Tomato Nutrition

Posted by amy in Episodes, Fitness Attack, News

… only 17 days until the book release!

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HEALTH BENEFITS OF TOMATOES

Did you know that a tomato is actually a fruit and not a vegetable? Tomatoes are the fruit from the tomato plant, but are commonly confused as being a vegetable because they’re not sweet like most other fruits.

One of the best known health benefits of tomatoes is that they are a great source of lycopene. Lycopene has amazing antioxidant properties that are believed to help prevent a number of different cancers.

Before the discovery of lycopene, tomatoes were known for their wealth of other vitamins including Vitamins A, B, C and K. In fact, a one cup serving of tomatoes contains over 50% of your daily Vitamin C needs while only contributing an average of 37 calories!

Of course, buying fresh tomatoes is always the best option. If this is impractical, you can always find them in cans. Be sure to check the label, though, and verify that there aren’t a lot of additives that will take away from the benefits of eating tomatoes.

Quick Tip: Generally, tomatoes are in peak season between July and September. That’s a great time to find the best ones and really experience their full flavor!

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Amy Mac’s 2nd book Fitness Made Too Easy is going to be released on Halloween 2010! That’s right, 10/31/10! It will feature 101 easy tips to help you live a healthy and fit life! 91 of those tips will be released right here, starting today and going through the launch date. The last 10 tips are EXCLUSIVE to the book so if you want them, you’ll have to buy the book! We are also working on lots of bonus material to overload the book!