People from different regions, cultures and traditions have
different food choices. Some follow a vegetarian diet while some
are non vegetarian.
The nurse should provide following teachings:
The nurse should educate the patient about merits and demerits
of vegetarian diet.
Nurse should educate the pateint that Vegetarian diet lacks meat,
fish, chicken and egg in their diet which are rich sources of
protein. The patient should include some vegetarian options such as
soyabean, pulses and legumes which are rich sources of
protein.
The nurse should also educate the patient that vegetarian diet
lacks vitamin B12. The patient should eat ample amount of green
leafy vegetables and fruits to make sure he takes sufficient amount
of B12.
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