A Canadian favorite for meals and snacks. People can’t get enough of the sweet treat, and nutritionist have long appreciated the health benefits watermelon provides. Watermelon is really a vegetable. It can be traced back to Africa and is part of the cucumber and squash family.Watermelon is perhaps the most refreshing and thirst quenching fruit of all. Watermelons consist of 92% water and 8% sugar so the name fits! Watermelons are available year round!