What?!

Jenball717

Watermelon is a vegetable?! How did I not know this sooner?! It's part of the cucumber family, totally makes sense when I actually think about it.

Anyway, this just made it a whole lot easier to get my veg servings in all summer long! Yum!!

Snugshine1018

NO WAY!  I never knew that!  I thought it was part of the melon family, like cantaloupe and honey dew?

On a side note - tomatoes are part of the fruit family.  In case you were wondering.

Where did you get this information?  I just went to ask.com and they are saying it watermelon is a fruit.

 

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sweettooth87

It's the official state vegetable of Oklahoma, lol.

Jenball717

Snugshine1018:

NO WAY!nbsp; I never knew that!nbsp; I thought it was part of the melon family, like cantaloupe and honey dew?On a side note tomatoes are part of the fruit family.nbsp; In case you were wondering.Where didnbsp;you get thisnbsp;information?nbsp; I just went to ask.com and they are saying it watermelon is a fruit.nbsp;Edited to add more.....

Rachael Ray magazine told me that tidbit. And the Oklahoma state veggie thing pp said. It said there was a vote? And it became veg 78 to 19. I had no idea these things were voted upon.

BrittanyCupcakes

Biologically, they're all fruit. Any veggie with seeds on the inside is a fruit. The reason we distinguish them differently had to do with some old tax. Fruits are sweet and can be used in desserts, while vegetables are savory.

norbert5

My mind is being blown right now.

vargasgurl

Wow ! Really?! I never knew this ... I love watermelon !

EmJ&B

LOL. Too cool

laurenmdrn16

Like BrittanyCupcakes said, anything with seeds is a fruit so technically, a cucumber is a fruit! The only true vegetables are leafs, stalks, or roots.

However, commercially, we equate fruits with higher sugar content and veggies with more savory applications. It gets tricky when dealing with bitter fruits or sweet vegetables. Most sweet veggies are now being considered starches because of high carbs (corn, peas, etc).

Bascially, if you are "eating a rainbow" you are sure to get all the nutrients you need. And if you are craving whole foods that are natural, count it as a veggie or a fruit...I call it all a win versus packaged, processed "foods".

PS- I am a hippie...duh.

Aunt Edna

Mind blown.

Now I can just eat watermelon instead of green beans.  Nice!