OMG Watermelon Calories!
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FRUCTOSE
WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?
BECAUSE....WATERMELON!0 -
I love watermellow. Living down in the southern states, they are available everywhere. I cut my mellow, scoop the goody out in cup fulls and store in fridg; when I want a snack, I get one to two pieces out and store the other away.
Oh shoot! Do southerners have a Watermelon Marshmallow hybrid?0 -
After seeing this, I now have to go cut into the monster WM sitting in my kitchen for breakfast0
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I love watermellow. Living down in the southern states, they are available everywhere. I cut my mellow, scoop the goody out in cup fulls and store in fridg; when I want a snack, I get one to two pieces out and store the other away.
Oh shoot! Do southerners have a Watermelon Marshmallow hybrid?
Either I've missed something, she has weird autocorrect or she doesn't know the correct word.0 -
cals burned were such a waste on watermelon!!
i've searched this forum and some people say a calorie is a calorie... fair enough..., some people say to disregard the sugar content...again, fair enough... but when you have a budget of XX amount of calories i simply cannot justify 350-or so calories on watermelon.
I can justify that. Its watermelon and its delicious! I could eat a ton of it.
wtf! you are my new favorite person. Genius!0 -
maybe it was 1/4 of this melon...
LOL. Best thing ever to see first thing in the morning.0 -
I know I say this about 300 times a day, but
Kitchen scale.
Yes. Watermelon has 0.3 calories per gram; weighing is the only way to know how many calories you have really consumed.
Thank you!0 -
Also we men might not want to throw the rind away, since that is where the highest concentration of citrulline is located. Reference "Watermelon may have Viagra effects" http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630165707.htm
Now I know why my husband eats the rinds!!0 -
I love watermellow. Living down in the southern states, they are available everywhere. I cut my mellow, scoop the goody out in cup fulls and store in fridg; when I want a snack, I get one to two pieces out and store the other away.
Oh shoot! Do southerners have a Watermelon Marshmallow hybrid?
Maybe watermelon and marshmallow vodka? I might try that.0 -
I could so eat 1/2 a watermelon at one time! I'll budget the calories and am fine with it :blushing: :laugh:0
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FRUCTOSE
WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?
I scream, you scream, we all scream for....
FRUCTOSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
I wouldn't be so concerned about the calories of the watermelon but I would be more concerned about the amount of sugar you ate!
Yes fruit sugar is much better for you than refined or processed sugars, but too much sugar is still so bad!! Be so careful and to eat protein when you eat fruit so that your blood sugar balances out. By doing so, you lessen your chances of getting diabetes later in life!!0 -
That is like 1000g of watermelon!!! How the hell can you eat so much , LOL
Slowly and with much gusto0 -
I eat entire watermelons. It's one of the most cleansing foods there is.
Such a shame people are afraid of fruit calories when they are consuming thousands of calories a day. Whatever else you're eating is not going to be healthier than the fruit.
I don't think some people understand that you'll end up peering a million times and watermelon helps burn belly fat. Its funny seeing people complain about fruit calories /sugars.0 -
That is like 1000g of watermelon!!! How the hell can you eat so much , LOL
Slowly and with much gusto
Exactly! After watching this thread yesterday, today I decided to pull the half cut watermelon from the back of my fridge and actually weigh it to see how much I actually eat.
I measured the diameter with the rind on, and it was 9" across. Not a huge melon, but normal size. I cut a slice 2" thick and placed it on a plate. Now normally I would simply grab a spoon, a towel, and sit down in front of the TV and finish that sucker off. Before I started counting calories a year ago, that is.
Instead, I cut the rind off and then weighed the gorgeous disk of goodness.
Net weight- drum roll please.... 1600 grams! That adds up to 509 calories. 10 'servings' and over 100 grams of sugar.
So no, as much as I would like to just finish it off, instead I measured out 300 grams, (2 servings) and logged the 100 calories and 20 grams of sugar.
BTW, cut into small squares, this filled a normal sized cereal bowl.
I enjoyed my smaller portion. But the hard part will be staying out of the rest of it.
It is much easier today than it would have been a year ago. We can learn moderation. Not always easy. But doable.0 -
ive just eaten 800g of watermelon, which was half a whole one, calories per 100g 30, so not that many calories for the amount of water melon you get, id rather eat half a watermelon than a chocolate bar which has the same calories.0
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Now I have to put watermelon on my grocery list...0
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Take a look at this in regards to watermelon (which I LOVE but have to make sure I keep in check). This is per cup of balls.
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-watermelon-i93260 -
Take a look at this in regards to watermelon (which I LOVE but have to make sure I keep in check). This is per cup of balls.
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-watermelon-i9326
see, a CUP measurement for something spherical is ridiculous and not accurate for measurement.
Cut a watermelon, put a plate on a food scale, tare the scale, put the edible part of watermelon on the scale... log in grams.
Problem. Solved.0 -
A calorie is definitely not a calorie! I really wouldn't worry about the calories you think you might put on by eating water melon - the fact your going to hydrate your body and will dilute your acidity levels will far out weigh the negative effects from the sucrose the melon contains - also melon contains fiber which slows the rate of digestion and all importantly slows the release of insulin into your blood stream - no one wants too much insulin in there system ! - as insulin is the key to the cell in your body which allows the sugar released into your blood be let into the cell to be stored as fat .....the type of fat you really don't want swimming around your blood stream.....
If you really want a diet that works simply cut out all foods that contain more sugar per gram than fiber - and keep your ph level in an alkaline state - (easy to do and measure) drink plenty of water , but a good quality water! And never ever drink cans of soda or any kind of fruit drink - nature intended us to eat fruit not drink it0
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