Beauty Fruits
Bountiful, beautiful, and bursting with flavour, nutrient-dense fruits offer a kinder approach to the idea of detoxification. Think abundance, not deprivation. These recipes are about delivering your body what it wants without sacrificing great taste.
Using a food-based approach that includes fruit to assist our body in its natural detoxification process can offer a range of benefits beyond basic toxin elimination. This means feeling good inside while emitting radiance on the outside (that glow!).
Fruit serves up a hit of nutrition in a small package, with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fibre, key components in detoxification and fighting free radicals. And, fruit’s natural sugars mean less added sugar is needed. These recipes go beyond fruitful treats—with recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Incorporating fruit into meals with a variety of colours, textures, and flavours keeps you feeling satisfied so you can focus on enjoying every bite. How sweet is that?
Juicy berries and rhubarb pair with toasty oats and almonds for a beauty-giving beginning to your day, with skin-loving vitamins C and E, as well as detoxifying fibre. A one-dish solution to busy mornings, it’s fruit and granola in a single delicious bake. To serve, a scoop of your favourite yogurt or splash of kefir would take this to the next level.
Beauty fruit focus: Strawberry and rhubarb
A riot of textures and flavours, this salad offers something new in every bite. Crunchy fennel, bitter radicchio, and spicy arugula partner with tart grapefruit, rich in skin-supportive vitamin C. And don’t forget creamy avocado, chock full of healthy fats for skin radiance.
Beauty fruit focus: grapefruit and avocado
Other foods to support natural detoxification
- flaxseeds
- dark greens and cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower)
- apples
- nuts and seeds
- turmeric
- asparagus
- cherries
- sweet potatoes
- pomegranate
- berries oats
Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, Whole Bowls and Purely Pumpkin (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016).
