We all have our weaknesses when it comes to summer...*cough* ICE CREAM. Trust me when I say I get my fair share of ice cream! Between Uncle Harry's, Culvers, the Frozen Ladle, and the grocery store, I have more Ice cream than Crazy old women have cats. Any way I wanted to offer a little piece of advice to help when our ice cream eating gets out of control.
My advice-Melons!
Melons are juicy, crunchy, and most importantly sweet!
If I have some honeydew cut up in the fridge I am more likely to grab that than run to the store, waste my gas and get ice cream. That is coming from someone who spends 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week cutting fruit! Still not sick of it :) Plus, melons have a high water content. This fills you up with fewer calories and hydrates you, which is extremely important during these hot months of summer. Melons are great any time of day. I eat them for breakfast, maybe an after pool snack, and even as a side with lunch or dinner.
To prove a point...
1 cup of ice cream (this does vary)= 250-300 calories
1 cup of watermelon = about 50 calories
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| AHHH ICecream Everywhere! |
You would have to eat 5-6 cup s of water melon to reach the caloric content of a cup of ice cream. And most of us eat more than a cup of ice cream in one sitting! Eating that much melon would be awfully uncomfortable in my opinion. So once and a sh
Food for thought:
Watermelon Cantaloupe Honeydew
-Vitamin A -Vitamin C -Folate (good for reproduction)
-Vitamin C - Beta carotene
-Potassium (orange, good for eyes)
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