Nail Bites:
Healing hardeners: filling up on iron can turn weak, brittle tips into talons.
Chew on these: Lean beef, chicken, fortified cereals (oatmeal), sunflower seeds, black beans, and dried fruit.
Luscious lengtheners: eats that contains a healthy kind of substances (called omega-3 fatty acids) promote nail growth by producing new cells.
Chew on these: Salmon, sea bass, blue or yellow tuna, orange roughy, trout, walnuts, flax-seed oil, pumpkin seeds and soybeans.
Sexy Skin Snacks:
Mega moisturizers: slathering on moisturizer found in a bottle only hydrates skin temporarily. H2O based foods help water your skin from the inside out, so that your complexion remains dewy constantly. Oils containing the good kind of fat (unsaturated) also keep skin soft; just dont get over board, since those oils pack up to 100 calories per tablespoon.
Chew on these: Cucumbers, watermelon, lettuce, plus fats such as olive, canola, and corn oils, and peanut butter.
Super smoothers: the mineral zinc encourages the body to slough off dead skin cells, which makes way for newer, healthier cells and a gorgeous glow.
Chew on these: lean meat and poultry (veal, chicken, turkey), lentils, garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas), black beans, kidney beans, walnuts, and sunflower seeds.
Sun Savers: Foods containing the anti-oxidant vitamin A,C,or E (youve probably seen them touted on skin-care product labels) can help save face by preventing major sun damage. They can also protect against other skin sabotagers you may be exposed to, such as smoke and pollution.
Chew on these: Cantaloupe, carrots, pink grapefruit, apricots, tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, vegetable oils, sweet potatoes, soybeans, berries, and tropical fruit. (papaya and mango for example.
Tall Treats:
Bone Boosters: Calcium builds strong bones, and nows the time to fill up on it, since youre at the height of your bods ability to get those bones into shape. What can this do for you looks? Itll maintain your postoer so youll always have a picture-picture presence.
Chew on these: Cheese, yogurt, almonds, and leafy green veggies (broccoli, arugula, kale, spinach, swiss chard, turnip greens, or escarole.) And drink milk, a chuggable from calcium.
Calcium Champs: Fppd high vitamin D helps bones suck in calcium. Just steer clear of salt, caffeine, and alcohol, which prevents this vitamin from being absorbed by your system.
Chew on these: salmon, egg yolk, and cereal. And drink fortified milk.
Muscle Meals:
Body Builders: foods rich in protein are necessary for developing the tissue that builds lean, mean muscle tone.
Chew on these: A combo of beans with brown rice, and chicken, fish, veal, lamb, turkey, eggs, and tofu.
Fuel Injectors: Exercise may be the best way to get a super-sleek bod, but you can forget about working out if you dont have the energy to just do it. Carbohydrates give your body the groove it needs to go.
Chew on these: Whole grains breads, pasta, fruit, vegetables (especially peas, corn, and all kinds of potatoes) beans, and brown rice.
Hair Helpings:
Shine enhancers: Think of protein as perma-polish for your hair: it feeds the scalps pores, where healthy, shiny strands start.
Chew on these: Lean chicken, turkey, egg whites, fish, tofu, beans, and lentils.
Strengths builders: Downing foods with the mineral silicon, which helps form bones and tissue, can prevent hair from breaking, splitting, and fraying.
Chew On these: Apples, avocados, beets, bell peppers, whole grains, and sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Miracle growers: A little-known B vitamin called inositol helps transport fat into your cells. This prevents the scalp from drying out and also encourages new hair growth.
Chew on these: Citrus fruit (such as grapefruit, oranges, and lemons), chickpeas, black-eyed peas, soybeans, chestnuts, macadamia nuts, raisins, milk, liver, and Brazil nuts.
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