Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 17:25     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
I count it. It just shouldn't be your only veggies source.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 16:11     Subject: Re:Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
1 heaped tablespoon of tomato purée counts as one portion of fruit and veg according to the UK's national health service: http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/5aday/documents/downloads/5aday_portion_guide.pdf

Cooked tomatoes (in sauce) are a better source of lycopene than raw too.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 16:06     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not a whole food. Counts as a starch on the 21 day fix.



How is this possible? What's the difference between a tomato and a box of tomatoes with no added salt or sugar?


The added ingredients. If you make your own with zero sugar it counts as a veggie, but canned? All the sugar and what not completely counter any benefit from the tomato.


Huh? A jar of diced tomatoes may not have added ingredients.

Anyway, heat processing fruit and veggies eliminates a lot of vitamins. A fresh tomato will have a lot more vitamin C than one that been jarred, for example.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 15:21     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not a whole food. Counts as a starch on the 21 day fix.



How is this possible? What's the difference between a tomato and a box of tomatoes with no added salt or sugar?


The added ingredients. If you make your own with zero sugar it counts as a veggie, but canned? All the sugar and what not completely counter any benefit from the tomato.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:48     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Anonymous wrote:Not a whole food. Counts as a starch on the 21 day fix.



How is this possible? What's the difference between a tomato and a box of tomatoes with no added salt or sugar?
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:41     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Not a whole food. Counts as a starch on the 21 day fix.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:33     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Anonymous wrote:No, its a whole food. Check what it is made of, but most canned/boxed tomato products are just tomatoes. Tomato paste is way high in sugar because it is concentrated, I think, and many tomato sauces are loaded with junk, but a box of crushed tomatoes is just...tomatoes.


This is what I was hoping to hear. Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:32     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Anonymous wrote:So 14:28, if you had a sliced tomato for lunch would you count that as a veggie serving? I don't see the difference (aside from water content).


To me, there isn't an equivalence. It's like eating canned peaches or apples or something. It's not the same thing as a fresh peach.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:31     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
So 14:28, if you had a sliced tomato for lunch would you count that as a veggie serving? I don't see the difference (aside from water content).
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:28     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
I wouldn't count it as a vegetable. Now if I make my own tomato sauce from scratch (although use canned crushed tomatoes and tomato paste), and add in some peppers, onions, and garlic, I may round up my veggie consumption for the day by .5 or something.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:28     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
No, its a whole food. Check what it is made of, but most canned/boxed tomato products are just tomatoes. Tomato paste is way high in sugar because it is concentrated, I think, and many tomato sauces are loaded with junk, but a box of crushed tomatoes is just...tomatoes.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:27     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
I don't count it, but I don't know what the right answer is.
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:26     Subject: Re:Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Anonymous wrote:Tomato is a fruit...not a vegetable....


touché

Maybe I should be more clear... Is it too processed to count as a whole food?
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:24     Subject: Re:Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
Tomato is a fruit...not a vegetable....
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2014 14:23     Subject: Stupid question- is tomato sauce a vegetable?
I'm watching this documentary about food and it talks about how tomato paste is/isn't a vegetable. So how about tomato sauce, specifically 28 oz boxes of Pomi tomatoes or san marzano that I use when I make my homemade sauce which has no added sugar.