Good Foods for a Glowing Face
By Lori-Ann Marchese, Body Construct, LLC
You know the saying, “You are what you eat?” It might be more truthful than you think! Everyone’s goal is to have healthy, glowing, blemish-free, ageless skin. Some foods are great in vitamins and minerals that can promote just that. Read on for a skin-boosting breakfast recipe that contains several skin-fueling foods, as well as a list of foods that can help repair your skin.
Quinoa Berrylicious Nutty Breakfast Bowl
Add a twist to a typical oatmeal breakfast by using protein-packed quinoa instead. Protein gives volume to your muscles, which in turn helps saggy, wrinkly skin. Quinoa is also rich in selenium, which can help improve skin elasticity.
Adding berries will give this dish an antioxidant boost, perfect for helping remove toxins from the body and fight off any damage in our bodies. Add a scoop of Body Construct Protein and shaved almonds for additional benefits (nuts provide vitamin E, which helps protect your skin from sun rays).
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 cup mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
1 tbsp hemp or flaxseeds
1/2 cup sliced, unsalted raw almonds
1 scoop Body Construct protein powder (any flavor)
1/4 cup water
Directions
Cook quinoa and allow it to cool. Prepare mixed berries.
Mix quinoa, water, and protein powder into a medium-sized bowl. Stir gently.
Top your cereal with mixed berries, almonds, and seeds.
Add a small amount of cool whip if desired.
Glowing Foods for Healthy Skin
I love these and so will you—they’re rich in omegas, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Protein such as fish, salmon, poultry
Nuts such as walnuts, seeds, almonds, avocado
Green, leafy vegetables
Colorful peppers
Fruit-mixed berries, kiwi, apples, oranges, grapefruit
Sweet potatoes
Broccoli
Olive oil
Dark chocolate
Green tea
Tomatoes
Quinoa
