Summer starts when fruit market stalls get filled with watermelons! As June advances, our favorite large green fruit starts to appear in the market. It is then that we realize that summer has come and we should be getting ready for holidays and lazy days! Our memory is filled with watermelon stories under the summer sun. Carving the fruit to reveal its vivid red glory, tasting it to feel whether it’s sugary, sweet and delicious, or just unripe. How much do we really know about watermelon?
Fresh from the garden
Watermelon is the absolute summer fruit.
Nutritional value
Carotenoids
Lycopene
Water
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fiber
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Vitamin B6
Phosphorus
How is it good for us
Protects immune system
Improves our mood
Relaxes stiff muscles
Makes skin glow
Helps digestive process
Improves vision
Cleanses blood and kidneys
Tips
The heavier a watermelon, the more mature it is
When picking one in the fruit market, watch for scratches or cuts and hollow sound
Flesh should be vivid with color and the seeds black
Fast meal with watermelon
Prepare delicious fruit salad with peach, apricot, melon and watermelon.
Cut it into cubes or rectangular pieces and accompany with Horio feta cheese.
