You Are Performing a Nutritional Assessment Through Direct Observation

You are performing a nutritional assessment through direct observation. The patient was given a half cup of mashed potatoes, a hamburger on a bun, and a half cup of string beans. He eats a quarter cup of the mashed potatoes, all of the hamburger, and all of the string beans. What would you document?

A) Patient ate 90% of his meal.
B) Patient ate greater than 80% of his meal.
C) Patient ate less than 75% of his meal.
D) Patient ate 50% of his meal.