Tomatoes - More than a 'Juicy Fruit'!

Well that may be your first surprise, to realise that tomatoes are indeed fruit and not a vegetable ... what else are you yet to discover ...

Get To Know Lycopene: The Little Known Anti-Oxidant

"Carotenoids" is the term which describes the large range of more than 600 pigments which give many plants their characteristic red, orange or yellow colouring. Amongst those most commonly found in modern Western diets are alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and lycopene. read more ...

Improve Overall Health with Tomatoes by Gayle

Tomatoes have countless health benefits that have made it a significant addition of diets throughout the medical world. It is low in calories, and are considered as an excellent food for people who want to lose weight and improve their overall health. Because of its nutritional benefits, tomatoes are considered - read more

Top Vegetable Gardening Tips For Tomato Growing

Eat them raw, cooked, pickled (pickled cherry tomatoes are great!) ... why not go the whole way and grow them as well! Here are some tomato growing tips from Alison Stevens. Vegetable gardening tips for tomato growing are readily available. Most gardeners are happy to share their tomato growing tips and even non-gardeners who attempt to grow tomatoes every spring will offer advice. The difficulty for the novice tomato grower comes in trying so sort the valuable vegetable gardening tips for tomato growing from the old wives’ tales. read more ...

Why Should I Eat Tomatoes?

Tomatoes are made out of water and vital biological substances. The tomato is a plant belonging to the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. Because tomatoes are low in calories, they are considered an excellent and nutritional type of food for people that wish to follow a weight-loss plan. Having high vitamin C levels that help the body increase naturally its immune system, tomatoes have evolved to become one of the most loved vegetables used in meal preparation worldwide. read more ...