{"id":1077,"date":"2013-02-09T11:17:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T11:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2018-04-08T06:06:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T06:06:53","slug":"tom-willett-shows-you-how-to-eat-a-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2013\/02\/tom-willett-shows-you-how-to-eat-a-watermelon\/","title":{"rendered":"TOM WILLETT SHOWS YOU HOW TO EAT A WATERMELON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"558\" height=\"316\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><embed width=\"558\" height=\"316\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5gUKZpgVfMo?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure how to eat a watermelon, Tom Willett has taken the guesswork out of this sometimes confusing activity by creating the nine-minute tutorial video above. The video isn\u2019t intended to be funny but, in many ways, it really is. Among Tom\u2019s most memorable tips:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Half a watermelon is equal to one serving<\/strong> \u2013 That\u2019s not entirely true. Technically, a <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.watermelon.org\/Media\/MediaKitImages\/MediaKitForms\/Nutrition%20US.pdf\">single serving of watermelon<\/span> is two cups, but I\u2019ve been known to eat entire watermelons in one sitting, so I\u2019m not going to argue with Tom\u2019s suggestion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The correct way to eat a watermelon is with a spoon<\/strong>\u2013 Tom says the \u201cfork cartel has been trying to use dangerous forks when eating watermelon \u2026 in an attempt to sell forks\u201d but a spoon is a much better choice. I agree with him on this one. Spoons do a much better job of scooping the flesh. Also, forks are terrible at holding watermelon juice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salt should not be placed on watermelon<\/strong>\u2013 Tom claims that salt \u201ctakes away from the sweet taste\u201d of watermelon, but he\u2019s wrong about that. I\u2019m not a fan of salt on watermelon, but it\u2019s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/Science-Nutrition\/Study-suggests-why-salt-can-boost-sweet-taste-perception\">proven fact<\/a> that a dash of salt can actually enhance the intensity of sweetness in certain foods.<\/p>\n<p>Those are just a few tips from the first four minutes of the lesson. Later in the video, Tom tosses marshmallows and peanut butter into the watermelon (that\u2019s right, peanut butter). I\u2019ve never tried either of those additions with my watermelon, but I might give the peanut butter a whirl in the very near future.<\/p>\n<p>If you watch the tutorial, even if it\u2019s just for the entertainment value, don\u2019t miss Tom\u2019s awesome 360-degree scooping technique demonstrated around the 1:30 mark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re not sure how to eat a watermelon, Tom Willett has taken the guesswork out of this sometimes confusing activity by creating the nine-minute tutorial video above. The video isn\u2019t intended to be funny but, in many ways, it really is. 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