Problem: Article: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics works with a company called D&D Digital to match DPD program graduates with internships. You'll be able to find available internships through the D&D websites. Search for those internships first so you know what's expected during the application process for each of them. The competition for Dietetic Internships (DIs) is fierce only half of the people who apply for one get it. The minimum GPA for most DIs is 3.0, but the higher your GPA, the more competitive you'll be. Some DI programs require that you take the GRE before applying for the internship. The minimum required GRE score will vary from internship to internship, so make sure you check with the internship you want. The higher the score, the better. The GRE costs about $240 to take. You can find great study guides for the GRE on the College Board website and at your local bookstore. The number of letters you need will also vary by internship, so make sure you know how many you need. You should ask people who know you well and are familiar with your work ethic and think you do good work. Your dietetics professors are great choices for writing your letters. Each internship program will want you to address different things in your cover letter. Customize each cover letter to the program you're applying for and make sure you address everything they ask for. Don't submit the same generic cover letter to each position. Once you're ready to apply, you'll need to register with D&D Digital to create an account. Then you choose the internships you want to apply for and upload your materials. Each internship will have different application deadlines, so make sure you write them down during your initial search and keep track of them. You'll need to pay an application fee for each internship you want to apply for. These fees vary, but they're around $100 each. Matches happen in April and November of every year. The exact date will vary, but you can expect a response sometime in those months. You should shoot for the deadlines related to the April match date if you're graduating in the spring, and the deadlines for the November match date if you're graduating in the winter. If you don't match right away, you might hear a few days after the original match date. Any unmatched internships will go to a second round of applicants after the first round has gone out. If you don't get a match during your original match process, you can reapply. Check the D&D website to see which internships are still accepting applications and then email the director of the program. They can tell you if you should submit your application. If there aren't any internships accepting more applicants, you'll have to wait until the next matching round and redo the entire application process.
Summary: Search for internships. Make sure you qualify academically. Take the GRE. Secure letters of recommendation. Write customized cover letters. Apply through Dietetic Internship Central Application Service. Wait for your match. Reapply if you don't match.

Problem: Article: When you are doing lymphatic massage, you want to make sure that you don't press too hard. The lymphatic vessels are located right under the skin, so if you press too hard, you are going to go deeper than the vessels. Press down enough so that your fingers are not sliding over your skin, but make sure that you can't feel anything beneath the skin. You may feel like this is too light, especially if you are used to deeper tissue massages. You may be used to giving or receiving massages where you glide along the skin. A lymphatic massage needs to stimulate the lymphatic vessels, which are elastic and attached to the skin. You need to lightly stretch your skin to massage them. The direction of your stretch of the skin is important. You should stretch the skin in the direction that the lymph flows naturally. You want to help stimulate the natural flow. If you stretch the skin the wrong way, you are doing nothing. The lymph flow goes towards your trunk and heart. Make sure to take your fingers off the skin after each stretch. If you move your fingers back and forth, you are just moving the lymph and not helping to drain it. As you massage the lymph vessels, you should go slow. The normal rhythm of their flow is slow, so try to take around three seconds to perform each stretch of the skin. Release and wait for a few seconds before beginning again.
Summary: Use a light touch. Stretch the skin instead of moving along it. Massage with the normal lymph flow. Use the correct rhythm.

Problem: Article: Choose a board large enough to ensure that you'll have enough space to work. Place your non-dominant hand on an area of the meat away from the bone in order to stabilize the cut. The bone placement might be obvious in some cuts of meat, but you may need to use your knife to trim away some excess fat in order to find the bone. If there are any parts of the meat still attached to the bone, work the center of the blade in a sawing motion until you have freed the meat completely from the bone. Once your meat is fully removed from the bone, use your knife to remove any stray pieces of bone or cartilage that are attached to the cut of meat.
Summary: Place the meat in the center of your cutting board. Locate the bone in the cut of meat. Remove the bone from the meat.

Problem: Article: Multiply the amount of syrup by 5 to determine how much soda water to add. For example, mix 60mL (12tsp) of the syrup you created with 300mL (61tsp) of soda water to create a large glass of cola. Carbonated water and sparkling water also work as mixers. Mix the liquids until the cola has an even color. Stop stirring the cola once the liquids are combined, as over-mixing will cause the drink to go flat quickly. If you are using a thin glass, use a metal straw to stir the syrup and soda water. Cola tastes best when it is fresh, as the bubbles disappear quickly. Add 3 or 4 pieces of ice to create a cool and refreshing drink. Alternatively, enjoy the rich and undiluted flavours of the cola by itself. Avoid leaving the cola in a fridge to cool, as it will lose some of its bubbles. Pour the cola into a bottle and tightly screw on the lid. This helps to minimise the number of bubbles that can escape from the cola. The cola tastes best the day you make it; however, the drink will still have some bubbles for up to 4 days. Clean recycled soda bottles work well for storing cola.
Summary:
Pour the syrup and soda water into a glass at a 1:5 ratio. Stir the syrup and soda water with a spoon. Add ice to the drink or enjoy it on it's own. Store leftovers in an airtight bottle in the fridge.