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All us girls hear about is dieting and being thin. It gets a little old! How about some advice on just being healthy. It’s not all diet and exercise and fitting into a mold…it’s embracing your body and taking care of yourself so that you may live a long, healthy lifestyle!


Health In and Out


Heart Healthy All the Time

Date: 8 May 2012

Heart Healthy All the Time

 

tomatoFebruary is Heart Health month, but this is really something to think about every month! A wonderful heart healthy food is the tomato. Here are some interesting tomato facts:

  • Tomatoes contain large amounts of vitamin C, providing 40 percent of your daily value. They also contain a healthy portion of your daily value of vitamin A, potassium and iron.
  • Recent studies conducted by Harvard researchers show that women with the highest intake of tomato-based foods, rich sources of the antioxidant lycopene, had a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease compared to women with low intake of those foods.
  • Freshly canned and processed tomatoes, like Dei Fratelli’s, have higher lycopene content than garden tomatoes and don’t lose nutritional value during processing.
  • Research shows that lycopene acts as an antioxidant and can help people stay active even in old age.

So go eat some tomatoes! If your family has a garden, grow some tomatoes this summer and pick them fresh to enjoy. To help explore the possibilities with tomatoes, we found a great recipe from Dei Fratelli. Dei Fratelli is an all natural, gluten-free tomato product company producing pasta sauces, salsas, pizza sauces and more (I buy their sauces and they are nothing short of amazing!).

Tomato Basil Bruschetta

Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups Dei Fratelli Petite Diced Tomatoes, drained (approx. 1/2 of a 28 oz can)
8 oz Fresh mozzarella, sliced or soft goat cheese
Basil leaves for garnish, chopped
Bruschetta topping
3 Tbsp Fresh basil, chopped
2 cloves Fresh garlic
2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
Rusks/Bread
1 loaf Ciabatta bread, sliced 1/2 in thick

Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Brush slices of bread with olive oil and rub with cloves of garlic. Place on sheet tray and place in the oven for approx. 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove bread from oven to cool. Combine all of the ingredients for bruschetta topping in a bowl. Mix gently. On cooled bread, place sliced mozzarella or spread on goat cheese. Add a spoon full of bruschetta topping. Garnish with chopped basil.

Serves 4-6


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