Tomato sauce

adrian · Post by **adrian** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:16 pm

isit fattening?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:42 am

no, high in sodium though (salt) but you couldn't overlaod on salt unless your actually drinking the bottle which i have seen done...funny stuff

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:57 am

Tomato Sauce is a source of Lycopene.

Lycopene occurs in most Tomato products e.g. Tomato Sauce, Tomato Paste, Tomato Puree, Tomatos, and in a few other things like Apricots, Pink Guava, Watermelons and Pink Grapefruit.

It is responsible for the destruction of Free Radicals that can damage Skin Cells and age Skin.

sameey70 · Post by **sameey70** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:05 pm

Anything can be fattening if enough is eaten, but generally tomato and tomato based sauces has less fat and calories than others.

SarahPT · Post by **SarahPT** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:47 pm

Tomato sauces are nutritious. They are not fattening. Weight gain is more caused by eating too many calories than by eating certain foods, espcially things like veggies. Look at the label. Some sauces have a significant amount of sugar added while others don't. And of course think about your portion sizes.

Sarah