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EryOaker
EryOaker Posts: 434 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
What are your Keto/LC thoughts on watermelon?
I'm basically in a maintenance level of Keto. I've eaten a little bit of it lately. I've heard that some believe the fiber, and water, makes it less evil. What are your thoughts.

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  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    I've eaten a couple of pieces. I'm not striving for for ketosis though. It's pretty carby so I weigh it. 4 ounces of watermelon isn't much! It didn't have any negative effect on me that I'm aware of but nothing does. It's summer. I enjoyed it. :)
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    IIFYM but it's actually low in fiber and high in fructose, so not the best choice for a LC lifestyle.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Watermel-own... My kids go on and on about this.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn4t0BuClbw

    Just small amounts for me.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    I don't like the texture of watermelon, so I eat a bit of musk melon/cantaloupe, or crenshaw, or honeydew. But rarely.
  • AlexandraCarlyle
    AlexandraCarlyle Posts: 1,603 Member
    I shall be In Italy later this year and one of my uncles (and therefore his children, my cousins - family business!) grows it commercially - so we shall doubtless be having a 'scorpacciata d'Anguria' at some point.
    I shall have to restrain myself. I love the stuff, and as a kid, won many a devouring contest with my cousins. Once, one of them very nearly choked on a piece lodged in his throat.

    Approach with caution - on all levels!
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    I'm not keto so I eat as much watermelon as I feel like some days.
  • AlexandraCarlyle
    AlexandraCarlyle Posts: 1,603 Member
    TheDevastator wrote: »
    I'm not keto so I eat as much watermelon as I feel like some days.

    For some reason, that gives me a weird mental image.... :D )
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    edited July 2017
    Better to use watermelon extract within another recipe, I'd think. Maybe use a light squash as a neutral base? Or something else you like for texture - like with yogurt or gelatin?

    Edited to add: my Endo told me that watermelon is essentially pure sugar with nothing to slow it down, and easily the worst melon and one of the worst fruits, as far as blood glucose hit.
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