A nurse is evaluating the diet plan of a breastfeeding mother, and determines that her intake of fruits and vegetables is inadequate. The nurse explains that the nutritional composition of the mother's breast milk can be adversely affected by this nutritional inadequacy. Which strategy should the nurse recommend to the mother?

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Providing a newborn with supplements would be the best strategy to ensure their nutritional needs are met if the mother's breast milk is lacking in nutrients due to a poor maternal diet. Stopping breastfeeding would deprive the newborn of the many benefits of breast milk, and offering whole or skim milk would not provide the specific nutrients that breast milk does.

A Nurse Is Evaluating the Diet Plan of a Breastfeeding