Sunday, February 7, 2010

Good Foods to Eat Vegetable

My last vegetable in this list but by no means does it mean that there aren't other really good vegetables out there. This one is unique because it is listed as a vegetable, but really is a fruit. It is the tomato.

Tomatoes are very rich in lycopene which helps with heart health and reduces the risk of certain cancers like pancreatic and prostate. You don't have to eat just the tomatoe to get it's good nutrients. You can also get the nutrients in tomato products such as tomato paste, sauce, juice, soup and ketchup.

Tomatoes also contain Vitamins A, C, and K, potassium, phytonutrients and fiber.

One thing to keep in mind is that eating the tomatoes with fat helps the body to absorb the lycopenes. Of interest is that organic ketchup has three times more lycopene than non-organic ketchup.

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