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Taken from DLife................
WATERMELON!
It contains 4g of carbs in a 50-gram portion. One-half cup of diced watermelon contains 5.5g of carbs.
Watermelon is packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and lycopene, which has been shown to reduce the risk of several forms of cancer. It also contains citrulline, which our body needs to create arginine, an amino acid that has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity.
WATERMELON!
It contains 4g of carbs in a 50-gram portion. One-half cup of diced watermelon contains 5.5g of carbs.
Watermelon is packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and lycopene, which has been shown to reduce the risk of several forms of cancer. It also contains citrulline, which our body needs to create arginine, an amino acid that has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity.
Lesa
I love watermelon! It's almost in season again here. Glad it doesn't have to be a guilty pleasure!
deleted_user
I to love watermelon :-))
unicorn23
I can eat a whole watermelon at one time and don't know how I would buy a 1/4 watermelon and not eat it all. It would be good to mix it with strawberries and cantelope so you limit your intake of the watermelon But how do you control portions when you are a pig ????
Vernonbro
As far as controling myself, not easy for me to do, but God has made it so yummo and I am grateful for it. I am much more of a fantatic for Pistachios than even watermelon, but the price controls how much I eat.
Vernonbro
I hope my mom's refrigirator will be able to fit a full watermelon soon, that is such a blessing to my heart. I will tell all of you when I'm able to do so, with so many comments I have posted here.
unicorn23
Tell her to get one of those individual smaller watermelons
Vernonbro
Are you saying that the smaller ones are sweeter? I love the sweet stuff for sure.
Lesa
You can also cut it and cube it and put it in the fridge Vernon. Takes up a lot less room and it's easy to snack on. Airtight container and it will keep for several days.
unicorn23
In my frig it would not last several days. I dont have that much willpower
Vernonbro
Unicorn, my brother Glynn would go completely APE for watermelons and although I am not like that, I can go crazy for them and eat a lot of them. I don't have much will power for them also.
Lesa
You both are funny! Moderation is a very hard thing to master!
unicorn23
Moderation and portion control are not in my dictionary - wonder if they're in Chesty's dictionary ???
Lesa
I think portion control is almost as hard as steering clear of carbs...
Vernonbro
Unicorn, your comment sure blessed me and Lesa, I enjoyed your comment also. The spirit of Hoops hasn't left here while he's taking care of his business, i hope he's having a wonderful time and keeping kewl as a cucumber of course.
deleted_user
watermelon is my favorite for sure...........just reading this and writing bout it is making me crave it but since its just bout 130 Am i will be a good girl and leave it alone..........
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