the nurse that she has pica. What alternative could the nurse suggest to the patient?
1. Replace laundry starch with salt.
2. Replace ice with frozen fruit pops.
3. Replace soap with cream cheese.
4. Replace soil with uncooked pie crust.
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Rationale 1: Replacing laundry starch with salt is not an appropriate substitute. High levels of salt can lead to elevated blood pressure and fluid retention.
Rationale 2: Fruit juice, although often high in sugar, provides vitamins.
Rationale 3: Substituting soap with cream cheese is not appropriate, as cream cheese is high in fat.
Rationale 4: Replacing soil with uncooked pie crust is not appropriate, as pie crust is high in fat.
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