{"id":114,"date":"2021-06-01T16:58:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fit-juice.com\/?p=114"},"modified":"2021-06-01T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:58:51","slug":"watermelon-juice-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fit-juice.com\/juices\/watermelon-juice-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Watermelon Juice Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The summer sun has been burning hot, causing people to rush to the store to purchase sunscreen. &nbsp;When people think of sun screen and sun protection, most people picture a tube of white gooey stuff that you rub all over your face, shoulders, arms, chest, and back. Yet the best sun protection comes from the inside out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watermelon is a lycopene-rich food and offers natural sun protection.\u00a0See here: \u201cConsumption of watermelon juice increases plasma concentrations of lycopene and beta-carotene in humans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several studies have shown that people who eat diets high in lycopene-rich foods have lower risk of sun cancer.\u00a0See here: \u201cLycopene-rich products and dietary photoprotection.\u201d\u00a0What\u2019s more, people who consume a diet high in lycopene experience less severe sun burns \u2013 and often they suffer no sun sunburns at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As watermelon is in season, it\u2019s time to juice watermelons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<strong>Need a juicer?<\/strong>\u00a0Read our\u00a0Breville Juicer Reviews\u00a0and\u00a0Omega Juicer Reviews.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Juicing watermelons could not be simpler. All you need to do is chop up a watermelon, throw it into a\u00a0blender, and blend until smooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/fit-juice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/photo-63.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fit-juice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/photo-63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fit-juice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/photo-63-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A watermelon is over 90% water by concentration, so use as many cups of watermelon as you want juice. In other words, one cup (or 8 ounces) of watermelon is going to yield one cup (8 ounces) of juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday I drank a large glass (16 ounces) of watermelon juice before hanging out on a rooftop deck. Although I was in the sun for several hours and have fair skin, I was only slightly pink afterwards. I drank another 16 ounces of juice when I got home and woke up without a sunburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beta-carotene in carrots also offer sun protection. Carrots are a natural sunscreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watermelon Carrot Juice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Juice carrots\u00a0in your juicer of choice;<\/li><li>(<strong>Don\u2019t have a juicer? Find out:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the best juicer?)<\/li><li>Blend the watermelon into watermelon juice;<\/li><li>Combine the carrot juice and watermelon juice into a glass and enjoy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let too much sun lead to \u201csummertime sadness.\u201d Drink lycopene-rich watermelon juice to protect your skin from sun damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer sun has been burning hot, causing people to rush to the store to purchase sunscreen. &nbsp;When people think of sun screen and sun protection, most people picture a tube of white gooey stuff that you rub all over your face, shoulders, arms, chest, and back. 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