Of all the colors, red is a premier attention getter. That’s why stop signs and fire engines are red. It is no different with food. Red foods grab our attention, too, because they add visual appeal to a meal while providing lots of nutrition, and one of the reddest, most attention-grabbing and popular foods – especially in the South – is the tomato.
Some may call it a vegetable; however, the tomato actually is classified as a fruit.
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