According to Marilee Tolen, Home Spa Lady, there are 12 reasons to eat watermelon besides the obvious ones of loving it, it's refreshing, thirst quenching, and delicously sweet.
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1. It provides additional water to the body
2. Good for bad breath
3. Hangover remedy ( Who would have thought!!)
4. Can improve sore throat and mouth sores
5. Cleanses kidneys (juice the entire watermelon, rind, seeds and all, drink it for good kidney cleanse ~ WOW)
6. Naturally gets rid of excess fluid in body ~ it has diuretic properties. YEAH, away with bloating stomach!.
7. Liver supportive ~ contains glutathione
8. Cleanses blood and strengthens glands ~ contains chlorophyll
9. It's a good source of potassium
10. Fat free ~ low in calories, high in energy
11. Nutrients in watermelon include Vitamins A, B6 and C
12. Helps lower risk of heart disease: Has the highest amount of lycopenes in fruit and veggies according to the USDA Caratenoid Database.
WOW ~ Watermelon Our Winner!! Who would have thought?
And here is a winner of a cool recipe from foodandwine.com:
Baby Leaf Lettuce with Olives and Watermelon
2 cups seedless watermelon cubes, 2 T. extra virgin olive oil, 1 T. Champagne or white wine vinegar, salt & pepper, 12 cups baby leaf lettuce, torn and loosely measured, 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced, 1/2 cup snipped chives, 1/4 cup Italian parsley and 1/2 cup pitted Picholine olives halved.
In blender or food processor, puree 1/2 cup watermelon chunks. Strain juice through a fine sieve into a large bowl = to about 2 T. Whisk olive oil with vinegar into watermelon juice and season with salt and pepper. Add lettuce, onion, chives, parsley, olives and remaining watermelon chunks ~ toss gently. Transfer to large platter and serve immediately. One serving = 94 calories.
Go buy a watermelon today!
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