Tommy Tomato
"I love to play outdoors! My favorite sport is skateboarding, and I especially like to learn new tricks. Exercise is really important to growing kids, and so is eating fresh fruits and veggies every day! Eating right helps keep your body healthy, and regular exercise keeps it strong and feeling good. An interesting fact about tomatoes is that they're really a fruit! But because there was so much arguing about whether it was really a fruit or vegetable, in 1893 the United States Supreme Court ruled that, legally speaking, the tomato is a vegetable.

Tomatoes are rich in antioxidants - they help your body get rid of the 'junk' it doesn't need. Scientists tell us that people who eat a lot of tomatoes have

less risk for a number of cancers. Tomatoes are high in potassium and vitamins A and C. The potassium found in tomatoes also does your heart good by lowering blood pressure and keeping electrical activity strong. And, the vitamin C helps cuts and scrapes heal fast."

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