Sun-dried tomatoes

—a superbly flavorful, nutritious and delicious way to sweeten up any dish!

Guess what? One piece of sun-dried tomato (in oil, drained) contains a mere 6 calories! Sun-dried tomatoes are just like what you might suspect… ripe tomatoes that have lost most of their water content after spending a majority of their drying time in the sun. The good news is that after this procedure, the dried tomatoes are still overflowing with nutrition—they remain packed with disease-fighting antioxidants such as lycopene and vitamin C plus are virtually fat free. Just be sure that if you buy the oil-packed variety, look for tomatoes packed in extra virgin olive oil—the heart healthiest kind.