Reasons to eat melon year-round

Unless you live in San Diego or Key Largo, scribbling watermelon on your grocery list in November is about as likely as the Cardinals winning the World Series. Be like the Cards: Do it anyway. Watermelon's racking up health points. The latest:

Whether you slice it, dice it or juice it, eat watermelon year-round, not just on the Fourth of July. Happily, it's increasingly a salad-bar staple. And, yes, you can buy 100 percent watermelon juice; if your local health-food store doesn't have it, Amazon.com does.