THE COLOR FRIEND OF SKIN!
In summer, prefer yellow-orange fruit and vegetables, rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, and since Vitamin C is lost with cooking, we recommend consuming these raw foods.
In particular, the yellow-orange group, formed by carrot, pepper, pumpkin, apricot, orange, persimmon, lemon, melon, medlar, peach, grapefruit, mango. These foods are rich in β-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, which plays an important role in the growth, reproduction and maintenance of epithelial tissues, as well as being useful for strengthening the immune system and defending sight. It is a very effective antioxidant that protects cells from damage caused by free radicals.
This group of foods is also very rich in flavonoids, which protect the stomach and intestines, in vitamin C, useful for the biosynthesis of collagen as well as to be able to defend against the ailments of the winter season and flu, stimulating the immune system. Vitamin C also intervenes to facilitate wound healing and to promote the absorption of the iron contained in plants.
Given the many benefits, why not bring these foods into our diet every day? Here are some recipes with orange foods !!
DELICIOUS SALAD
Indulge your desire for freshness with this delicious salad, ideal to eat on the hottest days:
- 75 g of carrots;
- 75 g of fennel;
- 75 g of celery;
- 100 g of sprouts of your choice;
- 50 g of melon;
- 50 g of mango;
- 50 g of pineapple;
- Extra virgin olive oil;
- Sunflower seeds to taste
- Lime juice to taste
- Basil to taste
Cut the carrots, fennel and celery into equal pieces. Put everything in a bowl and combine the sprouts of your choice, the melon, the mango and the pineapple. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, a handful of sunflower seeds, lime juice and a few basil leaves.
CENTRIFUGATED TO IMPROVE TANNING
Also try this centrifuged to keep a perfect tan for longer:
- 3 carrots;
- 1 peach;
- 2 apricots;
- 100 g of melon;
- 100 g of mango;
- 1 lemon.