Mary , et al:
We grow our own tomatoes in bags of potting soil, slit the bag, insert
plant, water with Miracle Grow once a week, and water every other day. They
are SWEET. We live in Texas Hill Country (look on a map to the center of
the state; that brown patch you see is it) where the soil is full of rocks
and not much soil.  Mulching helps a little, composting helps some, but
I'll bet the reason for the sweetness is there isn't any limestone in those
potting soil bags.

As for eating tomatoes at all, Hell, if I cut out all vegetables, then I
WOULD HAVE TO TAKE VITAMINS! I don't want to do that.  We stay away from
grain vegetables (corn, etc.) but eat mostly salad, meat and water. And
those sweet, sweet tomatoes.  Maybe the sweetness is from drinking the
filtered water, don't know.  This diet as a way to lose weight is working -
I've lost 20, Foreest has lost 15lbs. We feel better,  our brains function
better (faster thinking, longer memories for longer periods of time, etc.).
One thing still bothers me though: even though we're losing weight ( those
amounts are from the end of May til now-how come our clothes aren't any
looser?  I'm still in the same size jeans I started out with, even though
the scales at the Doctor's and the library (Yes, the public library has a
scale and they agree with each other). Any answers. Sherry