$\text { Table } 3$ -John, a 52-Year-Old Construction Worker, Was Recently Diagnosed with Diverticular

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$\text { Table } 3$
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Food }&\begin{array}{c}\text { Serving } \\\text { Size }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Insoluble } \\\text { Fiber }(\mathrm{g}) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Soluble } \\\text { Fiber }(\mathrm{g}) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total Dietary } \\\text { Fiber }(\mathrm{g}) \end{array} \\\hline \text { Orange } & 1 \text { medium } & 0.7 & 1.3 & 2.0 \\\hline \text { All-Bran(B) cereal } & 1 / 2 \text { cup } & 7.6 & 1.4 & 9.0 \\\hline \text { Oat bran } & 1 / 2 \mathrm{cup} & 2.2 & 2.2 & 4.4 \\\hline \text { Cornflakes(B) cereal } & 1 \text { cup } & 0.5 & 0 & 0.5 \\\hline \text { Whole-wheat bread } & 1 \text { slice } & 1.1 & 0.3 & 1.4 \\\hline \text { White bread } & 1 \text { slice } & 0.1 & 0.3 & 0.4 \\\hline \text { Fiber supplement } & 1 \text { tablespoon } & 0.6 & 2.4 & 3.0\\\hline\end{array}$
-John, a 52-year-old construction worker, was recently diagnosed with diverticular disease.How could his breakfasimproved to increase his fiber intake to aone-third orequirement? His usual John, a 52-year-old construction worker, was recently diagnosed with diverticular disease. How could his breakfast be improved to increase his fiber intake to at least one-third of his daily requirement? His usual breakfast consists of: 1 cup of orange juice, 1 cup of Cornflakes with 1 cup whole milk, 2 slices white toast with 2 tsp margarine and 2 tsp strawberry jelly, and 1 cup coffee with cream and 2 tsp sugar. (Refer to Table 3.)

• A) Replace the whole milk with 1% milk and replace the orange juice with 1 medium orange
• B) Replace the 2 slices of white toast with whole-wheat bread and replace the orange juice with 1 medium orange
• C) Replace the Cornflakes with All-Bran Cereal and the white bread with whole-wheat bread.
• D) In addition to the changes recommended in “choice c,” John will need to take a fiber supplement to achieve one-third of his daily requirements at breakfast because his fiber needs are so high.