Daily Fit 07/03/2019: Eat Your Watermelon Rinds

Health Tip Of The Day: Save your watermelon rinds instead of tossing them in the garbage; they’re the most nutritious part of the fruit.

Do you always stop munching on a wedge of juicy watermelon when you reach the white part close to the green skin? Us, too. But it looks like we’ve all been missing out on some big health benefits of this summer staple by skipping the rind.

The benefits.

Believe it or not, watermelon rinds have more fiber than the rest of the pink fruit, as well as a strong dose of potassium and the amino acid citrulline. Citrulline is needed in the body to create arginine (another amino acid) which is known for increasing the production of nitric oxide. And nitric oxide plays a key role in relaxing blood vessels and lowering blood pressure, reducing symptoms of fatigue, boosting the immune system and helping muscles grow.

Here’s how to eat more of it.

Making use of watermelon rinds in your kitchen is surprisingly easy so long as you’re equipped with the right recipe inspo. Watermelon rind pickles, watermelon rind gazpacho and watermelon rind candy are just a few recipe ideas that’ll help you get better use out of the most nutritious part of everyone’s favorite summer fruit. Click through for the full recipes. [Swirled]

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