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FYI: It's Actually Better to Cook Your Tomatoes Than Eat Them Raw - Yahoo
If you have a garden, your tomatoes are probably living their best life right about now as they tend to ripen toward the end of summer. This is your friendly reminder not to let any of that fruit-disguised-as-a-veggie go to waste this year. This is because tomatoes are an often-overlooked nutritional powerhouse. “Tomatoes are one of those foods that everyone takes for granted,” says Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., author of 15 books, including his latest, Smart Fat: Eat More Fat, Lose More Weight, Get Healthy Now! “But everyone eats them—even those who claim to hate fruits and vegetables.”
FYI on the healthiest way to eat tomatoes: “Tomatoes are one of those few foods that are more nutritious when cooked—although they’re still pretty darn nutritious right off the vine,” says Bowden. “Cooking them actually releases the lycopene!” In fact, research shows that 100 mg of raw tomato has 2,573 mcg of lycopene while 100 mg of tomato sauce has 15,152 mcg.
If you have a garden, your tomatoes are probably living their best life right about now as they tend to ripen toward the end of summer. This is your friendly reminder not to let any of that fruit-disguised-as-a-veggie go to waste this year. This is because tomatoes are an often-overlooked nutritional powerhouse. “Tomatoes are one of those foods that everyone takes for granted,” says Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., author of 15 books, including his latest, Smart Fat: Eat More Fat, Lose More Weight, Get Healthy Now! “But everyone eats them—even those who claim to hate fruits and vegetables.”
FYI on the healthiest way to eat tomatoes: “Tomatoes are one of those few foods that are more nutritious when cooked—although they’re still pretty darn nutritious right off the vine,” says Bowden. “Cooking them actually releases the lycopene!” In fact, research shows that 100 mg of raw tomato has 2,573 mcg of lycopene while 100 mg of tomato sauce has 15,152 mcg.