Question:
Can we eat too many?

It's summer and my favorite fresh veggie is tomatoes. My question is can we eat too many? I like to have them with every meal this time of year. And sometimes will have a whole tomatoe for a meal. Help me out. I don't want to ruin my diet after 8 months.    — Nicole S. (posted on June 24, 2003)

June 24, 2003
Per my nutritionist, the membranes can't digest, so you'd have to peel them I think? This was about grapes, orange sections, so not sure about the thin tomatoe skins.
   — bethybb

June 24, 2003
I love tomatoes too. especially on my salad. I would say I eat about 2 tomatoes a day. I chew them well and they turn to liquid. But the peels well the come out pretty much intact. I do not peel them. And as long as you chew them well youll be fine! Or ask your surgeon this is just how I do!
   — Sabrina H_NC

June 24, 2003
one of my favorite meals is a tomato and cucumber salad. I peel the cukes but not the tomato. I seed them both, chop them into small pieces and dress them lightly with mayo - add some shredded cheese and sometimes some shredded meat (but usually not), salt/pepper and enjoy. I'd guess you may not have chewed them well enough, but could be some other reason as well. Sigh...
   — [Deactivated Member]

June 25, 2003
I eat tomatoes and cucumbers and celery etc, unpeeled and strings and all. I chew well, this is called getting enough fiber to poop on a regular basis, no one digests all that fiber, that is one reason we need to eat fresh fruits and veggies. It also reduces colon cancer risk to eat adequate fiber amounts
   — **willow**