Fresh Tomato Juice Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
6 tomatoes, ripe & juicy salt & fresh
1 pinch oregano, dried, or fresh thyme
4 lemon wedges, small
Recipe Preparation
Wash, blanch, peel and chop the tomatoes. Put through a food mill or
sieve directly into a bowl. Add enough ice water to make 4 cups.
Season lightly with salt and pepper (if using them) and herb. Taste,
and enhance the seasonings. Serve cold with a squeeze of lemon juice.
Nutrients for 1 cup with 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Calories: 26 Exchange: 1 vegetable
g mg carbohydrate: 6 potassium: 280 protein: 1
sodium: 38 fat: negligible cholesterol: 0 fiber: 1
SERVES: 4 (assuming 1 cup per serving) SOURCE: _Diabetic Cooking From
Around the World_ by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles
Servings: 4
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Foods containing carotenes
(includes parsley, rose hip puree and tomato ketchup)
These colorful healthy superfoods contain alpha-carotene and beta-carotene believed by doctors play a key role in cancer prevention, specifically those cancers involving the stomach and lesophagus. Many are low in calories, so are ideal for including in your diet.
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