Are Tomatoes The Ultimate Health Food?
Back in the days of the Reagan Administration, many people were horrified when the Federal School Lunch Program announced its new guidelines that would count catsup as food and count as one nutritional serving. Those days, the lawmakers were trying to reduce their budget. Little did they know that there was an important underlying health message that would be discovered years later. Since that time, science has recognized processed tomato products as one of the most important foods we can eat to help prevent some diseases. Pizza, tomato sauces, tomato juices and yes, even catsup are cancer fighters. Lets start by taking a look at the nutrition of the raw fruit (yes, a tomato is a fruit). One fresh medium sized tomato is just 35 calories and supplies almost half of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for Vitamin C, which is concentrated in the jellylike substance around the seeds. It’s one of the most nutritious items you can find in the produce department as it also contains B-carote
