I often eat while at my computer. There are walnut crumbs nestled between my keys, raisin essence stuck to my mouse, and a smear of watermelon juice across my screen. I've taken to stretching a piece of plastic wrap over my keyboard to prevent my keys from gumming up and sticking in the down position.
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Right now I'm eating cantaloupe, that same cantaloupe you see up there. Mmmm, I got to say, this is one fine melon. So fine I ran its numbers too, out of curiosity. (See right for nutrients in one cup, cubed.)
If a 54 calorie serving can pack 108% of the DRI for vitamin A (mostly cancer-fighting carotenoids), and 98% for vitamin C, well count me as a cube consumer.
Sadly the Dietary Reference Intake for vitamin C is only 60 mg. So 98% of 60 mg. probably doesn't qualify as "packing". Still, Flintstones Chewables only offer 50 mg, and Centrum only 60 mg. I think I'll stick with a cup of cubed cantaloupe for my 60 mg., thank you. I'm not in the mood for FD&C blue #2, FD&C red #3, and FD&C yellow #6 at the moment.
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