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3/29/11 12:13 P

Our neighbor used to grow them and I could eat 5-6 in a day. By Week 3 I had sores in my mouth and throat from all the acid. I love them!! I love acid foods period....MMMM Onions!

Tomatoes are a let down for me too nowadays. The hydroponics are quite popular and tate like flavored water.

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3/29/11 8:55 A

I found some delicious grape tomatoes at the grocery store last week, they were yellow and very sweet. They actually tasted like a tomato from my garden. I went back to get more and of course they were gone. I love tomatoes I probably eat some form of tomatoes at least daily if not more.

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3/28/11 7:27 P

Thanks for sharing. It is so true....many veggies and fruits do not taste the same anymore. So sad.....

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3/28/11 3:48 P

I grew up in California eating beefsteak tomatoes right from my grampa's farm.
I haven't had a decent tomato for YEARS! You young-uns don't even know what they are suppose to taste like!

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3/28/11 1:18 P

Tomatoes are also fairly safe right now from becoming a GMO crop.

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3/28/11 12:45 P

Thanks for the information....This was just on Dr. Oz's show and makes a lot of sense. Especially the part about using canned instead of fresh. I make my tomato sauces with canned tomatoes and lots of spices with a little red wine.

Use 2 tbls of olive oil for better absorption of the lipozene without adding much fat. Serve with rice pasta and you've got a gluten free fab meal anyone can enjoy. Try a little (Shaved) Parmesan cheese for a blast of extra flavor without a lot of extra calories or fat. (It's too easy to get carried away with the shaker type of cheese and it melts too quickly to add much flavor)

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3/28/11 12:06 P

www.realage.com/tips/3-surprising-health-b
enefits-of-tomatoes?eid=1098940008&mem
berid=26624595 check this out! And it is NOT one of those highly sprayed crops that you have to buy as organic!