Some things are universal

I’m sure there are people who don’t like watermelon. Just like there are some people who don’t like coffee or tomatoes. They’re strange and probably untrustworthy, but what can you do?

However, for the rest of us, there are some universals. Watermelon is a universal. Put out a plate with kids and it vanishes in a cacophony of slurps and drips. If the older, non-seedless version of watermelon is involved, expect seeds to be spat at each other. Or flicked.

All bad behaviour is forgiven, though. Because it’s kids eating fruit. Raw. And here’s the kicker – I was listening to a radio show on the most nutritious fruit. Obviously guava came first, but second? Watermelon. The interviewer commented to the scientist that he thought watermelon was like flavoured water. The scientist agreed and was as surprised anyone how well it fared.

So, not only is it kids voluntarily eating fruit. It’s kids voluntarily eating really nutritious fruit. The perfect situation. Too bad it seems to happen so rarely. One always hopes that soon the kids will be banging back shucked oysters or eating a quinoa salad without any complaint, but while one is hoping for that, one might as well buy a lottery ticket and ask Santa for a Pony.