Can Carrot and Tomato be eaten together?

Question

I have heard and read from a chinese nutritional books on food. It says carrot and tomato cannot be eaten together but i can't understand why? Have u came across it before?

Answer 1

I've never heard that. I eat them together all the time and I don't see any ill effects. They are used together in some Chinese cooking so perhaps it's a regional thing.

Answer 2

Sounds to me that it is a chinese medical (not that ancient though i might add) theory. Tomatoes are part of the nightshade family of which some plants are very poisenous and some diets exclude them as much as possible . Your source of this information may be founded on this principle.
Other commonly eaten nightshade plants are Potato, Eggplant, Tomato And a diet i can think of at the moment that excludes these foods is called Macrobiotics.
Also ,depends on your source of information, it could be an old wives tale because of the clash of colours. Ha who knows. Good luck

Answer 3

I'm sure this book is the same type of new-age nutrition book that says something like people having minor allergies make them angry or whatever.

Answer 4

yes you can eat them together no problem
when making spaghetti sauce some people put some carrot in the tomato sauce to improve the flavor.

Answer 5

Sure they can be eaten together. Never heard of that one before either.

Answer 6

Absolutely - salads, stir-frys....both fantastic foods on their own or together!

Answer 7

`IN a tomato based curry. yum!

Answer 8

ive had them together in soups and stews

Answer 9

they are both healthy foods of course u can

Answer 10

yes there is nothing prob in tht