Divide chicken mixture evenly among tomatoes. Sprinkle each tomato with 1 tablespoon of sunflower seeds. Place tomatoes in a baking pan that's been sprayed with cooking oil and bake 20 minutes at 350 F. Serve with steamed broccoli and wild rice. A serving of Stuffed Tomatoes, with its tasty chicken filling and crunchy sprinkling of sunflower seeds, contains about 160 calories and 10 grams of fat. Tomatoes are second only to potatoes in their level of cultivation in the United States.
Tomatoes are low in calories and also provide folate, vitamin C and potassium.
When selecting fresh tomatoes, look for fruits with a rosy color, plump shape, blemish-free skin and a texture that's slightly soft to the touch. Tomatoes that are overripe, bruised or sunburned with yellow or green areas near the stem are lower in quality. There are many reasons to add tomatoes to your menu. Tomatoes, particularly in cooked products like spaghetti sauce, appear to reduce our risk for certain diseases. Lycopenes are responsible for the red color of tomatoes.