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Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
cocoa_nibs
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Date: May 18, 2008 04:35AM For the last few weeks I have been on a wild watermelon trip. Most every morning (and night!) I eat a large half water melon. I eat other things as well (other fresh fruit, veggies, sprouts, some dried fruit, avocado, some cooked items, like steamed veggies, beans/lentils, rice or potato).
I make sure I eat it separately from other food. What's that craving? Any ideas? Should I be concerned about the sugar overload? Or the cooling properties of the fruit? Any advice much appreciated. Boy, the are SO good!! Crunch, slurp.... Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/2008 04:36AM by cocoa_nibs. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
Bryan
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Date: May 18, 2008 05:02AM The craving is your body recognizing excellent food. If I had fresh ripe watermelon right now, I too would be indulging in watermelon in every meal. Assuming your fat intake isn't too high (say over 20%), eating watermelon all the time will be not be a problem. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
phantom
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Date: May 18, 2008 05:05AM Some people here (myself, definitely) find they go through intense periods of food craving. I think it has something to do with your body just needing whatever is in that particular food, and then basking in the nutritious glory. Coconuts are a popular fling.
It's like you are possessed by the fruit. >8) If it feels good, it is whole, unprocessed, and fresh, go nuts! Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
maui_butterfly
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Date: May 18, 2008 06:06AM we've got the sweetest little thai watermelons and honeydew melons in season right now on maui... i've been juicing a whole one or the other rind and all each day. YUM!
the watermelon is delish, but the honeydew juiced is just ridiculously good. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: May 18, 2008 11:16AM As watermelon is coming into season now....and is very cleansing....it sounds perfectly logical to me.  Lord knows I'll have my share!
-David Z. Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
rawdanceruk
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Date: May 18, 2008 12:18PM Yum yum..nothing like juicing..mm and the rind..lush!!
waiting for some here.. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
arugula
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Date: May 18, 2008 12:25PM >The craving is your body recognizing excellent food.
The new season started here a couple of weeks ago. Yum! I'm not much of a mono eater but I make an exception for watermelon. I can't find cheap ones though. The best I've found so far is $4 for a medium-large. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
Sparkler
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Date: May 18, 2008 02:34PM I don't think there's anything wrong with craving watermelon and eating it every single day! I eat watermelon almost daily in the summer. Sometimes that's all I eat for a day. Or 2, or 3....or more.. Sarah [goingbananasblog.com]  Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
fruitgirl
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Date: May 18, 2008 03:35PM watermelon is prob the only food that
in and of itself (flesh, rind and seeds) has the perfect ratio of p-c-f i have confessed many times here living extremely well for 5-6 months of the past 10 years on 99.9% watermelon one summer i had a broken foot and even PAID someone to bring it 
especially good for the biceps, btw Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
gorillawar
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Date: May 18, 2008 04:57PM I've been known to eat a whole watermelon for breakfast during the summer. Granted they are only slightly larger than a bowling ball. I did that every day for two and a half months when I was living in southern Italy. The people in the market place thought I was quite bizarre. I would walk to the piazza day after day with a spoon in my pocket for my morning fix. I'd buy, crack it on the curb and dig in while sitting on the side-walk. Very good melon ... very good memories. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
cocoa_nibs
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Date: May 18, 2008 05:26PM > especially good for the biceps, btw
LOL!!! Thanks everyone! Do you guys keep them in the fridge or leave them out? Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: May 18, 2008 07:41PM In the fridge. Once often the vine...they don't ripen.
-David Z. Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
cocoa_nibs
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Date: May 18, 2008 07:59PM They taste real good that way too. Challenge to find that much room in the fridge. Luckily its never needed for long, g!
I like that they come with the bowl built in... All I need is a spoonRe: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
cy
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Date: May 18, 2008 10:27PM I eat all the red part of the watermelon and the white part I juice it.
Question:Can I eat the skin? Anyone have done it? Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
gorillawar
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Date: May 19, 2008 12:42AM I find fruit has a different taste sensation if it is room temp than when it is in the fridge. Depending on the fruit and what I am looking for is how I keep the fruit. I tend to like things like kiwis, cataloupes, and strawberries room temp. Watermelons sometimes chilled and others room temp. Actually strawberries are quite delicious when I pick the sunshine warm. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
fruitgirl
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Date: May 19, 2008 03:34AM just to clarify
i've eaten it 99% of my diet for 5-6 months every year for the past 10 years not 5-6 months of the past 10 years also as a whole food, either juicing the rind and seeds or chewing them well. the flesh alone as far as i know is not the optimum ratio of p-c-f for long term mono-ing enjoy the bliss!!! Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: May 19, 2008 02:08PM I just spent $6 for a basketball sized seedless one.
I will make them a staple this summer. I used a melon baller and filled up 5 tuperware containers. So refreshing! Brian Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
Azura Skye
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Date: May 19, 2008 02:23PM Watermelon is exactly what I'm craving right now, especially after having a really good one yesterday - following two duds.
Mmmm I'm actually planning on how to get more watermelon right now. Mm mm mmmm!!!! Good for the biceps? That's very interesting, because the day or eating the afore mentioned lush watermelon - I carried a heavy one year old for most of the day and felt my arms twitching in the evening, then I had a watermelon dinner followed by a watermelon breakfast and no more bicep twitching! hah, there may be some truth in that then ; ) -------------------------------------------------- [www.azurastorch.blogspot.com]  Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
madinah
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Date: May 19, 2008 06:06PM Sparkler Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think there's anything wrong with craving > watermelon and eating it every single day! I eat > watermelon almost daily in the summer. Sometimes > that's all I eat for a day. Or 2, or 3....or > more..
Should not fruit be limited to 15 percent of our daily diet, even if it is watermelon [www.youtube.com] Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
rawdanceruk
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Date: May 19, 2008 06:49PM Eat fruit. Get active, have fun! period.
15% ??? eh! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
arugula
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Date: May 20, 2008 12:27AM He says some stuff that is wrong. The difference in sugar amounts of wild v. cultivated fruits is not 28-40x. It is not even twice as much. Maybe 20% more at most.
The biggest difference is the types of sugars that are present. In the cultivated ones, there is more fructose and sucrose and less glucose, which makes them taste sweeter. sucrose = fructose + glucose in a link fructose is sweeter than glucose. Also modern cultivars are lower in protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, protective phytochemicals, and essential fatty acids than wild types. Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
phantom
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Date: May 20, 2008 12:55AM Our fellow primates, especially the ones closest related to us, eat 60-90% fruit depending on availability, fruit being the #1 preference... :O Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
Sparkler
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Date: May 23, 2008 11:06PM 15%? I think with raw, you either get the bulk of your calories from fruit or fat, since greens and veggies are extremely low calorie. I prefer to get my calories from fruit, it makes me feel better. Hope this helps.
madinah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sparkler Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I don't think there's anything wrong with > craving > > watermelon and eating it every single day! I > eat > > watermelon almost daily in the summer. > Sometimes > > that's all I eat for a day. Or 2, or 3....or > > more..
> > Should not fruit be limited to 15 percent of our > daily diet, even if it is watermelon > [www.youtube.com] > =related Sarah [goingbananasblog.com] Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
cherimoya
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Date: May 24, 2008 07:02AM Its summer and time for watermelon I just got done eating about 3 kilos of pure watermelon so good the rind weighed 2 kilos that went to the compost.
I prefer the ones with seeds like the one a just had. Cherimoya Love Peace and Happiness, Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
rawdanceruk
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Date: May 24, 2008 07:22AM Why not juice the rind?? its wonderful
I am off hunting for watermelon bright and early..for this weekends feast ------------------------------------------------------------------- Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
phantom
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Date: May 26, 2008 09:01PM I revisited this thread because I just got smacked with a huge watermelon craving, too. Today was the first day it's been hotter than 80F, and all day I was feeling dehydrated, and pretty grossed out and unwholesome from even heavier fruits like pears and mangos. It was one of those mornings where I woke up feeling too hot and parched, which affects my stomach sometimes.
Then it occurred to me: I should get a watermelon! =D They are so light and refreshing!! Now that it's heating up, melons seem so much more appealing (and they're in abundance on sale!!). Bryan, why should melons be avoided if you are eating more than 20% fat? Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
RawKitty
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Date: May 27, 2008 05:07PM $6 here for a big one - I am stuck on juicing them now. The checkout guy said he wasn't worried about me getting mugged in the parking lot because it was so heavy I could knock someone out with it Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
Nywyn
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Date: May 28, 2008 10:03PM I have watermelon for lunch probably 3-5 times a week. A small seedless one here is only maybe $2.99 so they're very convenient and affordable. I just slip one into my lunchbag (hello kitty ^_^ ) along with a knife and spoon and head off to work. Everyone is always envious of me because they smell so good, much better than their fast-food burgers or frozen meals, anyway. Watermelon makes me happy! Re: Watermelon craze!
Posted by:
cocoa_nibs
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Date: May 30, 2008 05:23AM I found yellow watermelon at Trader Joe's the other day!! i made the blind fold test with a red one and couldnt taste the difference, but it was still fun, just visually. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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