Tomato juice and diabetes

Hi, all,

I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm diabetic.)
It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole juice, so that's what
I'm drinking.

The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup and raw
tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but as you can
imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that way.

So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable? I've been
adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but does anybody have
a suggestion as to how to make it better?

So far, I've been just holding my nose and chugging it, then brushing my
teeth.

Chakolate

--
Every tree has an ignominious end, except when they burn. Then they go out
gripped by madness.
--J. Lileks

"Chakolate" wrote in message
I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm diabetic.)
It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole juice, so that's
what
I'm drinking.

The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup and
raw
tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but as you can
imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that way.

So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable? I've
been
adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but does anybody have
a suggestion as to how to make it better?

You could try cooking with tomatoes. There are several casserole-type
recipes I know of that call for tomato sauce that gets poured over the
hamburger. And lasagna uses tomato sauce. Plus there's spaghetti sauce you
can put on spaghetti squash or zucchini strips.
8 ounces daily... good luck to you. Glad it's not me.
Actually, I adore ketchup, always have. Although it's now a little sweet
for me (the splenda-sweetened ketchup) so I like to cut it with tomato
sauce.

If you like the flavor of pizza sauce... have you thought of simply adding
some spices to your tomato juice? Like adding basil & oregano, and perhaps
a little splenda?
I know that back when I ate more carbs... if we had a yummy maranara-type
dipping sauce, after eating up all the breadsticks or whatever came with the
sauce -if there was extra sauce, I'd drink it cuz it was yummy.

Good luck!

Spring
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"Chakolate" wrote in message
I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm diabetic.)
It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole juice, so that's
what
I'm drinking.

The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup and
raw
tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but as you can
imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that way.

So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable? I've
been
adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but does anybody have
a suggestion as to how to make it better?

You could try cooking with tomatoes. There are several casserole-type
recipes I know of that call for tomato sauce that gets poured over the
hamburger. And lasagna uses tomato sauce. Plus there's spaghetti sauce you
can put on spaghetti squash or zucchini strips.
8 ounces daily... good luck to you. Glad it's not me.
Actually, I adore ketchup, always have. Although it's now a little sweet
for me (the splenda-sweetened ketchup) so I like to cut it with tomato
sauce.

If you like the flavor of pizza sauce... have you thought of simply adding
some spices to your tomato juice? Like adding basil & oregano, and perhaps
a little splenda?
I know that back when I ate more carbs... if we had a yummy maranara-type
dipping sauce, after eating up all the breadsticks or whatever came with the
sauce -if there was extra sauce, I'd drink it cuz it was yummy.

Good luck!

Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/208/170
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/spr...=/55b8&.src=ph
Size: 24W / 14 / 10

Chakolate wrote:
|| Hi, all,
||
|| I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
|| resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm
|| diabetic.) It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole
|| juice, so that's what I'm drinking.
||
|| The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup
|| and raw tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but
|| as you can imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that
|| way.
||
|| So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable?
|| I've been adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but
|| does anybody have a suggestion as to how to make it better?
||
|| So far, I've been just holding my nose and chugging it, then
|| brushing my teeth.

You're doing this for your health. Keep chugging it, it builds character.
I'm getting ready to eat some radishes....guess what? I don't like them.

Chakolate wrote:
|| Hi, all,
||
|| I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
|| resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm
|| diabetic.) It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole
|| juice, so that's what I'm drinking.
||
|| The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup
|| and raw tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but
|| as you can imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that
|| way.
||
|| So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable?
|| I've been adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but
|| does anybody have a suggestion as to how to make it better?
||
|| So far, I've been just holding my nose and chugging it, then
|| brushing my teeth.

You're doing this for your health. Keep chugging it, it builds character.
I'm getting ready to eat some radishes....guess what? I don't like them.

Chakolate wrote:
|| Hi, all,
||
|| I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
|| resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm
|| diabetic.) It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole
|| juice, so that's what I'm drinking.
||
|| The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup
|| and raw tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but
|| as you can imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that
|| way.
||
|| So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable?
|| I've been adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but
|| does anybody have a suggestion as to how to make it better?
||
|| So far, I've been just holding my nose and chugging it, then
|| brushing my teeth.

You're doing this for your health. Keep chugging it, it builds character.
I'm getting ready to eat some radishes....guess what? I don't like them.

Bloody Mary? Hot sauce and vodka, you could leave out the Vodka, that's a
Virgin Mary. Wish I could drink it for you, I love tomato juice. How about
V8? Mainly tomato with some other veggies in it.

In .4,
Chakolate stated
| Hi, all,
|
| I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
| resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm
| diabetic.) It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole
| juice, so that's what I'm drinking.
|
| The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup
| and raw tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but as
| you can imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that way.
|
| So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable?
| I've been adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but
| does anybody have a suggestion as to how to make it better?
|
| So far, I've been just holding my nose and chugging it, then brushing
| my teeth.
|
| Chakolate
|
| --
| Every tree has an ignominious end, except when they burn. Then they
| go out gripped by madness.
| --J. Lileks

Bloody Mary? Hot sauce and vodka, you could leave out the Vodka, that's a
Virgin Mary. Wish I could drink it for you, I love tomato juice. How about
V8? Mainly tomato with some other veggies in it.

In .4,
Chakolate stated
| Hi, all,
|
| I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
| resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm
| diabetic.) It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole
| juice, so that's what I'm drinking.
|
| The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup
| and raw tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but as
| you can imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that way.
|
| So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable?
| I've been adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but
| does anybody have a suggestion as to how to make it better?
|
| So far, I've been just holding my nose and chugging it, then brushing
| my teeth.
|
| Chakolate
|
| --
| Every tree has an ignominious end, except when they burn. Then they
| go out gripped by madness.
| --J. Lileks

Bloody Mary? Hot sauce and vodka, you could leave out the Vodka, that's a
Virgin Mary. Wish I could drink it for you, I love tomato juice. How about
V8? Mainly tomato with some other veggies in it.

In .4,
Chakolate stated
| Hi, all,
|
| I recently read an article that said that 8 oz daily of tomato juice
| resulted in decreased platelet aggregation in diabetics. (I'm
| diabetic.) It *might* be the lycopene, but they tested the whole
| juice, so that's what I'm drinking.
|
| The trouble is that I *hate* tomato juice. I also hate tomato soup
| and raw tomatoes. I like ketchup and pizza sauce well enough, but as
| you can imagine, it's a little hard to get the whole 8 oz that way.
|
| So my question is this: how do you make tomato juice palatable?
| I've been adding a little toasted sesame oil, which goes well, but
| does anybody have a suggestion as to how to make it better?
|
| So far, I've been just holding my nose and chugging it, then brushing
| my teeth.
|
| Chakolate
|
| --
| Every tree has an ignominious end, except when they burn. Then they
| go out gripped by madness.
| --J. Lileks

With vodka and a celery stick is how I take mine.