Spotlight 4 things to know about summer's favorite snack — watermelon Environmental Nutrition Aug 23, 2020 Aug 23, 2020 Updated Sep 4, 2020 0 Photo by Rodion Kutsaev on Unsplash Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Environmental Nutrition Use watermelon to make juice, salsas, kabobs for the grill, or freeze it into popsicles. Dreamstime/TNS kAm(2E6C>6=@? :D 2 D=:46 @7 p>6C:42?2[ A6C92AD 36DE 6?;@J65 @? 2 9@E DF>>6C 52J]k^AmkAm%9@D6 4@@=:?8[ E9:CDE\BF6?49:?8 3:E6D E92E =625 E@ DH66E ;F:4J 5C:AD @77 E96 49:? 2C6 2 ?@DE2=8:4 A2CE @7 >2?J 49:=59@@5 >6>@C:6D]k^Amk9bm%96 7@=<=@C6k^9bmkAm(2E6C>6=@? @C:8:?2E65 :? p7C:42 d[___ J62CD 28@ 2?5 H2D 7:CDE 4F=E:G2E65 :? t8JAE 2C@F?5 a[___ q]r][ H96C6 :E’D 56A:4E65 :? 9:6C@8=JA9:4D 2?5 3FC:65 H:E9 <:?8D E@ ?@FC:D9 E96> :? 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