Practice Question
A nurse is selecting food items for a client who follows a lacto-vegetarian diet. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the meal?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Cheese
Rationale:
🔷A lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but excludes meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs.
🔷Cheese is an acceptable protein source for someone following this diet.
🔷In contrast, shrimp and hamburgers are animal flesh and not permitted, and eggs are excluded in lacto-vegetarianism but allowed in lacto-ovo-vegetarianism.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Nutrition
- Answer Choices: 4