Watermelon seeds: Chew, remove or swallow whole?

[Beechlgz]

For those of you who like watermelons, do you remove/spit the seeds, swllow them whole or do you crunch them up in your mouth? Or maybe you prefer to remove and roast the seeds?

A few things about watermelon seeds: They are very nutritious but only if you chew them, if you swallow them whole they will simply come out the other end whole. They contain lots of good oily fats (as opposed to artery-hardening hard fats typically found in animal derivatives), proteins and also contain essential minerals such as iron, zinc and phosphorus.

Like other fruits on the market, the seeded varieties of watermelon are in danger of being eliminated by the consumer's demand for convenience. Seedless watermelons are good for those who hate the seeds with a passion, but they are also lacking in the unique flavour and texture of the seeded varieties as well as the nutritional benefits from eating the seeds.

Other fruits are also in danger of this... when was the last time you had to contend with grape seeds? Their astringent flavour might be a little uncomfortable at first, but they also have useful medicinal properties.

It also makes it much more difficult to grow our own independently. As far as seed sales go, it is getting harder to find seeds which are not "terminal". I.e. you have to look quite a bit harder to find seeds that don't produce seedless fruits.

 

[Percy Thrillington]

I remove them, as real men do.

 

[Charizard★]

I remove them, my mom used to tell me that if I ate them then watermelons would grow in my stomach and I got scared and spit them out, now its just a habit :P

 

[EmeraldSerenade]

I dispose of them... I prefer the pink part only :P

 

[Dawn]

I swallow them whole, because I'm awesome like that. ;3

 

[Eternal Nightmare]

I actually perfer to buy them seedless :O. But if we do end up getting one with seeds I usually spit them out. I never pick them out it takes to much time when that time could be spent eating mah melon. But this also means I often swallow them as well :[.

 

[MiniM00se]

I just eat em whole.

Either way, cantaloupe is waaaay better.

 

[Åzurε]

Never thought to crunch them, to be honest. I always did this thing where I'd strain the watermelon through my teeth, and spit out the seeds I caught. I bet I could get used to eating them, though.

 

[Timbjerr]

I never knew that the seeds were that healthy. o_0;

I usually spit seeds out, but after reading this, I may try toasting them next time I eat a watermelon. XD

 

[Nick]

Aren't there, like, two kinds of seeds in a watermelon? One of them's black and the other is a very pale brown-ish color? It's been a while since I've had one, but I usually spit them out. Most of the time, though, we get them seedless.

 

[Skip Class]

I just hate chewing Watermelon seeds... Spit them out I always do

 

[Wings Don't Cry]

I crunch them up with my teeth then I swallow them, the way you're meant to deal with Watermelon seeds, I think.

 

[Belinda]

I hardly eat watermelon,but when I do it's usually the seedless ones. However, they always have some seeds in them which is annoying. I usually pick every one out. Heh.

 

[Droidz]

I just spit them out, can't stand them.

 

[SinisterEternity]

Swallow them, I'm too lazy to chew or remove them not bothered by them when I eat a watermelon ^u^

 

[mishy.]

Depends. Sometimes I would take the time to remove the seeds, whereas other times I'm too lazy to and just eat the seeds with the watermelon. They don't really bother me too much.

 

[UltimaSilva]

I prefer to spit them out but if they are good for you then I might start eating them with the watermelon. We still haven't got a single watermelon all summer. I'm kinda craving them right now. :\

 

[I Laugh at your Misfortune!]

I eat the yellowy white seeds and spit the black ones.

 

[Gymnotide]

Don't remove them. Spit them out. Long distance.

I actually perfer to buy them seedless :O. But if we do end up getting one with seeds I usually spit them out. I never pick them out it takes to much time when that time could be spent eating mah melon. But this also means I often swallow them as well :[.

Yeah, really. Seedless > you.

 

[Sydian]

I'm southern. I spit them suckers into a spittoon.