As a postoperative cholecystectomy client completes tomorrow’s dinner menu, the nurse knows that one of the following meal choices will best provide the essential vitamin(s) necessary for proper tissue healing?
A.
Liver, white rice, spinach, tossed salad, custard pudding
B.
Fish fillet, carrots, mashed potatoes, butterscotch pudding
C.
Roast chicken, gelatin with sliced fruit
D.
Chicken breast fillet in tomato sauce, potatoes, mustard greens, orange and strawberry slices
(A) This meal choice provides more of the vitamins A, D, and K than of vitamin C. (B) This meal choice provides more of the vitamins A, B12, and D than of vitamin C. (C) This meal choice provides more of the vitamins A, B1 (thiamine), niacin, and microminerals than of vitamin C. (D) This meal choice provides foods rich in vitamin C, which are essential in tissue healing.
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