{"id":74729,"date":"2012-07-04T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=74729"},"modified":"2012-07-09T14:10:06","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T19:10:06","slug":"8-ways-to-eat-watermelon-summers-most-perfect-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/8-ways-to-eat-watermelon-summers-most-perfect-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways to Eat Watermelon &#8211; Summer&#8217;s Most Perfect Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Fourth of July! If you haven&#8217;t lit a sparkler and stocked up on watermelon, you&#8217;re just not doing it right.<br \/>\n<a title=\"watermelon recipes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/watermelon\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-74730\" title=\"watermelon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/watermelon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/watermelon.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/watermelon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/watermelon-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><strong>Watermelon<\/strong><\/a> is so hydrating and so filling that it might be summer&#8217;s most perfect food. That bold red hue is a sign that each bite is full of cancer-fighting lycopene, the most of any fruit. Each chin-drowning juicy bite of watermelon also boasts generous amounts of vitamins A, C, and B6. As well, watermelon is a rich source of potassium, an important electrolyte especially during these hottest days of summer.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to enjoy watermelon, one of <strong><a title=\"healing melons\" href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/3-super-healing-summer-melons.html\" target=\"_blank\">three super-healing summer melons<\/a><\/strong>, is to refrigerate and make thick slices for everyone to eat as-is. However, watermelon&#8217;s unique flavor, stunning color, and wide availability make it simple to incorporate in to a number of recipes.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got more watermelon on your hands than you know what to do with this summer, start checking off these recipes:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"watermelon agua fresca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/watermelons-numerous-health-benefits-and-a-watermelon-agua-fresca-recipe\/\">Watermelon Agua Fresca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"watermelon kabobs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/watermelon-honeydew-kabobs-with-dressing\/\">Watermelon Honeydew Kabobs<!--more--><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sugarandcharmblog.com\/2011\/05\/watermelon-mojito-pops.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Watermelon Mojito Pops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"watermelon popsicles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/watermelon-freezies\/\">Watermelon Freezies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/Recipes\/Watermelon-Salsa\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Watermelon Salsa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"watermelon feta salad\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skinnytaste.com\/2008\/08\/watermelon-and-feta-salad-3-pts.html\">Watermelon, Arugula, and Feta Salad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yummly.com\/recipe\/Thai-Spiced-Watermelon-Soup-with-Crabmeat-Epicurious-52092\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Thai Spiced Watermelon Soup with Crab<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yummly.com\/recipe\/Watermelon-Gazpacho-Allrecipes\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Watermelon Gazpacho<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Fourth of July! If you haven&#8217;t lit a sparkler and stocked up on watermelon, you&#8217;re just not doing it right. Watermelon is so hydrating and so filling that it might be summer&#8217;s most perfect food. That bold red hue &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/8-ways-to-eat-watermelon-summers-most-perfect-fruit\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,16],"tags":[1961,1867,2012],"class_list":["post-74729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-recipes","tag-july-4th","tag-summer","tag-watermelon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74733,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74729\/revisions\/74733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}