Tomatoes…
We often see tomatoes as an additive in a salad or pasta sauce. But there are many more uses for tomatoes that we can experiment with to enhance our healthy eating routine. Do you have any great tomato recipes that you would like to share? Do tell.
This juicy fruit is the best dietary source of lycopene, a carotenoid that gives tomatoes their red hue. And that’s good news, because lycopene was found to stop endometrial cancer cell growth in a study in Nutrition and Cancer.
Helps fight: endometrial, lung, prostate, and stomach cancers
The biggest benefits come from cooked tomatoes (think pasta sauce!), since the heating process increases the amount of lycopene your body is able to absorb.
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Where we cook with love, share with joy, and eat with gratitude.
Thank you to Leslie Barrie of Vitality for the information.
