Picking the perfect melon

6/21/2018

Picking the perfect melon is a sensory experience. Some people give the fruits a thump and listen for a hollow sound to detect ripeness, but that’s not the most reliable way and there are other clues to look for.

Here’s your quick guide to picking the perfect melon.

LOOK
• Watermelon: round and even shape, dull (not shiny) exterior, look for a golden/cream colored spot (that’s where it sat in the patch and ripened), no stem or if there is one it should be brown
• Cantaloupe: yellow/golden color (avoid green ones), deep recesses running end-to-end, smooth and round indentation where stem was
• Honeydew: dull (not shiny) exterior, color should be pale yellow/light lemon (avoid green ones)

FEEL
• Watermelon: should feel heavy for its size, lift another of the same size and pick the heavier one
• Cantaloupe and Honeydew: feel for mushy spots and avoid those, should feel heavy, stem end should give somewhat when you press it with your thumb

SMELL
• Watermelon: skip this test for watermelons
• Cantaloupe and Honeydew: sniff the end opposite where the stem was and it should be sweet and fragrant, no smell means it’s not ripe and an alcohol/acetone scent means it’s fermenting

SOURCES
How To Tell If Your Cantaloupe Is Ripe
https://www.oola.com/life-in-flavor/2401911/how-to-tell-if-your-cantaloupe-is-ripe/
Photo by Dmitry Bayer on Unsplash

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

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