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Spicy Tomato by Carole Jacobs and Chef Patrice Johnson with Nicole Cormier, R.D.

» Good for cancer prevention

Research shows that drinking a glass of tomato juice as your first course can cause you to eat up to 135 fewer calories in the rest of your meal.

INGREDIENTS | YIELD: 1¼ CUPS

6 Roma tomatoes

¼ red onion

½ jalapeño pepper

1 clove garlic

1 celery stalk

Juice ingredients in order listed. Stir.

Per Serving

CALORIES: 127

FAT: 2.7g

SODIUM: 82mg

FIBER: 6.4g

PROTEIN: 6.1g

SUGARS: 20g

CARBOHYDRATES: 37g

Tomato Juice

Tomato juice was served for the first time in 1917 at a spa in Indiana. A French chef ran out of oranges for orange juice, so he squeezed tomatoes instead. It was a huge success and tomato juice became a popular morning drink.

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