When teaching the parents of a child with phenylketonuria, the nurse would instruct them to include which food in the child's diet?
A) Milk
B) Oranges
C) Meat
D) Eggs
Ans: B
Foods that contain phenylalanine are to be avoided. These include milk, meat, and eggs. Foods such as oranges would be allowed.
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