Promote cancer-preventing fruits and vegetables! Tomatoes are great eaten raw with the skin on

In the hot summer, you should eat more red fruits and vegetables to prevent cancer. Chinese medicine practitioners point out that among red fruits and vegetables, tomatoes are the most effective in preventing cancer because the lycopene in tomatoes can fight free radicals and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. It is also good for men's prostate health and is low in calories, making it a healthy fruit and vegetable for those who are trying to lose weight.

Tomatoes are high in nutritional value and low in calories, and lycopene has anti-cancer effects.

Dr. Chen Chaozong, chairman of the Taiwan Association of Primary Care Chinese Medicine Practitioners, pointed out that Chinese medicine has discovered that eating red fruits and vegetables regularly in summer can not only soften blood vessels and lower blood lipids, but also has the effect of "removing dampness and promoting diuresis." The reason why red fruits and vegetables are so attractive is mainly because they are rich in lycopene, especially in ripe tomatoes, where the content is highest.

《Low in calories and high in lycopene antioxidants》

In fact, tomatoes have high nutritional value and low calories. They are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, lycopene, iron, and dietary fiber. Vitamin A can protect the eyes and improve the immune system, vitamin C can be anti-oxidant and beautify the skin, and lycopene has anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, and cardiovascular disease prevention effects.

Studies have confirmed that the lycopene in tomatoes has a high antioxidant effect, which is twice that of beta-carotene and 10 times that of vitamin E. There are about 4 or 5 small tomatoes per 100 grams, which has about 37 calories, only half the calories of other fruits. Lycopene can also reduce calorie intake and reduce fat accumulation. It is a good high-quality summer fruit for obese people.

There are about 4 or 5 small tomatoes per 100 grams, which contains about 37 calories, so the calorie content is quite low. (Photo/File Photo)

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong emphasized that tomatoes are rich in pectin and other dietary fiber, which makes people feel full easily. Eating one medium-sized tomato can supplement an adult's daily vitamin C requirement. Coupled with the mineral components, the skin will not become dry due to weight loss.

《Strong antioxidant effect》It is better to eat it raw without the skin

Compared with raw tomatoes, eating heated tomatoes can increase the concentration of antioxidants, mainly because high temperature destroys the cell walls of tomato cells, thereby increasing the release of antioxidants such as lycopene. However, after heating, the vitamin C in tomatoes will be lost, but the content of lycopene and other antioxidants in tomatoes will increase significantly. Therefore, the overall nutritional value of cooked tomatoes is higher than that of raw tomatoes.

[Tomato anti-cancer health recipes]

1. Stir-fried tofu with tomatoes

Ingredients: 2 tomatoes, 1 piece of tofu, a little salt, a little sugar, appropriate amount of chopped green onion, appropriate amount of ginger slices, wash the tomatoes and cut into pieces.

Method: Heat oil in a pan and sauté chopped scallions and ginger slices. Add tomatoes and stir-fry until soup comes out. Add tofu and stir-fry until the tofu is cooked through and flavored. Add appropriate amount of salt and sugar and stir-fry evenly.

Efficacy: Tofu has the effects of relaxing the spleen, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Tomatoes are rich in carotene, vitamin B and vitamin C. Tomato tofu is light, sweet and sour, and helps stimulate the appetite, promote salivation and relieve dryness.

2. Tomato Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients: 2 tomatoes, 3 eggs.

Method: Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a pan, put the beaten eggs with salt into the pan, fry until cooked and set aside. Heat the remaining oil, stir-fry tomatoes, add salt and sugar and fry for a while, pour in eggs and stir-fry, add some chopped green onions for color.

Tomato skin contains a lot of lycopene, so it is best not to peel it when eating. However, if you lack vitamin C, choose to eat it raw. If you want to increase the body's antioxidant capacity and achieve anti-cancer effects, choose cooked food.

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