Sounds Strange, Tastes Terrific!

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Elizabeth Joy — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:40:15 GMT

I so agree from experience and from much reading that melons should be eaten alone. This sounds like a digestive nightmare!

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Magnolia — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:47:57 GMT

Can't wait to try this -- love all the different components!

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Dynamic Wellness — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:55:16 GMT

Lucie be careful? Seedless watermelon is well known to be a genetically modified food. Any time man messes with the design, the results tend to never be good.

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JElizabeth — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:30:36 GMT

Add some black olives and thinly sliced red onion soaked in lime juice and it is even better. I have served this for several summers and it is a surprisingly favorite. I found this receipe in a Nigella Lawson cookbook.

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BeyondOrganic — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:35:44 GMT

I think I'll stick with my plain cold organic watermelon just how it is. Yummy!! And yes, melons should only be eaten alone! At least a 1/2 hour before a meal and don't eat anything untill 2 hours after eating melon.

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Greyshore — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:15:57 GMT

I remember reading it somewhere that Protein type and Mixed type shouldn’t consume carbohydrates on its own, I guess that includes fruits, doing so will increase your insulin level and probably imbalance your body’s biochemistry?

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Gousul — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:22:53 GMT

I just wanted to know if there is a web page where I can find all of Lucy's previously posted cooking videos. I am looking for the 'bean salad' in particular.

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ReBekka — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:08:14 GMT

I have been making this salad for years and I and guests adore it...However, I add to the salad red or sweet onion and a balsamic olive oil vinegrette. But you must put both the feta and the vinegrette on JUST before serving because the affect is to release the watermelon's juices and you do not want it too soupy/juiciy from the get go...You can have the mint leaves savour with the watermelon for any length of time for flavorization...also using a melon scoop is prettier...I have also made this with a medley of other fruits, some watermelon, some cantelope, some not too ripe peaches and pears. That too was adored!

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ChrisH — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:39:26 GMT

there seem to be a lot of improperly combined recipies around here, though they are otherwise healthy... fruit should be eaten alone, it is not digested properly in combination with other foods, and melon shouldn't even be mixed with other fruits

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Craigeroo — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:35:20 GMT

Melon, eat it alone or leave it alone. Period

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Sam Tronda — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:05:59 GMT

From my understanding of food combining, melons are best eaten on their own. Combining melons with any other grouping (proteins, starches, vegetables, fats, acid fruit, sub-acid fruit and sweet fruit) is considered a poor combination with an attendant loss of energy and an extra burden on the digestive system. Could someone with expertise in this area confirm this? Thanks

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samurai — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:34:51 GMT

Looks odd, but I would try it.

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billwpg — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:34:13 GMT

Being of Greek background, we would eat watermelon and feta all the time in the summertime! It's surprisingly tasty. But we never mixed them in a salad.