New in the Market: Two Ways To Meet Your 5-A-Day – NatureSweet Tomatoes and Tropicana Farmstand Tropical Green

by Jo-Ann Heslin, MA, RD, CDN on June 22, 2015 · 1 comment

We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think.
Every healthy eating message encourages more fruit and vegetable servings each day. Both of these products will help you achieve your goal.
E8oZ_V96cCwVjgR2pSng74I53ovPCZ7Hftky7aKOP-4NatureSweet Tomatoes are premium, branded, fresh small tomatoes grown in greenhouses and vine-ripened.
  • Cherrubs are grape tomatoes. A 1-cup serving has 50 calories, 10 milligrams of sodium, 200 IUs of vitamin A and 5 milligrams of vitamin C.
  • Glorys are cherry tomatoes. A 1-cup serving has 45 calories, no sodium, 1,750 IUs of vitamin A and 18 milligrams of vitamin C.
  • SunBursts are bite-sized yellow tomatoes. A 1-cup serving has 45 calories, no sodium, 750 IUs of vitamin A, and 21 milligrams of vitamin C. Our 5 year old taste-tester loves these as a school snack.
Every variety is sweet and juicy. Each is sold in a resealable clamshell. The NatureSweet tomatoes are not only a healthy snack but they make a quick addition to a salad, pasta dish or kabobs.
sp9r4eWUe6DZRvRBm9XOdYil1VSF1wJdyKGC9dPzUO0Tropicana is always extending and tweaking their juice line. The latest Tropicana Farmstand flavor is Tropical Green, a 100% fruit and vegetable juice blend of sweet potato, grape, apple, banana, mango, pineapple, orange, yellow carrot, lime, spinach, kale and kiwi juice. It is available in single-serve (12-ounce) and family-sized (46-ounce) bottles. It has a mildly sweet, more fruity than veggie taste. For some the green color may be a little off-putting at first. A 1-cup (8-ounce) serving has 120 calories, no added sugar, 1, 250 IUs of vitamin A and 60 milligrams vitamin C.

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