Iam opening this file to give out information more about food rather than just to satisfy our taste buds. Food is the source of energy, safe guards our immune system, provides us to stay healthy in the long run. Apart from that, it gives us healthy skin, hair even healthy mind. It beautfies us from inside out. So, I want every one to know We are what We eat - Healthy body, Healthy Mind and Healthy Living. And so you can modify your eating habits, and see to that you get a balanced diet by feeding each and every cell of yours with good nutrition. For this reason I keep collecting lots of information from various sources and giving it here.
Tomatoes:
Tomatoes are high in lycopene, which helps to flush out free radicals in our body. These lycopene also fights against several types of cancers.
Cooked tomatoes are richer than raw ones. Cooking tomatoes in oilive oil allows your body to absorb the lycopene better. They are rich in potassium and conatins niacin, vitamin B6, and folate, which are great for the heart. Tomatoes are rich in two antiageing free-radicals lycopene and beta carotene. While picking up tomatoes make sure you choose the ones that come in the brightest shades of red as these have high amounts of betacarotene and lycopene.
Since they contain lots of fibre and are low in calories, tomatoes are a great food to include in your diet if you're keen on losing some weight. Beta carotene gets converted into vitamin A once you eat it. Vitamin A helps in the development of healthy skin, hair and aids vision and development of bones and teeth.
