Honeydew Melons

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http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fru ... ces/1956/2

besides slight Phos/Cal excess...which is probably made up for by high magnesium, they seem like a solid food...I was wondering if any one else has experimented with them. The reason im mainly interested is because they have a PH above 6...so you wouldn't run into excess acidity. I suppose you could even juice it by hand and add some sugar to balance out the slight hypotonic water in it...or cook it even to make more gentle. Only thing im a bit weary of is that a lot of squash family foods have allergens, but its probably only in the seeds/skin
 

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I got a wonderful fruit salad recipe with honeydew, plums, sweetened condensed milk, and lime. I LOVED it!!! Digestive wise, it killed me. I even went back and ate it again to see if it was the fruit salad and had the same problem. :( I was so bummed. My son didn't seem to have a problem with it.
 

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They're a staple for me. I find them great for hydration as well and crave them after a night out.
 

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Love them, though it's a drag when you get one that's a dud and not sweet at all. But a good one is like the nectar of the gods. I usually "juice" them by straining out the flesh using a fine mesh bag and squeezing, but I do that with most fruits.
 

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Haagendazendiane said:
I got a wonderful fruit salad recipe with honeydew, plums, sweetened condensed milk, and lime. I LOVED it!!! Digestive wise, it killed me. I even went back and ate it again to see if it was the fruit salad and had the same problem. :( I was so bummed. My son didn't seem to have a problem with it.


My problem could have been from an activated charcoal capsule I had taken a day or so before. I'll have to give it a try again.
 
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plums are the highest sorbitol fruit...id think way before charcoal was the problem, the plum would be. Plums and prunes are violent on digestion, and cause blowout on the back end often times
 

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FWIW, forum member Bradley posted about ripe melons here.

For watermelons:

- They should have a deep yellow patch, this is where the melon sat on the ground. Watermelons without this patch were picked too early.
- They should be very firm. A softer outer means it's old.
- Hold the melon in the palm of one hand, close to your ear. Slap it with the other hand. The more it reverberates like a bass drum, the juicier and crispier it will be


For cantaloupes

- the outside should have some give
- the more beige/orange the outside, the better. Green = unripe and may not become sweet
- with your thumb, rub where the vine was attached. Then smell the area, the more fragrant, the sweeter and riper
- flip the melon over and push on the bottom with your thumb, it should have a good amount of give


For honeydews

- Like cantaloupes, the outer should have give, and the bottom should depress to the touch
- the skin should have a tacky/sticky feel. The stickier the outside, the more concentrated the sugars inside. Smooth and slippery = unripe and not sweet
- a super-ripe honeydew will be fragrant, but not always


There are many other varieties, but the above tips will work for all of them.

My ongoing rant about the food supply, I could not find a single ripe cantaloupe or honeydew in a grocery store in town. But a got a last of the summer cantaloupe from a farm stand and it was heavenly.
 

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I love melons! Honeydew especially. This is a fruit that I feel really good with. Have no issues at all.
 
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things are looking good for the honeydew...nice
 

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pboy said:
plums are the highest sorbitol fruit...id think way before charcoal was the problem, the plum would be. Plums and prunes are violent on digestion, and cause blowout on the back end often times

I learn something new every day! I assumed it was the melon because I have had some watermelon this year that gave me problems. The honeydew was ripe and delicious. I normally don't eat plums. Since I had not taken charcoal before, it was also suspect. Thanks for that info pboy. I will try the recipe again without plums. :D
 
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yea I learned the hard way also...lol. On a side note also...watermelon has some mannitol which can be a bit harsh also (another sugar alcohol)...where as muskmelons like cantaloupe, and honeydews don't have any
 

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I love honeydew, eat it with a little salt... delish! No issues.
@pboy if you are interested in acid alkaline balance, Cronometer has started showing nutrient balances, and one of them is PRAL alkalinity. This is for gold plan members, and it just started a few days ago. I was surprised to see how alkaline the Peat diet is. (I mean way alkaline!)
The other balances they show are sodium:potassium, calcium:magnesium, zinc:copper, and Omegas. I don't know how accurate it is, or how much attention to give it... totally feeds my OCD tendencies though.

Edit: guess I should have said the diet, as I eat it, is way alkaline. I could eat more acid, maybe should. Sorry this is off topic.
 
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no that's pretty cool, sounds like something that could help a lot of people. I figured the Peat diet would be way alkaline cause there isn't a lot of muscle meat or fermented foods. I think I read that to some extent magnesium can help make up inbalance in Calcium Phosphorus which is a big thing that determines alkaline acid balance, which is probably why fruits still come out alkaline a lot of times. Then you have to consider phenolic acids, organic acids, and other things. Id be highly surprised if someone actually had such accurate data or formulas as to make a programs that told exactly how a food would turn out...cause im not sure there is that accurate of scientific date to prove one way or another. But that's a nice idea and I hope its pretty accurate and helps people. Its probably a good thing that your diet is way alkaline, besides the required acidic vitamins and minerals (amino acids, iodine, selenium, sulphur, molybdenum, phosphorus, chloride, ascorbic acid, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid) none of the other acids that are in foods are actually required, and in fact burden your bodies buffering systems. So I don't think there would be any benefit in consuming more. Too high concentration leads to burning sensations and even can provoke watery or rapid intestinal clearouts
 
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