The practical nurse (PN) is reinforcing dietary information with a young adult client who is diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia after voluntarily starting a lacto-vegetarian diet. Which nutrients should the PN suggest this client eat to best meet the nutritional needs while adhering to a lacto-vegetarian diet?

Combine several legumes and grains such as beans and rice to form complete proteins.

Drink whole milk instead of skim milk to enhance the body's production of amino acids.

Increase the amounts of dark yellow vegetables such as carrots to fortify iron stores.

Take vitamin K 10 mg PO daily to enhance production of red blood cells (RBC).