NutritionDoc

Sweetest and juiciest now, the vitamin C-rich, orange fleshed fruits we call "cantaloupe" in North America are technically "muskmelons". True cantaloupe melons, including Galia, are similarly sweet but do not sport netted skins; their surfaces often are segmented or striped. Gauge ripeness by pressing on the end opposite the stem; if it yields, it is ready. Leave hard ones behind. Most melons will not ripen more after they are picked.

 

Super sweet and soft, honeydew are closely related to the melons of Cavaillon that French writer Alexandre Dumas reportedly enjoyed so much that he traded a complete set of his books for a lifetime suppy. Picking tip: Honeydews are one of a few melons that continue to ripen after they are harvested, so firm is fine.

 

Watermelon - 92% water, hence the name-is a good source of vitamin C and the antioxidant lycopene, when it is red.  Kids of all ages know its shiny black seeds are made for spittin- though recently, seedless cultivars have become popular.