Watermelon calories = 6 bowls of rice. There are three things you should not do to lose weight.

[Key Points]: Nutritionists' research shows that the calories in one watermelon are equivalent to six bowls of rice. It can be seen that watermelon is high in calories and eating it as a main meal for weight loss will make you fatter.

The popular "fruit diet" is to replace staple foods with fruits for three meals a day until you are full. Summer is the season for watermelons. When the weather is hot, people like to eat watermelons to cool off. Some women simply include watermelon in their fruit diet and eat it as a main meal to lose weight. In fact, this will only backfire.

More than 94% of watermelon is water, but its sugar content is also very high. A watermelon of normal sweetness contains 5% sugar, so the calorie content of watermelon is very high. The calorie content of watermelon is 250 kcal/kg. That is to say, if you eat a large watermelon every day, about 8 to 10 kilograms, you will consume 1000 to 1250 kcal of calories, while an ordinary bowl of rice contains about 200 kcal of calories. In other words, eating a watermelon is equivalent to eating 5 or 6 bowls of rice.

Watermelon weight loss "three don'ts"

1. Don’t eat watermelon as a main meal

Eating watermelon will make you fat, mainly because people eat too much in the summer. If you eat watermelon in the same amount as an apple, it is not easy to produce a significant weight gain effect. Therefore, if you want to lose weight, you should eat watermelon in moderation, and don’t take watermelon as a main meal.

2. Don’t eat watermelon as a midnight snack

Watermelon is rich in sugar. If you eat too much before going to bed at night, it will increase insulin and promote fat synthesis. Most of the newly synthesized fat in the human body is stored in the abdomen. In addition, the amount of exercise is reduced at night, so the fat is only stored and not consumed. Over time, a small belly will grow.

3. Don’t feel full

Unlike apples, watermelon's sweetness comes mainly from fructose. The lower the temperature, the sweeter the fructose is, which is the main reason why it is loved by various refreshing drinks. Research has long found that although fructose does not significantly increase blood sugar, it bypasses the appetite control mechanism. In other words, drinking glucose water and white sugar water will make people feel full, but drinking beverages containing fructose will not make people feel full.

Since watermelon contains a lot of fructose, it also has the property of not making people feel full. Therefore, it is difficult for people to control their intake when eating watermelon. So we must remember that watermelon can make you fat. Don’t say stupid things to yourself like “just eat one more piece”, because that piece of watermelon will not be your last one.

Watermelon weight loss diet

Will eating watermelon definitely make you fat? Actually, not necessarily. Watermelon can act as a diuretic, aid digestion and reduce edema. The water content of watermelon is unmatched by ordinary fruits. It can help eliminate excess water in the body, maintain normal kidney function, and eliminate edema.

Therefore, whether watermelon can help you lose weight depends on how you eat it. Here are some watermelon recipes. Using these ways of eating instead of eating watermelon directly will have a weight loss effect.

★Cold Cui Yi

Ingredients: watermelon rind, cucumber, carrot, white wine, white vinegar, sugar, and salt.

Method: Remove the outer rind and flesh of the watermelon, and cut it into 1-inch strips along with the cucumber and carrot. Blanch in boiling water, cool in cold boiled water, remove and put in a plate, pour a little white wine, add white vinegar, sugar and salt, and mix well.

★Watermelon tomato juice

Ingredients: watermelon, tomato.

Method: Use a watermelon juicer to squeeze out the watermelon pulp. Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water, peel them, chop them, remove the seeds, and squeeze out the juice. Mix the two juices and drink at any time.

★Watermelon black tea

Ingredients: 5 grams of black tea, appropriate amount of watermelon.

Method: Pour black tea into a teacup, brew it with hot water, and then add the diced watermelon.

★Watermelon rind porridge

Ingredients: watermelon rind, dried shrimp, rice, and salt.

Preparation: Remove the green skin and red flesh of the watermelon, wash and cut into small cubes. Wash the dried shrimps, chop them and set aside. After washing the japonica rice, put it into a casserole, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat. After the rice is cooked, add the dried shrimps and cook for 10 minutes. Finally, add diced watermelon rind and salt and cook for another two minutes.

Melon Peel and Egg Soup

Ingredients: 200 grams of watermelon rind, 1 egg, 1 tomato, salt, MSG, and sesame oil as appropriate.

Method: Peel off the outer green skin and inner red flesh of the watermelon and cut into thin strips. Slice the tomatoes. Beat the eggs. Add water to the soup pot, put in the melon strips and bring to a boil, then add the tomato slices one by one, pour in the egg liquid, add salt, MSG and sesame oil to season.

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