Watermelon Enchantment - a superfood for health and beauty and a delicious Watermelon Konfyt Recipe

• Antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium ... a nutritional powerhouse.
• Makes yummy Smoothies and Green Smoothies.
• The pinky red succulent flesh is fantabulous to eat - especially on hot summer days when it's brought out deliciously cold from the fridge
• The white pith around the red juicy fruit makes a divine konfyt / preserve.
• The seeds can be roasted and added to salads.
• The oil can be extracted from the seeds to make a fantastic carrier oil to moisturize your skin.
• The skin can be used for compost or try pickling it!
• Watermelons are very easy to grow in your own back garden - especially in very sunny climates!
• The whole watermelon can be beautifully carved and decorated and turned into an artistic creation.

Don't you just love it when you can not only very easily grow your own fruit and vegetables; but are able to use every part so that nothing goes to waste? With a little bit of thought and know- how watermelons are just one of these magical wonders!

So read on about this enchanting superfood.

Have you ever tried making Watermelon Konfyt?

Or made a Watermelon Green Smoothie?

Raw Watermelon is wonderfully good to eat and wonderfully good for our health too!

Although mostly made up of water, I was surprised to discover how rich in nutrients it is - lycopene (red fleshed watermelons) and beta carotene, Vitamin C as well as B vitamins such as B2, B3, B5, B6, Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

Wow, no wonder I always feel so energized and glowing after indulging in one of my favourite raw treats.

And as if that's not enough, Watermelon is one of those magical allowable foods when you are on a diet, as it is low in calories.

What a super food!

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Watermelon is good for me.
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I can eat it everyday.
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Ripe and very juicy
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You will like it if you give it a try.
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Watermelon is good for me.

I love to eat the mouthwatering pink juicy flesh of watermelons cut into chunks, chilled from being in the fridge. (And, if it's a hot sunny day that's a big bonus living as I now do in England where sun is often in short supply!).

My absolute favourite way of eating this enchanting magical fruit is just as it is chilled and raw! I've never imagined eating it any other way.

However, recently, I came across recipes for frozen Watermelon Popsicle - definitely going give them a try!

Preserve is the term used when one type of fruit is cooked until a thick syrup is formed; a process completely different to making jam or canning fruits.

And South Africans have their own word for this process - Konfyt (pronounce like "con-fate").

Fruit is boiled rapidly until the syrup is thick and the fruit clear. Lemon (an acid) is added to non acid fruits, not only to improve the flavour; but it prevents the Konfyt from crystallizing.

Then the fruit is bottled in sterilized jars and stored until needed - of course, it never lasts long in our house!

I Googled watermelons and there this pic was, reminding me about the film.

Take some nostalgic time out - watch this classic girly romance..

And pig out on chilled delicious watermelon while you watch.

The soppy romance will lift your spirits and you'll be energized and glowing from the watermelon Superfood!

Mmmmm perfect.

And the Blender looks an awesome aid for us Kitchen Witches too!

(I've been concocting delicious Smoothies for ages now with a very cheap Blender which does its job really well - so don't feel that you have to get the expensive model when you're starting out).