The client identifies a daily diet regularly consisting of two glasses of skim milk, 1 cup of yogurt, two servings of meat or poultry, five servings of vegetables, three servings of fruit, and four servings of bread, cereal, pasta, and/or rice
What suggestions for change should the nurse make for this client to ensure that the client meets the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as an acceptable "guideline" for dietary intake? A. No suggestions are needed; the stated diet meets recommendations.
B. Increase bread, cereal, pasta, and/or rice.
C. Decrease vegetables.
D. Increase fruit.
B
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend 6 to 11 servings each day from the bread, ce-real, pasta, and rice group.
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A) True B) False
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