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a client who is vegetarian talks with the nurse about eating complementary proteins. which combination of foods will the nurse identify that complement each other?
milk and peas
cashews and peanuts
sunflower seeds sprinkled on yogurt
navy beans and whole wheat bread
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Explanation:

Complementary proteins are two or more incomplete protein sources that, when eaten in combination (at the same meal or during the day), compensate for each other’s lack of amino acids. Navy beans are low in the amino acid methionine but high in lysine. Whole - wheat bread is low in lysine but high in methionine. Together, they provide a complete protein.
Milk is a complete protein on its own, so combining it with peas (which is also not a complete protein but not complementary in the right way as milk is already complete) is not the best example. Cashews and peanuts are both nuts and have a somewhat similar amino - acid profile, so they are not complementary. Yogurt is a complete protein (like milk), and sunflower seeds, while a good source of protein, do not complement yogurt in the sense of making a complementary protein pair as yogurt is already complete.

Answer:

navy beans and whole wheat bread