Refreshing Watermelon

Nutritious, Delicious, and Refreshing Watermelon Juice

Most of the people will drink coconut to keep them hydrated during summer. There’s no one doubts about it. It contains much waters that can quickly replenish your body after sweating so much on a hot day. But, there’s another drink that you may not miss to keep you hydrated during hot summer. That is watermelon juice! It is the most common juice during the summer.

Watermelons are crazy hydrating. It contains almost 92 percent water. Even though fresh watermelon is mostly water, it’s also packed with antioxidants and nutrients. Moreover, there are a lot of benefits of drinking juice of watermelon also. It contains the best source of lycopene of any other fruits or vegetables.

Juice of watermelon

It is a way too much, isn’t it? Especially for a juice of watermelon that is super easy to make at home. You’ll better make it at home so you can save all the nutrients and save a whole lot of your money too. Aren’t you?

Watermelon Nutrition

You can drink a homemade juice of watermelon without reading an ingredients list half a page long of food packaging because it is a natural drink. Usually, dieters will look at natural drinks like watermelon juice in order to control the real ingredients that go into their bodies.

Watermelon has a lot of the essential nutrients that your body needs. It contains a gram of dietary fiber in one cup serving. Potassium, vitamin A, and vitamin C are also a few of the good benefits that watermelon has. It has also a decent source of several other vitamins and minerals. Almost no protein or fat found in watermelon. It consists mostly of water (92%) and carbs (7.5%).

The watery flesh of the watermelon is a low-calorie, low-fat food. Watermelon also rates well on some scales that involve general nutrition. It is free of almost all of the most dangerous elements, including saturated fats, cholesterol, and sodium. All three of these are things to watch out for in heavy

As a result, you will not regain weight as much. The thing is, don’t forget to consult the doctor before doing any diet plan.

Picking a Juicy and Sweet Watermelon

Choose a watermelon that feels heavy. Pick up some watermelons of the same size. Then, you should choose the heaviest one. The weight is the juiciness of the watermelon. If you pick up the watermelon and it feels really heavy — heavier than it looks — you’ve hit the jackpot. The heavier the watermelon, the better it is.

The sign that a watermelon is ready to be sliced open is the spot. Watermelon sits on the ground as it ripens. If it stays longer on the vine, it will be sweeter and riper. If there’s no yellowish marking, you should avoid it. A big white spot on the watermelon is a sign that is almost ripe.

A watermelon that has an oval shape is the best to pick. This indicates that the melon received adequate water and sun while on the vine. The skin should not look shiny, but matt or dull, because a shiny watermelon is under-ripe.

Don’t forget to give the watermelon a listen for a final test. Knock on the watermelon carefully and listen the sound that comes out. It should make a “plunk” rather than a “thwack”