A Good, Healthy, Natural Detox
You don't need to starve yourself to achieve the benefits of a detox diet. Doing so will actually make you even less healthy. Instead of depriving yourself by eating and drinking less, you should be concentrating your efforts on eating and drinking healthy, wholesome alternatives.
Every day, you should look to eat four to six meals small portioned meals at consistent times. Have your largest meals at breakfast and lunch. and consume increasingly less as the day wears on. How you cook your food is also vitally important. Frying food is unhealthy, so choose grilling, steaming or baking instead.
You should be taking in a minimum of 5 portions of fruits and vegetables per day, whether they are canned, frozen, dried or fresh, as they are the most important part of a healthy detox.
Fruits that will benefit you that you can choose from include strawberries, tangerines, raspberries, pineapples, peaches, pomegranates, pears, melons, oranges, passion fruit, mangoes, kiwifruit, mandarins, limes, lemons dates, gooseberries, grapes, figs, chestnuts, currants, clementines, blackcurrants, cherries, blueberries, bananas, avocados, apples, blackberries, and apricots.
For vegetables, there is just as a wide a choice: aubergine, beetroot, asparagus, broccoli, broad beans, carrots, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cherry tomatoes, courgette, eggplant, cucumber, cress, haricot beans, gherkin, green pepper, green beans, parsnips, peas, potatoes, red peppers, pumpkin, spinach, rhubarb, spring onions, runner beans, turnips, sweet corn, water cress, swede, and yellow pepper.
Increase your intake of grains, beans, fiber, nuts and seeds. Specifically, increase your intake of quinoa, buckwheat, lentils, brown rice, millet, chickpeas, kidney beans, pinto beans, cereal, mung beans, wholemeal pasta, baked beans, cashews, almonds, flax seed, walnuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.
Finally, though they may not seem to be unhealthy, while on a detox diet you should try to avoid specific foods. Stay away from red meats, processed meats, pastries, bread, wheat, sugar and dairy products.
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