How to eat tomatoes for the best health

Tomatoes are native to Central and South America. Because its fruit is rich in nutrients and has a special flavor, it can be eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. At the same time, it also has the effects of losing weight, eliminating fatigue, increasing appetite, improving protein digestion, reducing gastric bloating, and so on. Loved by people all over the world.

How to eat tomatoes for the best health

1. Why is it that tomatoes are the most down-to-earth vegetable?

　　 1. Fresh in season, with the purest taste.

　　 We all know that plants grown under natural conditions will have a richer taste due to sufficient sunlight, suitable soil temperature and humidity, and a suitable growth cycle. This is also the main reason why people like to eat seasonal food.

How to eat tomatoes for the best health

　　2. Rich nutrition and high edible value.

　　The nutritional value of tomatoes is very high. The content of various vitamins is 2-4 times higher than that of apples, pears, bananas, and grapes. It also contains a very rich natural antioxidant-lycopene. Lycopene has the effect of anti-oxidation damage and protection of vascular endothelium. The higher the content of lycopene in human plasma, the lower the incidence of coronary heart disease. The tomatoes produced in summer, due to the abundant sunlight and long exposure time, the content of lycopene will also be higher.

　　 3. Rich food sources, economical.

　　 Tomatoes in season are blessed by nature, and vegetable farmers have less input and produce more, so the price will be cheaper, generally 1/2 of the winter price. Whether it is eaten as fruits or vegetables, it is excellent value for money.

How to eat tomatoes for the best health

2. How should we choose tomatoes?

　　 1. Look at the color and look at the shape.

　　Naturally mature tomatoes, the color is ruddy, there is a transitional color, the color of the top and the pedicle are different; from the shape, the shape is round, without obvious spires, collapses, and ridges.

　　2, try the feel

　　Ripe and fresh tomatoes, you can feel elasticity when you press down with your fingers; at the same time, you can feel heaviness when you put them in your hands.

　　3, smell the fragrance

　　 For truly ripe tomatoes, when you bring the top of the tomatoes close to the tip of your nose, you will smell a peculiar natural fragrance.

How to eat tomatoes for the best health

3.  how should tomatoes be eaten?

　 Should tomatoes be eaten directly, or should they be eaten after cooking? Many people have disputes about this issue! Raw food can retain vitamin C as much as possible, and cooked food can better absorb and utilize lycopene. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. I suggest that in this season of active tomatoes, we can eat alternately.