And I don’t just mean when you grow them .. although I highly recommend growing some different coloured ones this year.

Tomatoes are a rich source of mood enhancers like folate and magnesium. They also contain iron, tryptophan and vitamin B6 these are the main building blocks that are needed for your brain to produce important mood-regulating neurotransmitters (think of these like chemical messengers) like serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine.

They are also high in lycopene which is an antioxidant that can help reduce inflammation and improve mood.

In a study in China’s Tianjin Medical University in 2012, it was found that eating tomatoes a few times per week can go a long way in warding off depression. Researchers actually studied the mental health and dietary habits of 986 elderly men and women 70 years of age or older. They discovered that individuals who ate tomatoes, cooked or raw, 2-6 times every week were 46 percent less likely to experience depression symptoms than individuals who ate tomatoes only once a week or less.

Tomato soup anyone?