Finding a Perfect Watermelon for Your Next Montana Picnic is Easy

One of My Favorite Ways to Get Cool After a Round of Golf in Great Falls

Most of you know my love of the game of golf.  Or as my wife refers to it, "The Addiction" when I have weekend tee times instead of silly things like doing a project she has been asking me about for weeks, or months in some cases.

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All that aside, the point is I tend to golf a lot with the summer being so short in Montana.  And oftentimes, especially these last couple of weeks, have been a little, ahem, warmish, to say the least.  But a big slice of watermelon after the round can make it so much better, and cooler.

Finding a Perfect Watermelon for Your Next Montana Picnic Can Be Tough

It just so happened that after my round earlier this week and temperatures around the 95 degrees area I popped into the grocery store on my way home.  Upon walking in, stacks of pre-cut watermelon were staring at me.  Serving themselves up like the breakfast ball I needed earlier in the day.

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I grabbed one, thinking a cool treat (and somewhat healthy one at that) would taste wonderful after smacking balls for 3 hours in the sun.  But walking further, I glanced at the whole melons and thought what a money saver it would be.  Then I remembered that I haven't the slightest clue how to pick one.

To the Internet and Beyond - Watermelon's Benefits and Picking the Right One for You

As I started downing those cold chunks of goodness, I grabbed my phone and headed down the rabbit hole of how to find the right watermelon.  From those ugly spiderweb type patterns (those are good by the way) to the perfect weight; I've narrowed them down into 8 perfect ways to find the one for you and that Montana picnic.

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Eating watermelon isn't just fun, the health benefits of them are abundant.  Some of those include being low in carbohydrates, sugar and fat.  They also pack a punch of nutrients with vitamins like C, A, B6, potassium and magnesium.  And yes, you can even eat the rind and the seeds for benefits.