Watermelons arrive in the market even before you start sweating. In Chennai, most street corners have mounds of watermelons. The wholesale dealers not just display the humungous fruits but also tempt passersby by offering cut slices and chopped slices.
This is one temptation you should give in to. Buy the whole fruit and slice it at home or eat from clean environs cut and chopped slices. Feel like sipping a juice? Go in for watermelon juice!
Make it a habit to eat the red, juicy watermelon slices during the day every day of this hot summer.
The water in the melons contains the necessary fluids for the body and also the salts that the body needs after it displaces them in the form of sweat.
For variety, go in for muskmelons (kirni) which have a soft pulpy inside and can be eaten raw or with a dash of sugar and essence to enhance its taste.
These two fruits are available in plenty during summer and so are also pocket-friendly.
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