Articles for tag: Watermelon

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Health Benefits You Can Get from Simply Eating Melons

Many people these days do not eat enough melons. It’s almost like they just seem to be a summer fruit to eat, but did you know melons contain antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that help prevent many common health problems such as cancers, birth defects, high blood pressure, heart disease, prostate cancer, obesity, common colds and ...

How to Cut, Store and Freeze Watermelon

We love watermelon at my house. Anytime I buy one and have family or friends in, there’s usually nothing left but the rind. When I buy a small watermelon and it’s just Guy and me, I always have fruit left to store. Just like other fruit, watermelon doesn’t stay fresh very long once you cut ...

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Best Watermelon Birthday Invitations

If someone in your family (or a friend) is having a birthday party and you don’t really have a theme for it but want to send cute invitations, then send watermelon invitations. Watermelons are beautiful with their red color, black seeds and green rind. They’ll really pop out to guests who are receiving the invitations. ...

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Grow Watermelon

Although some watermelon can weigh up to 200 pounds, they’re all big babies. They need to be warm; they don’t like the cold. They need water, but not too much water. They want mulch. They want fertilizer. But homegrown watermelon is worth the extra work. Sugary and succulent, you won’t need to buy candy to ...

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Grilled Watermelon Recipes – a Review

I’ve heard the rave about grilled watermelon but I wasn’t sold. To me, watermelon is cold and refreshing, not hot and soft. While I was at the store, I grabbed a watermelon and became determined to find out if grilled watermelon is worth all the hype. I looked up a couple of recipes on how ...

Colon Cleanse; Watermelon Cleanse Diet

Colon cleanse diets are for more than just loosing weight. If you wish to do a colon cleanse diet such as the watermelon cleanse diet you need to realize that such diets are only meant to cleanse your body and jump start weight loss. You cannot stay on a colon cleanse diet such as the ...

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Watermelon Vodka Drink Recipes

The produce stands are bursting with fresh, ripe watermelons and what better way to enjoy the end of summer parties than by enjoying fresh watermelon. One of our favorite adult treats are watermelon cocktails – from frozen watermelon daiquiri’s to watermelon martini’s. Here are just a few delicious recipes to try out this season. 1. ...

Detoxify with Watermelon

The watermelon diet may help weight loss; it may also help to detoxify the body. Detoxification cleanses the body of waste and toxins. Watermelon contains 90 percent of water, high fiber, no cholesterol, low fat and has lots of potassium, vitamins A, B-6 and C. It’s a powerful diuretic. It stimulates the kidneys to excrete ...

How to Make a Watermelon Baby Carriage

When throwing a baby shower there are lots of things to consider. You have to send out invitations, clean the house well, wrap gifts for the mom-to-be. You have to decorate, come up with games to play and provide food for the guests. There’s one project you can do that not only gives you a ...