June National Days:
All of June:
The Month of Watermelon
July National Days:
All of July:
GROW:
Dairy, Iced Tea, & Turkey Lovers Watermelon grows from a seed and is considered
both a fruit and a vegetable. Watermelons
Month
Baked Beans, Hot Dog, & Picnic
Month
June 1st: Olive Day
originated from Southern Africa and are the official
state vegetable of Oklahoma!
June 3rd: Egg Day
NUTRITION:
June 4th: Cheese Day
June 9th: Strawberry Pie Day
Watermelons contain high levels of vitamin B6,
July 5th: Apple Turnover Day
potassium, and vitamin A. Vitamin B6 helps increase
July 7th: Strawberry Sundae Day
brain power, and vitamin A is great for eye sight.
Potassium helps keep the heart healthy and muscles July 11th: Blueberry Muffin Day
working properly.
June 10th: Iced Tea Day
FLAVOR:
June 5th: Veggie Burger Day
June 6th: Applesauce Cake Day
June 11th: Corn on the Cob Day
June 15th: Lobster Day
June 16th: Fudge Day
June 17th: Eat Your Veggies Day
June 23rd: Hydration Day
July 4th: Caesar Salad Day
July 16th: Ice Cream Day
July 17th: National Peach Ice
Cream Day
Watermelons are sweet and refreshing. They are
also the ideal thirst quencher, because they are high July 19th: Hot Dog Day
in water and electrolytes. They keep our kidneys
July 23rd: Vanilla Ice Cream Day
clean of toxins.
FUN FACT: China is the world’s largest producer of
watermelons. There are more than 1,200 varieties!
June 25th: Strawberry Parfait Day
July 26th: Bagel Day
July 29th: Lasagna Day
July 30th: Cheese Cake Day
Watermelon Sorbet
Fea
tu
Rec red
ipe!
Ingredients:
Directions:
 3 Cups Water
1.
Bring 3 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil in
a medium saucepan over high heat. Stir until all sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Cool
2.
Place watermelon into a blender and add sugar syrup
mixture from step 1. Blend until smooth. Stir in lime
juice. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
3.
Pour mixture into a freezer container and freeze.
4.
Enjoy using an ice cream scoop!
 1 Cup Sugar
 4 Cups chopped
Watermelon
 1/4 Cup Lime
Juice
Valerie Wass, RDN, LDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Arbor Management Inc.
[email protected]
July 3rd: Eat Your Beans Day