I'm Addicted To Watermelons!

[VJSlim 156]

Help me!!! I'm getting addicted to watermelons!

I and my mom finished off half a fruit yesterday! I had atleast about 10-15 small pieces and had to literally leave the kitchen to avoid temptation! The watermelons season has started early here in India and I see so many roadside vendors everyday on my way to office and it is getting harder for me not to stop and have a bite!

I really want to know what are the cons of eating watermelon now (I'm 3 months out - 10 weeks to be exact). I started having watermelon juice some weeks before and I posted asking if it was okay and was told that it would be healthier to eat the fruit instead of the juice. Something about the sugar? (I will check the previous post again)

But is 1/4 fruit a day too much? It is hot as hell here and the watermelons look sooooo gooood

[Dooter 1,457]

Oooooooooohhhhh....can't help you sister. I loooooove watermelon! I think there are worse things you can eat. Fresh fruit is always healthy eaten on an empty stomach. It cleanses your cells. yummmmm

[Liliana Arleen 173]

I don't think is that bad to eat watermelon is not like you are eating Cookies or cakes =) I can eat a lot of fruits now

[JaspersGirl 147]

I have been sleeved for a year now... I eat alot of watermelon when I can!!!! nothing wrong with that

[VJSlim 156]

Oh thank you all so much! I was freaking out thinking I'm consuming too much sugar or something! LOL

[Dooter 1,457]

Just remember kids...any fruit or fruit juice that has been boiled or pasteurized is DEAD, and is PURE sugar! Fresh fruit is healthy and good!! The juicier the fruit, the better for you. And berries are the best.

I bet you've got some CRAZY good watermelon in India!!!

[JaspersGirl 147]

you are welcome... now I want more watermelon!! lol

[Merydia710 59]

MMMmmmm. I love watermelon..

when I was pregnant I HAD to eat it everyday. I would go out in the middle of the night to get it if I didn't have any. It was my only real craving.

I really don't think it's that bad for you. Here is an article i found..

(NaturalNews) Who would have thought the common watermelon packed so much nutrition? The usual notion about watermelon is they are just Water with taste, harmless, but not a good choice for nutritional value. Wrong! Watermelon has the most nutrition per calorie of common foods.

Organic watermelons are hard to find and pricey when found. But conventionally grown watermelons are not among the dirty dozen of the most heavily sprayed produce. Instead, they are actually among the fifteen most clean of non-organic fruits and vegetables.

What Watermelons Have to Offer

Besides tasting great and being low in calories because watermelon is mostly Water, it is an excellent source of Vitamin C, which a major antioxidant. It has a high beta carotene concentration, thus offering a fair amount of Vitamin A as well. Both beta carotene with Vitamin A help support good eyesight and prevent glaucoma.

High intakes of combined beta-carotene and Vitamin C have demonstrated, through clinical and scientific studies, a propensity for warding off various cancers and heart disease, reducing arthritis symptoms, and minimizing asthmatic breathing problems.

A surprise nutrient is Vitamin B, especially B1 (thiamine) and B6 (pyridoxine). Thiamine is important for maintaining electrolytes and nervous system signal transmissions throughout the body. Pyridoxine is essential for enzymatic functions that convert food into cellular energy.

The meat or pulp of watermelons is usually pink or red. Those colors indicate the highest content of lycopene, an antioxidant lauded for its ability to greatly minimize cancer risks. From the Worlds' Healthiest Foods website (source below), "... lycopene has been repeatedly studied in humans and found to be protective against a growing list of cancers. These cancers now include prostate cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancers."

Then there are the minerals of potassium and magnesium, which watermelons also offer abundantly. Potassium is important for cardiovascular health and brain health and helps the kidneys eliminate kidney stone forming Calcium as well as assists with the body's Fluid retention.

Magnesium is considered the master mineral. It is involved with over 300 cellular metabolic functions. It happens to be lacking in our diets because of our depleted topsoils. Magnesium deficiencies are directly or indirectly related to most of our population's poor health issues. Obvious symptoms are irritability, tension, sleep disorders, and muscular cramping. After that, it's heart attacks and other serious illnesses.

Picking and Handling Watermelon

Organic watermelons too rare and pricey? Watermelon is among the cleanest 15 commercial agribusiness fruits and vegetables, and it's not part of the dirty dozen of most sprayed.

Sometimes they're cut, so you can avoid any that have some white or light coloring in its pulp. Then you can press lightly at different spots to make sure they're not over ripe while observing the pink/red color quality. Deeper red/pink is better. If they are not cut, pick them up one at a time, holding them on your shoulder and near your ear while knocking on them the way you would knock on someone's door. What you hear should be a somewhat hollow echo. If it goes thunk without as though it solid, that's no good. Too hollow a sound could be less optimum. Trail and error will help you develop the knack for picking the best.

Watermelons don't lose as much nutritional value cut and stored in the fridge as most other produce. But it's wise to pull the piece out long enough for it to go to room temperature. This maximizes its phytonutrient capacity.

So allow yourself to indulge in a great tasting, refreshing, and healthy treat with watermelon whenever you desire.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/029157_watermelon_nutrition.html#ixzz1pusXRo9M

http://www.naturalnews.com/029157_watermelon_nutrition.html

[Dooter 1,457]

Dang. Now I'm hungry. Shoulda gone to bed before....

[Navelbunnie 13]

My tastes have changed since being sleeved and fruit is my new favorite thing! My most favorite is the fruit with chile, lime, and salt that you can get from mexican street vendors here in southern California!

[slim46 25]

My tastes have changed since being sleeved and fruit is my new favorite thing! My most favorite is the fruit with chile' date=' lime, and salt that you can get from mexican street vendors here in southern California![/quote']

Yes or the powder chile that has lime in it.mex venders also sell coconut pieces, melon pieces with the watermelons...mmmm good

[VJSlim 156]

I bet you've got some CRAZY good watermelon in India!!!

Oh we have got some of the BEST!! They are so juicy and sweet!

Before surgery I thought I'll be craving foods like nachos with cheese and salsa, or cheeseburgers or other fried foods that I used to love. But now, I crave only watermelon and musk melon! LOL

[VJSlim 156]

MMMmmmm. I love watermelon..

when I was pregnant I HAD to eat it everyday. I would go out in the middle of the night to get it if I didn't have any. It was my only real craving.

I really don't think it's that bad for you. Here is an article i found..

(NaturalNews) Who would have thought the common watermelon packed so much nutrition? The usual notion about watermelon is they are just Water with taste, harmless, but not a good choice for nutritional value. Wrong! Watermelon has the most nutrition per calorie of common foods.

Organic watermelons are hard to find and pricey when found. But conventionally grown watermelons are not among the dirty dozen of the most heavily sprayed produce. Instead, they are actually among the fifteen most clean of non-organic fruits and vegetables.

What Watermelons Have to Offer

Besides tasting great and being low in calories because watermelon is mostly Water, it is an excellent source of Vitamin C, which a major antioxidant. It has a high beta carotene concentration, thus offering a fair amount of Vitamin A as well. Both beta carotene with Vitamin A help support good eyesight and prevent glaucoma.

High intakes of combined beta-carotene and Vitamin C have demonstrated, through clinical and scientific studies, a propensity for warding off various cancers and heart disease, reducing arthritis symptoms, and minimizing asthmatic breathing problems.

A surprise nutrient is vitamin B, especially B1 (thiamine) and B6 (pyridoxine). Thiamine is important for maintaining electrolytes and nervous system signal transmissions throughout the body. Pyridoxine is essential for enzymatic functions that convert food into cellular energy.

The meat or pulp of watermelons is usually pink or red. Those colors indicate the highest content of lycopene, an antioxidant lauded for its ability to greatly minimize cancer risks. From the Worlds' Healthiest Foods website (source below), "... lycopene has been repeatedly studied in humans and found to be protective against a growing list of cancers. These cancers now include prostate cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancers."

Then there are the minerals of potassium and magnesium, which watermelons also offer abundantly. Potassium is important for cardiovascular health and brain health and helps the kidneys eliminate kidney stone forming Calcium as well as assists with the body's Fluid retention.

Magnesium is considered the master mineral. It is involved with over 300 cellular metabolic functions. It happens to be lacking in our diets because of our depleted topsoils. Magnesium deficiencies are directly or indirectly related to most of our population's poor health issues. Obvious symptoms are irritability, tension, sleep disorders, and muscular cramping. After that, it's heart attacks and other serious illnesses.

Picking and Handling Watermelon

Organic watermelons too rare and pricey? Watermelon is among the cleanest 15 commercial agribusiness fruits and vegetables, and it's not part of the dirty dozen of most sprayed.

Sometimes they're cut, so you can avoid any that have some white or light coloring in its pulp. Then you can press lightly at different spots to make sure they're not over ripe while observing the pink/red color quality. Deeper red/pink is better. If they are not cut, pick them up one at a time, holding them on your shoulder and near your ear while knocking on them the way you would knock on someone's door. What you hear should be a somewhat hollow echo. If it goes thunk without as though it solid, that's no good. Too hollow a sound could be less optimum. Trail and error will help you develop the knack for picking the best.

Watermelons don't lose as much nutritional value cut and stored in the fridge as most other produce. But it's wise to pull the piece out long enough for it to go to room temperature. This maximizes its phytonutrient capacity.

So allow yourself to indulge in a great tasting, refreshing, and healthy treat with watermelon whenever you desire.

Learn more: http://www.naturalne...l#ixzz1pusXRo9M

http://www.naturalne..._nutrition.html

Thank you for sharing the article!!!!

[hadouni 301]

Watermelon is on my surgeon's list of foods to avoid I think because there isn't much nutritional value in the amount we can eat and it takes up the space of Protein they want patients to consume. I don't care. I love it and when the season comes around here I'll dig in! It's mostly water- that's got to count for fluids right!! =)

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I ate a lot of watermelon initially! I don't think its bad at all...just sayin.