From salads to chili to pasta dishes, study participants have shared many of the ways that they have been eating Prostate 8’s recommended two weekly servings of tomatoes. Though there are countless tomato recipes and tomato based products, try to focus on cooked tomatoes when planning your meals. Tomatoes are high in lycopene, an antioxidant that may inhibit cancer growth, and the body is able to absorb more lycopene when it is cooked. This may provide even greater benefits than eating raw tomatoes. If you’re not sure how to incorporate tomatoes into your diet, here are some tips for getting started.
Buying fresh tomatoes: Fresh tomatoes taste great and can be prepared in a variety of ways. Tomatoes are ripe when they are firm but give a bit when squeezed — if the skin is wrinkled, they might be overripe. To ripen tomatoes faster, place then in a paper bag with a ripe piece of fruit to speed up the process. Fresh tomatoes are great when eaten with some olive oil and vinegar, or when cut up in a salad.
Buying canned tomatoes: Canned tomatoes are available year-round and can be used in place of fresh tomatoes in many recipes. They usually come in whole, diced, pureed, and paste varieties — whole canned tomatoes can be substitutes for fresh tomatoes, while tomato paste is used to get a tomato taste without adding much volume.
Preparing tomatoes: Check out the Prostate 8 website for great tomato recipes. The tomato soup, chili, and pasta sauce are perfect for chilly late-fall days. Or try something simpler, and just add tomatoes to a salad or slice them and serve them alongside a main meal. We look forward to hearing your ideas through your texts!
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