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Watermelon & Hemp: The Cool Combo Your Summer Body Craves
Watermelon and Hemp Make a Good Combo
What’s summer without watermelon? As a kid, it was always a fun summer gathering with cousins and neighborhood kids hanging at the picnic table eating watermelon and engaging in a seed spitting contest. Today, most watermelon is seedless and their availability is not limited to July. Eating a slice to the rind while juice drips down your chin is still a favorite. I’ve put together some additional great eating ideas for enjoying watermelon. It doesn’t take much to put watermelon and hemp together for a healthy refreshing SuperSnack. We’ve included a few recipes for getting the most out of your watermelon.
Why Watermelon Is the Ultimate Hot-Weather Snack
Now that fresh watermelon is coming into season, it’s an opportunity to bring it home for healthy eating enjoyment. When the heat is on, watermelon does more than satisfy a sweet craving—it helps your body stay balanced, hydrated, and refreshed. Here’s why it’s a smart choice when temperatures are on the rise:
Watermelon and Mint Infused Water to Beat the Heat and Stay Hydrated
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Hydration Hero: Watermelon is over 90% water, making it a delicious way to beat dehydration. It’s basically nature’s sports drink—minus the sugar crash.
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Electrolyte Boost: Packed with potassium and magnesium, watermelon helps replenish electrolytes lost through sweat.
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Cooling Effect: Its high water content and light texture have a natural cooling effect on your body—perfect after a walk, swimming, workout, or a moment of sun-soaked bliss.
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Skin Support: Rich in lycopene and vitamin C, watermelon helps fight oxidative stress and may even protect skin from sun damage.
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Digestive Friendly: It’s easy on the gut and refreshing to eat, even when your appetite dips from the heat.
As a kid, I have to admit, we didn’t really care about the nutrition watermelon provided; we just liked eating it and wanted to be the winner of the seed-spitting contest 🙂
Cut Watermelon into Bite Size Cubes
Why Hemp Seeds are an Excellent Addition to Watermelon
Including hemp seeds with watermelon will bring another twist; they add complete plant-based protein, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc and a boost to the magnesium and potassium, that the watermelon provides. These nutrients are great for helping your body beating the heat. Making hemp seeds an ideal snacking addition—while nourishing your body with real food.
Eating Toasted Hemp Seeds with Sea Salt right from the bag while enjoying the refreshing taste of watermelon. The sweet-salty combo of watermelon and hemp seeds is a delicious nutritious treat. Your snack is nearly meal worthy, which is helpful when the heat may have your appetite floundering.
Add the Goodness of Hemp Seeds While Enjoying Watermelon
Watermelon and Hemp Hearts
Making watermelon juice is easy. Take it to the next level by adding hemp hearts and you’ll have a SuperDrink. Cut the watermelon into pieces, blend it up in a blender. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of hemp hearts into the blender with the watermelon juice to make a sport’s drink that can’t be beat. Clean, simple, refreshing, and no added sugar.
Here are Three Watermelon and Hemp Recipes
They’re sure to please. Bon appetit and Happy Summer.
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Recipe for Watermelon Juice with Hemp Hearts
Cold watermelon can be so refreshing to eat during summer months. This is not really much of a recipe, it's more like an easy summer eating idea for using watermelon and hemp hearts together. A SuperEasy, SuperFood sport drink from Mother Nature.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Wash the watermelon to begin preparing
- Cut the Watermelon in Half
- Cut the half section again so it's now quartered
- From the quartered section, slice 1" to 2" sections
- Take the paring knife and cut the rind away from the fleshy red center
- Cut the red center into cubes of desired size (i.e. bite size or larger)
- Place enough cut cubes in the blender to make about 1 to 2 cups of juice and blend until smooth. Repeat until you have the desired amount of juice you want.
- Add a few tablespoons of Hemp Hearts for every couple cups of watermelon juice you've made and blend until smooth
- Pour into glass and enjoy. Store in refrigerator.
Notes
Start will a thoroughly chilled watermelon. After cutting the watermelon up, whatever isn't used immediately, store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a few days.
Let’s Make Watermelon Hemp Heart Popsicles! No added sugar. Cold and refreshing. A SuperSnack nutritious treat.
Recipe For Watermelon Hemp Heart Popsicles - A Superfood Popsicle
Making Popsicles from watermelon juice that has been infused with hemp hearts is easy and super nutritious. You'll blend chunks of watermelon in a blender to make the watermelon juice. Once you have the desired amount of juice ready; you'll add hemp hearts to the blender with the watermelon and blend until the hemp hearts are thoroughly blended in. For more detail on making watermelon juice - see our posted Recipe for Watermelon Juice with Hemp Hearts
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- To make watermelon juice, place cut pieces of watermelon in blender; this may have to be done in stages depending on your type of blender. For the blender I use, I can only add a small amount of cut watermelon pieces and blend up.
- For every 2 to 3 cups of watermelon juice, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of hemp hearts and blend until smooth
- Pour mixture in popsicle containers and freeze. This blend can also be made into ice cubes for adding to chill drinks. Brings nice flavor and nutrition.
Notes
To bring an extra twist to your watermelon popsicles, blend in a fresh mint leaf to your taste. It doesn't take much.
Here’s a simple summer salad that’s great for picnic gatherings or just eating at home to compliment whatever your preparing on the grill for dinner.
Watermelon Arugula Hemp Heart - Summer Salad
Take this salad to your next family picnic. This delicious summer salad is refreshing and the flavors are a party-in-your-mouth. It doesn't need much dressing either. Serve it chilled for best flavors. Or make it for you and your husband if you're having a quiet simple dinner like burgers on the grill. Adjust the recipe based on the number of servings you need.The amount of each ingredient will depend on how large a salad you want to make as to the number of people you want to serve. You'll need to rather eyeball it based on your preference. Some of these ingredients may sound strange together, but they all compliment each other. Be generous with the cucumber and don't forget the Kalamata Olives.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Place contents of the box of Arugula in a large glass bowl that has a lid for storing
- Prepare watermelon by cutting into bite size pieces, set aside
- Slice cucumber about 1/4' to 1/2", then cut into quarters, add to bowl with Arugula
- Remove outer skin form the purple onion. Slice onion into thin salad serving size pieces, add to bowl
- Tear mint leafs off the sprig stem. Tear into small pieces and add to the bowl. Mix contents in the bowl until evenly distributed.
- Add crumble Feta Cheese to bowl, stir in gently
- Add drained, pitted Kalamata olives to taste, stir in gently
- Add cut watermelon to bowl and stir gently until evenly distributed
- Add hemp hearts and gently stir until evenly distributed
FOR DRESSING:
- In a jar with a lid, add the 3 ingredients together. Shake well.Drizzle over the salad mixture to taste - place in the refrigerator to chill and marinate for a bit
Notes
If you need to make this salad ahead of time, combine all the ingredients except for the watermelon, in a glass or plastic bowl with an airtight cover. You'll need another airtight bowl for the watermelon. A bit before serving, add the watermelon and top with the dressing - chill in the refrigerator once combined. You'll want the watermelon and dressing to marinate for a bit with the other ingredients to enhance the flavors.
Thanks Suzy for this great summer salad.