Watermelon is more than 5000+ years old!
I looked up its history that predates a long time ago. If you’ve read the catholic BIBLE, this fruit has been mentioned more than once! Quite historic, don’t you think?
What are the benefits of eating watermelon?
There are multiple benefits. I’m listing down 5 major benefits below;
For those who don’t know, this fruit is 90%+ water. So eating this lets you STAY HYDRATED.
You end up consuming LOW CALORIES and end up feeling full.
It contains nutrients like VITAMINS A, B, C, D, Potassium, & Magnesium. Most of these vitamins are good for your SKIN & HAIR.
Few of its compounds can help LOWER RISK OF CANCER.
Lifestyle wise, this fruit reduces blood pressure, & cholesterol levels. This improves your HEART HEALTH.
If you wish to learn more about health benefits & risk factors do check out Live Science.
When should you not eat watermelon?
If possible, try avoiding this fruit post-dinner. It might cause an acidic reaction and delay your digestion process while you sleep. As much as possible, eat this during the day.
Is it OK to eat watermelon every day?
When you have more of anything, it can affect your health. Most of the sweetness comes naturally from watermelon. So if you eat more of this fruit, over time it can increase the sugar content & lycopene in your body. This can cause nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, and the feeling of bloating.
What can be made with watermelon?
There are so many recipe ideas that you can try while practicing social distancing at home. Listing down some of my favorites from Archana’s Kitchen:
Pizza Recipe (English) – Click Here
Spiced Curry with Carrot & Peppers (English) – Click Here
Corn Salad Recipe (Hindi) – Click Here
Rasam Recipe (English) – Click Here
Please Note – Watermelon is the main ingredient in all the above recipes.
Watermelon also happens to help in losing weight and is the best food to have in your diet. If you wish to burn excess fat and eat right, Check out Alpana’s post that would help you with 5 good exercises.
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Whoa…interesting facts on Watermelon. we only knew its health benefits, great to know a few more fun-facts around it.
Hey Jyoti, I’m glad you had fun. I too get to learn new things like this every day!
watermelon is my family favourite and I have check out your other recipes with watermelon like rasam and pizza so interesting.
Hey Gurjeet, I’m glad you liked it. Have fun making the new recipes.
It’s my favorite fruit. Never knew it had so many many benefits. Seems like it’s a great idea to keep munching on them
Hey Afreen, it indeed is one of the best fruits that has tons of health benefits.
Which other fruit than watermelon to stay hydrated.
But it was a revelation to know all these recipes with it.
Hey Sanjay, I’m glad you liked the recipes.
My kids and I attack a watermelon whenever it enters my home! LOVED the recipes here. I will surely check them out. Thanks for this refreshing post, Lance. 🙂
Hey Mayura, that’s great to know. Have a great day.
Very interesting facts on watermelon. I call it my weightloss friend.. And thanks for the recipes too.
Hey Anahita, totally. This helps anyone get their tummy full and lose weight too.
I love watermelon so I did not actually need so many reasons to start with :D. But its good to know the benefits and esp I love the fact that it is 90% water and helps you with hydration. And I was not aware that you should avoid after dinner as it slows down the digestion, interesting.
Hey Raksha, I too got to know about the digestion part post researching only! It’s indeed one of the best weight loss foods.
I enjoy watermelon during summers I knew about few of its benefits but not so much in detail. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Mahek, I’m glad you liked it. Do check the recipes too. They’re fun to make.
Lancelot the article written by you always awesome and informative, thanks for sharing this important information.
Hey Rakesh, I’m glad you find value in my articles. Cheers man!
I knew Watermelon was rich with goodness, thanks for detailed post and listing out the recipes, shall try as I never made anything with Watermelon.
Hey Meenal, yes there are some mad recipes that you can try. Do check them out.
My dad loves watermelon… I eat a lot of watermelon as well! It’s amazing and so delicious!
Hey Mrinal, indeed it’s good. Do check out the recipes to find what you can try watermelon with.
Glad to know about such easy and yummy recepie. Watermelon is summer love
Indeed, watermelon is summer love! Actually, an all-season wonder.
Watermelon is my favorite fruit even my kid also loves eating it. During summer, we take watermelon juice very frequently
Hey Sayeri, that’s great to know. I’m sure you’ll love the recipes.