This might seem silly, but i totally hate to eat anything other than salad. chicken is the only meat that i like, but even for breakfast i just want salad and LOTS OF TOMATOES!!!!!
2007-03-26 04:15:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Description
Lycopene is an antioxidant compound that gives tomatoes and certain other fruits and vegetables their color. It is one of the major carotenoids in the diet of North Americans and Europeans.
Overview
People who have diets rich in tomatoes, which contain lycopene, appear to have a lower risk of certain types of cancer, especially cancers of the prostate, lung, and stomach. Further research is needed to find out what role, if any, lycopene has in the prevention or treatment of cancer. It is likely that the preventive effect of diets high in fruits and vegetables cannot be explained by just one single part of the diet.
2007-03-26 04:58:17 · update #1
I love sliced tomatoes for breakfast with eggs and grits
or for lunch a plain bread and mayo sliced tomato sammy
or fer supper some sliced tomatoes and italian dressing
am I a tomato freek too? LOL!
2007-03-26 04:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you are deficient in Lycopene? Try to eat tomatoes with olive oil, or any other kind of oil; this will help to absorb the lycopene in tomatoes four times better. Canned tomatoes have high concentration of lycopene too, higher than in raw tomatoes/
2007-03-26 11:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by OC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love tomatoes, but only at the end of summer. Otherwise I cook with tomatoes and drink tomato juice.
The lycopene is increased when the tomatoes are cooked.
2007-03-26 12:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are worse things to be addicted to! Maybe you are missing some nutrient that is in tomatoes so that is why you are constantly craving them. Try taking a multivitamin and see if that helps. Otherwise I can't see the harm in eating lots of tomatoes...
2007-03-26 11:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by akivi73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Tomatoes are healthy for you but just salad and chicken are not giving you all the nutrients you need. I'm really not sure why you are asking this particular question in the vegetarian section though (your question is not a vegetarian question per se)
2007-03-26 11:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrong? No.
Healthy? Weeeeeeell, you may want to grab yourself a good multi-vitamin and maybe make some fruit-smoothie/protein shakes to replace anything that tomatoes and chicken can't provide.
:)
2007-03-26 11:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by Squirtle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that tomatoes are good for avoiding cancer.
2007-03-26 11:22:48 · answer #7 · answered by Ryder 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tomatoes are good and have lots of vitamins so nothing wrong with that!
2007-03-26 11:37:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dad eats them every day. He is 71 y/o and in better shape then me at 37. I just ate one! You need to make sure your getting protein though. Do you like tofu?
2007-03-26 11:27:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obsessive eating disorder ? Just a stab in the dark.
2007-03-26 11:19:26 · answer #10 · answered by John M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋