{"id":101,"date":"2009-08-07T14:06:52","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T14:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=101"},"modified":"2017-06-07T14:07:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:07:23","slug":"ask-the-experts-is-it-okay-to-eat-watermelon-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2009\/08\/ask-the-experts-is-it-okay-to-eat-watermelon-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"ASK THE EXPERTS: IS IT OKAY TO EAT WATERMELON SEEDS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In this recurring column, our panel of watermelon experts answer a question posed through our \u201cAsk the Experts\u201d feature in the right hand sidebar. Feel free to ask your own question. All questions get a response and some will be featured here on What About Watermelon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>MICHAEL C. FROM SAN DIEGO, CA, ASKS: Is it okay to eat watermelon seeds?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-103\" title=\"chefharry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/chefharry.jpg\" alt=\"chefharry\" width=\"158\" height=\"197\" \/>For some reason, our mothers liked to tell us that if we ate a watermelon seed, a watermelon would grow in our stomach. I was never sure where that tall tale came from or why parents perpetuated it, but millions of kids grow up in constant fear of watermelon seeds because they don\u2019t want to wake up one morning with a 10-pound fruit germinating in their belly. Of course, this isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<p>Other people (i.e. those over the age of seven who are wise to the stories adults tell) fear that watermelon seeds contain some sort of harmful chemicals and should therefore be avoided at all costs. This isn\u2019t true either.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, watermelons seeds are 100 percent safe for consumption! I actually know some people who like to eat them, including many who roast them with salt like pumpkin seeds. They\u2019re a tasty snack if you give them a chance. Maybe that\u2019s why our parents told us not to eat the seeds. They wanted us to save them so they could roast them and enjoy them after the kids went to bed. Excuse me\u2026 I have to call my mother.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UP NEXT: A deep fried watermelon recipe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this recurring column, our panel of watermelon experts answer a question posed through our \u201cAsk the Experts\u201d feature in the right hand sidebar. Feel free to ask your own question. All questions get a response and some will be featured here on What About Watermelon. MICHAEL C. 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