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Eating the Rainbow: Superfoods for Kids

Tomatoes

Red’s superhero, Lycopene, is most strongly concentrated in the tomato. And surprisingly, cooked and processed tomatoes have even higher lycopene concentrations, so don’t shy away from salsa or marinara sauce. This queen of lycopene is also full of antioxidant-rich vitamins A and C, and vitamin K, which is important for maintaining healthy bones.

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This may just be an excuse to give your kids more ketchup. But remember that ketchup also has a lot of sugar. So maybe not too much. But when possible, try to buy organic. USDA researchers found that organic ketchup has three times as much lycopene as nonorganic ketchup.