Source: Hebei Radio and Television Station Hebei Client
The summer solstice will be ushered in at 17:14 on June 21, Beijing time, marking the arrival of the hot midsummer and the beginning of the high-temperature roasting!
When it comes to which fruit everyone loves most in this hot season, watermelon must be the first one. During the trip, if you have the blessing of iced watermelon, you will definitely be full of ice power!
In the hot summer, everyone is looking for "coolness", and the joy of watermelon lies in the sweetness of the first bite.
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Watermelon accounts for 25% of China's fruit production with the "power of one melon". Our country produces 70% of the world's watermelon. There are 1.4 billion people, with an average per capita possession of 113 kilograms of watermelon, making them a veritable “melon-eating crowd.”
How to pick a ripe melon?
1: Look at the melon
1. Look at the bottom of the watermelon: the watermelon with the smaller circle at the bottom is sweeter.
2. Look at the melon base: the melon base is tender green and plump, the picking time is close, and the water loss is small.
3. Look at the surface of the watermelon: Watermelons with clear and neat surface textures are sweeter.
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(melon with unclear texture)
Second, listen to the melon
. Hold the watermelon in your hand and gently flick it with your fingers. It will make a crisp sound of "dong, dong". It is better if it feels a little trembling in the hand. If the sound is dull, it means the watermelon is not ripe enough.
Third, touch the melon
The skin of fresh watermelon is hard and smooth, while the skin of watermelon that has been stored for a long time is soft to the touch.
Four, weigh the melon
The more mature the watermelon, the lighter the weight
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How to eat watermelon more healthily?
1. Wash the knife and chopping board before cutting the melon.
2. It is best not to eat watermelon that has been left at room temperature for more than 4 hours.
3. Cover it with clean plastic wrap immediately after cutting and put it in the refrigerator.
4. Try to keep the watermelon in the ice and snow. Special fruits in the fresh-keeping drawer to prevent cross-contamination with other foods
5. Before eating refrigerated watermelon, it is safer to cut off the surface layer.
When should watermelon be eaten?
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Two hours after lunch: In the summer afternoon, the human body sweats more, which will lead to a lack of sugar. Eating watermelon can replenish sugar in time to prevent dizziness and fatigue.
Do not eat before or after meals: The water in watermelon will dilute the digestive juices in the stomach. Eating watermelon immediately before or after meals will affect digestion and absorption.
Don’t eat it at night: Watermelon is cool in nature. People with cold constitution and weak stomach may easily cause diarrhea if they eat too much watermelon at night.
Eating it raw is more nutritious than squeezing it into juice.
When squeezing it into juice, it is easy to lose the dietary fiber content in the fruit. Dietary fiber is good for enhancing satiety and reducing cholesterol absorption.
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During the juicing process, because the cell wall of watermelon is broken, the vitamin C and antioxidant substances in it will also be damaged to a certain extent.
They all say that watermelon is high in calories?
In fact, the calories of watermelon are lower than common fruits such as durian, banana, apple, strawberry, etc., and it is not high among fruits. However, compared with other fruits, it is easy to eat too much watermelon accidentally, so you should also pay attention to control the intake.
These people should eat less watermelon
1. Diabetic patients: Watermelon contains high sugar content. Diabetic patients who eat too much watermelon in a short period of time can easily cause blood sugar to rise.
2. Pregnant women: During pregnancy, women’s bodies are relatively deficient in insulin and their stabilizing effect on blood sugar is reduced. Eating too much watermelon is bad for your health.
3. People who are taking medicine: Watermelon is cool in nature. If people who are taking warming traditional Chinese medicine (such as ginseng and astragalus) eat too much watermelon, the properties of the medicine will be affected.
4. People who have just finished exercising: Eating watermelon immediately after exercise, especially iced watermelon, can easily irritate the digestive tract and damage gastrointestinal health.
5. People with oral ulcers: Watermelon is a diuretic. For such patients, eating more watermelon will cause excessive excretion of water and minerals in the body, aggravating the ulcers.
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Watermelon’s magical benefits:
1. Watermelon rind boiled in water can relieve sore throat
2. Watermelon rind has diuretic and antipyretic effects, promotes wound healing, accelerates human skin metabolism and fades acne marks
3. Watermelon seeds boiled in water It can clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, and regulate chronic bronchitis
