Healthy Habits: Tomatoes – Versatile fruit packed with seeds, health benefits

Tomatoes are a popular home-grown fruit that most people think are vegetables because of the way they can be prepared/cooked. They originated in South America and have now been produced in many shapes, colors, flavors, and subtypes. There are several dietary benefits tomatoes provide, so this versatile fruit is consumed by many.

A raw tomato (about 100 grams) has about 20 calories. Tomatoes are mainly composed of water (up to 95%), and the remaining 5% is carbohydrates and fiber. A 100-gram serving of tomato has about 4 carbohydrates, 1-2 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and almost one gram o...