It's National Watermelon Day

Since August 3rd is apparently National Watermelon Day (who decides these things, anyway?!) I thought I'd post the stats for watermelon. According to Mastercook, 1 slice of watermelon weighing 550 grams (that's over a pound, by the way, so a good-sized slice -- but the stuff is full of water, of course, and water weighs heavy) contains:

92 calories
1 gram fat
21 grams carbohydrate
1 gram fiber
2 grams protein
2% of your calcium
9% of your potassium
3% of your iron
1% of your zinc
46% of your vitamin C
11% of your vitamin A (but that's not pre-formed A, it's carotenes your body has to convert)
21% of your B6
15% of your thiamin
3% of your riboflavin
2% of your folacin
3% of your niacin

That's pretty respectable, but way too many carbs for me. I don't like watermelon enough for it to be worth it. If you do, you might want to go for a small slice!