Tomato is believed to have originated from South America and was brought by the Spaniards to Europe in the 1500s and later to the Philippines, which spread throughout Asia. Today, tomato can be found world wide and consumed by all peoples in all continents. The five top producers to tomatoes are: the U.S., China, Turkey, Italy and India.

Based on the volume of consumption per person, tomato is the top source of Vitamin A and C in the western diet. It also contains a significant amounts of dietary fiber, beta-carotene, iron, lycopene, magnesium, niacin, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin and thiamine.

Tomato is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. And unlike most foods, cooking or processing of tomato is beneficial to health. It increases its lycopene content (e.g. tomato paste, catsup, tomato soup, tomato sauce). This is so because as heating up tomato breaks down its cell walls and releasing more lycopene, a phytochemical that is beneficial to good health. Test also shows that eating tomatoes has more benefits (with all of its other ingredients) than taking lycopene alone.

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Here are some ways to keep your child healthy.

The first thing to know is that being healthy does not mean simply not being sick, but keep the body strong, healthy and energetic to enjoy life.

To keep children healthy and eager to play and study, you must ensure that they meet the six standards:

1. Eating well: a healthy balanced diet is one with the food nutritious and healthy. A good diet will promote physical and mental development.

2. Maintain good hygiene: Keep their body clean, bathe every day and brush their teeth after every meal that helps keep them healthy.

3. Breathing fresh air, visit outdoor places such as parks and avoid enclosed, poorly ventilated spaces or where smoking will contribute to good health.

4. Practicing physical activity: swimming, walking, biking… are activities that help the body to function effectively and feel activity rather than apathy or fatigue.

5. Visit the doctor regularly, keep track of immunizations, regular visits to the pediatrician, periodic review of the teeth, the eyes and ears help prevent diseases.

6. Sleep at least eight hours, eight hours the body rests and restores its energy to face the new day strongly.

You must try to inculcate in children the above, but above all to be healthy you must ensure that smile and live each day with great joy.

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