A client is undergoing radiation therapy as treatment for lung cancer and has developed esophagitis. Which is the best diet selection for this client?
a. Spaghetti with meat sauce, ice cream
b. Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast
c. Omelet, whole wheat bread
d. Pasta salad, custard, orange juice
C
Side effects of radiation therapy may include inflammation of the esophagus. Clients should be taught that bland, soft, high-calorie foods are best, along with liquid nutritional supplements. Tomato sauce may prove too spicy for a client with esophagitis. Toast is too difficult to swallow with this condition, and orange juice and other foods with citric acid are too caustic.
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