NCLEX 2026 DIET AND SOURCES OF MINERALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Folic acid
green leafy vegetables, liver, beef, fish, legumes, grapefruit, oranges
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
pork
nuts
whole-grain cereals
legumes
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
milk
lean meats
fish
grains
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
meats, fish, poultry, beans, peanuts, grains
,Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
yeast
corn
meat
poultry
fish
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
meat, liver
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
citrus fruits, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage
Vitamin A
dairy products, fish, liver, green or orange vegetables, fruits
A DAIRY farmer went FISHING with LIVERS
the FISH was GREEN and ORANGE like veggies.
Then the farmer ate a piece of FRUIT
,Vitamin D
fortified milk, fish oils, most cereals
Vitamin E
vegetable oils and products made with vegetable oil (margarine and salad dressing), fruits,
vegetables, grains, nuts (almonds and hazelnuts). seeds (sunflower seeds), and fortified cereals
Vitamin K
Green leafy and cruciferous vegetables such as: turnip greens, spinach, cauliflower, cabbage and
broccoli
Certain vegetable oils: soybean oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil and olive oil
Calcium
dairy products, tofu, green leafy vegetables, salmon and sardines, almonds, Brazil nuts,
sunflower seeds, tahini, dried beans and blackstrap molasses
Chloride
Salt
, Iron
Dried beans
Dried fruits
egg yolks
iron-fortified cereals
liver
meat (especially lean meat and poultry)
oysters
salmon
tuna
whole grains
Magnesium
Dark leafy green vegetables
fruits (bananas, apricots, avocados)
Nuts (almonds and cashews)
Peas and beans (legumes)
seeds
soy products (soy flour and tofu)
whole grains (brown rice and millet)
Milk
Phosphorus
Seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, squash)
ANSWERS
Folic acid
green leafy vegetables, liver, beef, fish, legumes, grapefruit, oranges
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
pork
nuts
whole-grain cereals
legumes
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
milk
lean meats
fish
grains
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
meats, fish, poultry, beans, peanuts, grains
,Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
yeast
corn
meat
poultry
fish
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
meat, liver
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
citrus fruits, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage
Vitamin A
dairy products, fish, liver, green or orange vegetables, fruits
A DAIRY farmer went FISHING with LIVERS
the FISH was GREEN and ORANGE like veggies.
Then the farmer ate a piece of FRUIT
,Vitamin D
fortified milk, fish oils, most cereals
Vitamin E
vegetable oils and products made with vegetable oil (margarine and salad dressing), fruits,
vegetables, grains, nuts (almonds and hazelnuts). seeds (sunflower seeds), and fortified cereals
Vitamin K
Green leafy and cruciferous vegetables such as: turnip greens, spinach, cauliflower, cabbage and
broccoli
Certain vegetable oils: soybean oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil and olive oil
Calcium
dairy products, tofu, green leafy vegetables, salmon and sardines, almonds, Brazil nuts,
sunflower seeds, tahini, dried beans and blackstrap molasses
Chloride
Salt
, Iron
Dried beans
Dried fruits
egg yolks
iron-fortified cereals
liver
meat (especially lean meat and poultry)
oysters
salmon
tuna
whole grains
Magnesium
Dark leafy green vegetables
fruits (bananas, apricots, avocados)
Nuts (almonds and cashews)
Peas and beans (legumes)
seeds
soy products (soy flour and tofu)
whole grains (brown rice and millet)
Milk
Phosphorus
Seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, squash)
