Tomatoes Does Your Body Good with So Little Calories

                It’s the end of the summer and the last of the tomatoes are out. Especially for certain states such as the New Jersey, they have the yummiest tomatoes. I should know living at the Jersey Shore.  So before those yummy tomatoes get refrigerated, try to get a hold of a few. A whole tomato is about 24 calories and with a tiny bit a salt they are delicious.

               But even if you can’t get your hands on home grown know that a tomato does your body good. Tomatoes are also known for their outstanding antioxidant content, as well as their rich concentrate of lycopene. Researchers have found connection between lycopene, its antioxidant and bone health.  Tomatoes are much more, they help lower cholesterol, and they help stress and prevent bone loss in ladies going through menopause as well as osteoporosis.  

             Studies have shown that tomatoes are good for your heart. They are a preventative for heart disease. Out of 26 vegetables that were studied tomatoes can out best in their anti-aggregation properties. Researchers continue to learn the benefits of the tomatoes. So put one in your salad, cut one for a snack or eat it like and apple. They are very low in calories and so rich for your health. Barbara Jeanne xo