Ahhh Summer!!

So thrilled to be on the verge on Memorial Day weekend!! Summer - yes! I still have my childhood reaction when the word is spoken!

This piece of watermelon was not carved into a heart. I was cutting up the melon with my daughter and I couldn't believe it when it I sliced it and this is what happened. So sweet, so juicy and to me a true sign of summer with memories of spitting seeds up at the lake house with my family. (It seems hard to find melons with seeds these days though...)

On the benefits of watermelon ... besides just tasting good here are a few of the many good things you do for yourself when eating this fruit:
*packed with antioxidants
*high levels of vitamin C
*high levels of vitamin A with high beta carotene
*source of lycopene which neutralizes FREE Radicals
*found to be protective against a growing numbers of cancers: prostate, breast, endometrial, lung and colorectal.
*great for electrolytes ... and no artificial food coloring!
The list goes on and on ...

See: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=31 for more information.

One of our favorite drinks here at home is watermelon, ice, mint with lime in the blender for a yummy thirst buster.


Wishing everyone an awesome Summer season! Enjoy every minute - take time for yourselves!
xo,
Krista