Argh! Three times this week I have heard people cutting vegetables and fruit, tomatoes in this case, because they contain sugar. Lets look at the bigger picture shall we? What about the other things they contain? Yes 1 tomato contains 2.6g sugar, but to add to this they contain potentially cancer protective lycopene, neural tube defect reducing folic acid, especially important for women of child baring age, plus lots of other essential vitamins and minerals for health. Think of the micronutrients!!! The fact that tomatoes contain a small amount of sugar tells me that the idea of completely cutting any trace of sugar from our diet is a not the most sound. Yes, cut the weekend ciders and lollie mix, but lets leave the poor tomatoes alone :)
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:30:00 +0000
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