A Super Food That Helps You Lose Weight!

04.3.2019

The foods you chose to eat when dieting make a difference in how successful you are. Generally accepted guidelines from doctors such as those at the National Institutes of Health include avoiding trans fats, eating fewer processed foods, limiting saturated fats and reducing the amount of refined sugar you eat. Tomatoes are both good for your weight loss efforts and your overall health.

The tomato considered a fruit in horticultural classifications, falls under the vegetable category on the food pyramid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Eating the right number of vegetables such as tomatoes each day can help you get adequate nutrients, keep your calorie intake low, stay full and possibly help with weight loss, according to a publication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While you need 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cups of vegetables a day when eating a 1,200- to a 1,800-calorie diet, you should eat about one-third of your vegetable allotment each week in red and orange vegetables, and the other two-thirds from beans, green vegetables, starchy vegetables or other vegetables.

The number of calories you consume when dieting affects not only your weight loss rate but also whether you lose weight at all. Tomatoes are low in calories, making them an ideal…