Who prepares the meals? This person may need nutritional counseling. Do you have enough food to eat? Be aware that pride and an unwillingness to admit inability to afford an adequate diet may prevent some clients and families from a nswering this question. For hospitalized clients, it may be more useful to ask the c lient to compare the size of the meals they are served in the hospital with the size of meals they normally eat. How much alcohol do you consume daily? Risk begins at more than one drink daily for women and more than two drinks daily for men.