The Fruit that says “summer”
Inspired by Roni’s delicious looking post yesterday, I HAD to make it. She pureed watermelon with yogurt, and froze. Click over to her post for more details. It was so terrific. My kids devoured it. I was hesitant to share it! There just wasn’t enough. Ketchup boy and I actually drank some before we froze it. It also made a yummy smoothie. I like this idea, because I always cut up our entire watermelon right when I bring it home. By the time we get to the bottom of the bowl, we have small broken pieces. My kids do like eating the wedges with the rind on, but my chopped up pieces are so much cleaner.
Why we love watermelon:
- Good source of lycopene, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin A
- Good source of water (kids are going to start needing to be hydrated and watermelon is 92% water!)
- High in energy, low in calories and fat
- Excellent snack and fun to eat
Side note: my mean brother told me when I was very small that I must have eaten watermelon seeds and was growing a watermelon in my tummy cause it was so huge.
Posted: May 30th, 2008 under Dessert, Fruits and Vegetables.
Tags: healthy dessert ideas for kids, healthy food for kids, watermelon
Comments
Comment from Susan Bankhead
Time May 30, 2008 at 6:05 am
shame on your mean brother! I can’t ever remember your tummy being fat . . . don’t believe it!
Comment from Susan Bankhead
Time May 30, 2008 at 6:07 am
Could you make this recipe with any kind of fruit? So peaches when they are in abundance on the tree?
Comment from jillf
Time May 30, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Any particular proportion or flavor of yogurt? That looks yummy!
Comment from Amy
Time May 31, 2008 at 5:40 am
Yeah mom, it would be fun to try this with lot’s of other fruit.
Jill: I used 1 cup of Watermelon, and one small 6 oz container of strawberry yogurt! It really was yummy. We were fighting over it.
Take Care!
Comment from Autumn
Time June 1, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Yummy! I am totally going to try this!
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Comment from Roni
Time May 30, 2008 at 4:18 am
SO glad you guys liked the idea!