RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 180 of 2368

A client who follows a vegetarian diet asks how to get complete proteins. Which meal plan should the nurse recommend?

  1. Grains eaten alone at each meal
  2. Grains eaten together with legumes
  3. Peanut butter eaten alone at each meal
  4. Seeds eaten alone at each meal
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Correct answer: Grains eaten together with legumes

Incomplete proteins from plants must be combined. Grains with legumes, or nuts and seeds with legumes, form complete proteins.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Nutrition: PROTEINS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026