Jan 20, 2020 · Quick pause. “Green coconut cake?” Was the dessert having a real moment in 1968? What was so bad about it? Also, strawberries? Cherries? What’s the verdict on those? We have so …

May 16, 2019 · Then: New moms weren’t allowed to eat chocolate candy, raw apples, cabbage, nuts, strawberries, cherries, onions, or "green coconut cake." Now: While some of these guidelines made …

Oct 7, 2023 · Also, new moms had to adhere to a long list of forbidden foods. "DO NOT EAT CHOCOLATE CANDY, RAW APPLE, CABBAGE, NUTS, STRAWBERRIES, CHERRIES, ONIONS, …

Apr 1, 2019 · Foods like: Chocolate, candy, raw apple, cabbage, nuts, strawberries, cherries, onions, and — of all things — green coconut cake. (Can somebody help me out here, 'cause I'm honestly …

Mar 31, 2019 · Here’s what they prohibited new moms from snacking on back in 1968: chocolate candy, raw apples, cabbage, nuts, strawberries, cherries, onions, or green coconut cake. Regular ol’ brown …

Jan 2, 2022 · Angel food cake (or vanilla cake) with 7 minute frosting dyed green with coconut shavings sprinkled on. My mom grew up in the south and that was the staple birthday cake for her family

If the green coconut cake looked like this, I definitely wouldn’t want to eat it! But the food instructions may have been onto something, or may be just as silly as what we do today. Cabbage may reduce …

Instructions for new moms from 1968. These made me . I’m thankful postpartum care has made some changes since then.

Apr 17, 2019 · Mom and baby in hospital / Flickr Another strange rule… a list of foods the new mother should not eat. There isn’t an explanation. Can anyone tell us why new moms were told to avoid this …

Feb 7, 2020 · According to this list, new moms who are breastfeeding should avoid something called “green cocoanut cake” at all costs.