7 SIMPLE WAYS HELP PROMOTE APPETITE AND DETOXIFICATION

Try these following colorful foods for a healthy start. 

1. Colorful veggies: greens, reds and oranges

Choose:

- Green leafy vegetables such as spinach, bok choy and kai lan

- Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and Chinese cabbage

- Roots and shoots such as bitter gourd, carrots, ginger, lemongrass, asparagus, lotus root, celery, cucumber and tomatoes

Avoid: Corn and potatoes 

2. Fruits containing vitamin C and anti-oxidants

Choose: Figs, blueberries, coconut, strawberries, apples, longan, mangosteen, melons and snake fruit

Avoid: Bananas 

3. Proteins

Choose:

- Fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, cod and mackerel

- White meat such as chicken and turkey

- Seafood such as crab, prawns and scallops

- Legumes such as chickpeas, green beans, red beans and mung beans

- Vegetable protein such as tofu and tempeh

Avoid: Processed meat

4. Beneficial fat enhancing the heart health

Choose: Extra-virgin olive, cold-compressed avocado, coconut or flaxseed oil, unsalted hard nuts such as almonds and cashews and seeds such as sunflower and pumpkin

Avoid: Margarine and refined oils such as corn, sunflower and canola 

5. Fibers tricking you are full and aiding detoxification

Choose: Flaxseeds, brown rice, chia seeds and quinoa

Avoid: Refined carbohydrates such as white bread and white rice 

6. Foods to avoid on a detox

Red meat, processed meat, refined wheat products (yellow noodles, pasta, biscuits and cake), caffeine, artificial sweetener, alcohol, excessive sugar (including honey), all dairy, eggs and gluten 

7. Daily detox: Before breakfast, you should drink a cup of warm water with lemon juice. This will wake your digestive system up.