I was so excited to be featured in The Chicago Tribune article, "Change the way you cook with tomatoes" 

"Crushing or finely dicing tomatoes helps liberate the lycopene from cell walls, Rasmussen said. And lycopene is better absorbed by the body after it's been heated, either during the canning process or by cooking — especially with a little dietary fat, such as extra-virgin olive oil."

See the full article here and learn how to get the most nutrition from the tomatoes you eat!