Toxic tomatoes?

FLRedHeart · January 25, 2015

I ate 4 1/2 pounds of tomatoes today.

No breakfast or lunch and I was in the garden working, so I polished off a one pounder, and then saw a prize, meaty 22 ouncer looked irresistable, which was like a sunrise colored slurpee.

Then a pint of cherry tomatoes scattered by trashing gusts, didn't know where to put them, down the hatch. Birds sample pecked 5 medium sized half unripe (green) tomatoes ... in the sauce for spaghetti dinner.

If that weren't bad enough, I've averaged over 2 pounds a day for the last 7 days. Has anyone in real life gotten sick from from tomato besides just from too much acid in the tum from being a glutton? I worry about the tolerance for green ones and some of the more exotic varieties which may have some wild character in their skins. Do others eat so much at peak harvest?

View Poll Results: How much tomato could you eat during peak harvest (raw+cooked)?
Under 1 pound (454g)	6	13.95%
1 to 2 pounds (908g)	13	30.23%
2 to 3 pounds (1362g)	5	11.63%
3 to 4 pounds (1815g)	3	6.98%
Over 4 pounds (1815g+)	16	37.21%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

January 25, 2015	#1
FLRedHeart Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: FL 8b/9a Posts: 262	Toxic tomatoes? I ate 4 1/2 pounds of tomatoes today. No breakfast or lunch and I was in the garden working, so I polished off a one pounder, and then saw a prize, meaty 22 ouncer looked irresistable, which was like a sunrise colored slurpee. Then a pint of cherry tomatoes scattered by trashing gusts, didn't know where to put them, down the hatch. Birds sample pecked 5 medium sized half unripe (green) tomatoes ... in the sauce for spaghetti dinner. If that weren't bad enough, I've averaged over 2 pounds a day for the last 7 days. Has anyone in real life gotten sick from from tomato besides just from too much acid in the tum from being a glutton? I worry about the tolerance for green ones and some of the more *exotic varieties which may have some wild character in their skins. Do others eat so much at peak harvest? Last edited by FLRedHeart; January 25, 2015 at 03:09 AM. Reason: Put in a poll for daily amount eaten.*