Archive for the 'Crack the Coconut' Category

A Cloudy Forecast for the Sunshine Vitamin

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

I posted this one week ago, and received a comment questioning the 200 IU Vitamin D recommendation that I quoted.  Oops, I was a little careless.  So after some additional research, I’m revising this post.  Tonight my roommate (also a Tufts dietetic intern) and I just raided our fridge and compared our yogurt, milk and vitamin [...]

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Fast Food, Junk Food…What’s the difference?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Question: I want to know all about junk food, especially about what food is considered junk food.  Is food that contains lots of coconut milk considered as junk food, although it’s not fast food?  Is fast food the same as junk food? Short Answer: Nope.  Although “fast food” and “junk food” have come to mean “unhealthy [...]

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Coconut Crumbs

Blogging a trail through my experiences as a dietetic intern and nutrition graduate student. I plan to crack open the shell, dig out the meat, slurp the juice, and scatter the crumbs. Follow my trail as I munch my way through life!