A Client Care Module: Commonly Prescribed Diets

For a healthy diet, half your plate should be filled with protein.

The USDA suggests eating a dark green vegetable at every meal.

Eating a high fiber diet helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

The purpose of the renal diet is to exercise the kidneys by making them work hard.

Your client has an order for honey thick liquids. However, he reports he does not like his coffee thickened this way. You should:

Clients on a diabetic diet can eat whenever they want, as long as they avoid sugar.

The client on a low sodium diet should eat:

Anyone who is overweight and wants to slim down should consider weight loss surgery.

When shopping for a client on a low sodium diet, only buy what the client requests even if it is not a low sodium item. The client is always right.

The client on a therapeutic diet is not allowed to snack between meals, even if the snack follows the rules of their diet.

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