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You Food: Use Your Melon

If you think this fruit is a summer lightweight, you’re not giving melons, including cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon, their nutritional due

Watermelon in a hand

The sculpted shapes provide a seductive introduction to melon’s charms, not to mention its healthy character, too.

Start with cantaloupe

“A one cup serving of cantaloupe almost completes your need for vitamin C and does complete [all you need] for vitamin A,” says Christina Lewis, a registered dietitian.

If that’s news to you, you’re not alone.

“We don’t think of cantaloupe as that nutritious,” says Lewis, nutrition education manager for the Produce For Better Health Foundation, Wilmington, Del.

Watermelon, another of summer’s pleasures, is also a healthful choice, high in vitamins A and C. And, if delicate-tasting honeydew is your favorite, you’ll be pleased to know that a one-cup serving supplies half the vitamin C you should consume daily, according to Lewis.

But perhaps the biggest surprise is how few calories summer melons contain. Melons have an average of 50 calories a cup. You can fill up and feel satisfied on fewer calories.

Although any of the melons are less expensive whole, you may prefer the convenience of cut-up fruit from a salad bar or the supermarket produce counter.

If you’re buying whole fruit, select aromatic cantaloupes and honeydew. The white part of a watermelon rind should be a light cream color. Once you cut into the fruit, prepare the entire melon, discarding the rind and dicing the flesh into bite-size pieces. Store leftovers in a covered container up to six days.

Help yourself often.

Nutrition experts recommend that you eat between 3-1/2 to 6-1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables a day, depending on your age, gender and level of physical activity.

Honey-sweet watermelon is most often served as a snack or dessert. However, it’s also excellent in savory dishes, according to Barbara Boyce, a registered dietitian and vice president of programs for Produce For Better Health Foundation.

Watermelon and chiles are an unlikely but tempting combination. Try the mix in the following salsa served with grilled salmon steaks or simply with baked tortilla chips.

For more information and tips on using fresh produce, visit www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org

Watermelon Salsa

2 cups seeded, small dice watermelon

1/4 cup minced scallion

1 teaspoon minced, seeded jalapeno chile or to taste

2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon minced Italian parsley

Combine watermelon, scallion, chile, lime juice, sugar, salt and parsley in a bowl. Stir gently. Set aside 10 minutes to blend flavors. Makes 4(1/2-cup) servings.

Each serving has: 30 calories; 0.5 grams total fat; 0.5 grams protein; 7 grams carbohydrates; 3 milligrams sodium and 0.5 grams dietary fiber.


Bev Bennett Bev Bennett, a veteran food writer and editor, is the author of "Dinner for Two: A Cookbook for Couples" and "30-Minute Meals for Dummies"

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