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    Water melon

    Posts: 398
    edited September 2024 in Recipes
    Did you all know 1 whole water melon only has 200 calories, Ya, I just found that out :heart: :heart:
    There so good and they just satisfied my sweet tooth:bigsmile:

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    • Posts: 398
      Did you all know 1 whole water melon only has 200 calories, Ya, I just found that out :heart: :heart:
      There so good and they just satisfied my sweet tooth:bigsmile:
    • Posts: 1,460 Member
      Lucky you. I think watermelon is the only fruit I don't care for.

      Strawberries for me.
    • Posts: 55 Member
      That is so great. I LOVE watermelon and they are soo filling too.
    • Posts: 3,420 Member
      Hmmmmm, that's great if it's really true. I LOVE watermelon, but always thought that it was full of sugar, so it must have tons of calories, ESPECIALLY for a whole one!
    • Posts: 398
      Hmmmmm, that's great if it's really true. I LOVE watermelon, but always thought that it was full of sugar, so it must have tons of calories, ESPECIALLY for a whole one!
      I know I cant believe it ether but thats what came up when I loged it in just now, thats why I posted this,
      I would be sad:cry: if it was'nt true.
    • Posts: 1,730 Member
      i was so moved by watermelon recently that i started a haiku thread! it went like this

      Watermelon sweet
      sip you like a cool fresh drink
      divine on my tongue
    • Posts: 3,420 Member
      Geez, I don't know Mary. I just looked up watermelon in a calorie, carbs and sugar counter book that I have, and it says that for "3 oz. edible portion" there are 51 cals, 14 carbs, and 12 sugars.
      Does anyone else out there know anything about watermelon?
    • Posts: 143
      Geez, I don't know Mary. I just looked up watermelon in a calorie, carbs and sugar counter book that I have, and it says that for "3 oz. edible portion" there are 51 cals, 14 carbs, and 12 sugars.
      Does anyone else out there know anything about watermelon?

      I was thinking the same ~ 200 calories for a whole watermelon seems very low (I hate to say it!). I looked it up in my calorie book and it claims there's 50 calories in a cup of diced watermelon and 1450 in a whole watermelon (size: 15 inches long, 7 1/2 inches diameter). :noway:
    • Posts: 11,417 Member
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      I was thinking the same ~ 200 calories for a whole watermelon seems very low (I hate to say it!). I looked it up in my calorie book and it claims there's 50 calories in a cup of diced watermelon and 1450 in a whole watermelon (size: 15 inches long, 7 1/2 inches diameter). :noway:


      www.calorieking.com shows very similar numbers.... 46 cal per cup, 1355 cal in a whole melon (same size as above) :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
    • Posts: 71
      I was online last night for this very reason and I saw that a whole watermelon, about 15" diameter has...1355 calories, now this isn't exact but I got this info from calorie king. Now I was shocked, because I could totally sit down and eat a watermelon until I literally make myself sick. Oh well I guess I will have to stick to serving size,:sad:
    • Posts: 949 Member
      well first off.... it's obviously still low in cals. Maybe not 200 for a whole one, but who could eat a whole one anyway? You'd be pee'ing for days! Let's also remember it's fruit sugar, not cane sugar - like good carbs vs bad carbs.
    • Posts: 4,584 Member
      Something similar happened to be the other day. I was drinking a glass of 2% milk with my breakfast and I kept going over my calories for the day for a couple days straight. :mad: Nothing else had changed with my meals and snacks. I looked closer at the milk and it was registering as 300+ calories for 1 cup. For 2%! I quickly adjusted that and all was right with my food diary again! :drinker:
      Just be careful, if something looks too good to be true, research it a little more. If something looks really off, research it too.
    • Posts: 398
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      www.calorieking.com shows very similar numbers.... 46 cal per cup, 1355 cal in a whole melon (same size as above) :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

      Wow, I new it was to good to be true:sad:
      So then why when I loged my food here on MFP it said it had 100 calories for 1/2 a melon and 200 for a whole one??????????

      My son and I shared a qorter water melon and was like that cant be true???
    • Posts: 3,817 Member
      It could be talking about one of those little tiny "personal" melons, too. You know, the ones that aren't much bigger than a cantelope.
    • Posts: 3,420 Member
      Soo sorry if I made you cry Mary!
      I've learned that some of the foods on here aren't put in right, so if I've got the containers, or any way to check things to see if they ARE accurately put in, I do.
    • Posts: 391 Member
      http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/Foods/900/9326/3/Food.aspx

      But the protein looks REALLY high!

      Did you get your numbers from on here?

      I wish we could have a week period where EVERYONE quality controlled thing that were put in, and correct them if they are wrong. Usually the calories are right, but the protein, carbs, or fat are WAY out there and the nutrients are from Mars
    • Posts: 1,490 Member
      well first off.... it's obviously still low in cals. Maybe not 200 for a whole one, but who could eat a whole one anyway? You'd be pee'ing for days! Let's also remember it's fruit sugar, not cane sugar - like good carbs vs bad carbs.
      My thoughts as well, and I am the worlds most watermelon lover, but one slice nice and cold is very refreshing and of course drink the juice. BURP:laugh:
    • Posts: 398
      http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/Foods/900/9326/3/Food.aspx

      But the protein looks REALLY high!

      Did you get your numbers from on here?

      I wish we could have a week period where EVERYONE quality controlled thing that were put in, and correct them if they are wrong. Usually the calories are right, but the protein, carbs, or fat are WAY out there and the nutrients are from Mars
      Yes I got them from here, it say for 1/2 a galia watermelon has 100 cals. I dont know what brand I had but does it matter its a watermelon.???
    • Posts: 398
      It could be talking about one of those little tiny "personal" melons, too. You know, the ones that aren't much bigger than a cantelope.

      Thats what I was starting to think.
    • Posts: 398
      Soo sorry if I made you cry Mary!
      I've learned that some of the foods on here aren't put in right, so if I've got the containers, or any way to check things to see if they ARE accurately put in, I do.

      Thats Ok, I'll just be more carful next time.
    • Posts: 3,817 Member
      Yes I got them from here, it say for 1/2 a galia watermelon has 100 cals. I dont know what brand I had but does it matter its a watermelon.???

      YES! It matters the brand. You have to be careful and not just "pick one" on the list but know what it is exactly that you're eating.

      FYI, I googled Galia melons and they're not even really watermelons but look more like cantaloupes. Same size and color. So, you need to research what you're picking from the list if you're not sure.

      Here's a link that shows a photo of a Galia melon, just so you can see.

      http://themeloninc.com/farmers_market/pictures.html

      Also, you must have searched for water melon (the space) because I didn't find it at first when I searched MFP's database for watermelons (no space). Use watermelon (no space) and you'll see the more accurate figures for what you're eating.
    • Posts: 391 Member
      Why is it that I am STARVING for watermelon now?

      YUM!

      And I bet each brand of melon will vary lightly. Just like you will have different varieties of each type of fruit.

      And to me, a carb is a carb is a carb (about 5 calories per gram). It doesnt matter if its cane or fruit or chocolate! It all counts as energy I am going to burn... but as long as I do it in moderation!
    • Posts: 2,748 Member
      Melons in general are very low in calorie. Both honeydew and canteloupe are really low in calories :wink:
    • Posts: 579 Member
      hmmm...I use a different calorie counter because the foods from a different country always come up different. I have looked at three different Italian sites because it is now watermelon season and I eat tons of it.

      On every site, it is listed as....15 calories p/ 100 grams. The MFP site, when using grams, lists 30 calories p/100 grams. I'm sorry that I don't know what that would be in cups or ounces, but 350-400 grams is what I usually have and it's a pretty good chunk (that is weighed without the rind and with seeds). And, of course, I go with the 15 cal p/100. :bigsmile:
    • Posts: 697
      Some one better go out and get me a watermelon now after all this talking..and I don't have one... booooooo!
    • Posts: 391 Member
      Some one better go out and get me a watermelon now after all this talking..and I don't have one... booooooo!

      Raising My Hand!

      I will go get ya one if you will share with me?

      I had thee BEST watermelon in Afghanistan up in a town called Masar e Sharif (MES). I was up there late last summer and they delicious HUGE melons and Pomegranates! YUM! The locals were VERY VERY proud of those two fruits and their roses.
    • Posts: 3,817 Member
      I got me one yesterday and hubby and I just cut into it! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYY!

      Sweet and juicy! He ate about 1/4 of it but I just had 6 ozs.
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      YES! It matters the brand. You have to be careful and not just "pick one" on the list but know what it is exactly that you're eating.

      FYI, I googled Galia melons and they're not even really watermelons but look more like cantaloupes. Same size and color. So, you need to research what you're picking from the list if you're not sure.

      Here's a link that shows a photo of a Galia melon, just so you can see.

      http://themeloninc.com/farmers_market/pictures.html

      Also, you must have searched for water melon (the space) because I didn't find it at first when I searched MFP's database for watermelons (no space). Use watermelon (no space) and you'll see the more accurate figures for what you're eating.

      I think they only had one to choose from thats why i thuoght that it was right.
    • Posts: 398
      Why is it that I am STARVING for watermelon now?

      YUM!

      And I bet each brand of melon will vary lightly. Just like you will have different varieties of each type of fruit.

      And to me, a carb is a carb is a carb (about 5 calories per gram). It doesnt matter if its cane or fruit or chocolate! It all counts as energy I am going to burn... but as long as I do it in moderation!

      I have more in the fridge if you want some come and get it:laugh:
    • Posts: 579 Member
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      I think they only had one to choose from thats why i thuoght that it was right.

      If you type it in as one word, you get more choices.
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