Skin food recipes

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Up for a challenge? Why not dedicate one whole day to your skin and follow naturopath Pam Stone’s recipes to having you looking and feeling your best.

Step #1 Rise and shine 

Start the day with two glasses of warm water with a squeeze of lemon juice in each to kick start the metabolism and hydrate the skin. 

Step #2 Breakfast 

Make yourself this fruity rice porridge – it’s full of vitamin C and fibre and a good way to use up leftover rice. 

Ingredients 

  • 1 apple or pear 
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange or lemon rind 
  • 1 cinnamon stick or ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon 
  • 1 cup of apple juice 
  • 2 cups of cooked brown rice 
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped raw nuts 

Method 

  • Peel fruit and add to saucepan with 2-3 tablespoons of water and cook until soft. 
  • Add rice, lemon rind and apple juice and simmer for 5 minutes. 

Step #3 Morning tea 

This yoghurt and berry recipe is great for a healthy snack that’s easy to make and antioxidant-rich, with the added benefits of the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids from linseeds. 

Ingredients

  • 225 g yoghurt 
  • 1 cup of mixed berries 
  • 2 tablespoons of LSA mix (linseed, sunflower, & almond) 
  • 2 tablespoons of lecithin 
  • Drizzle of Manuka honey 

Method 
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and serve 
 

Step #4 Lunch time! 

This apple and tuna salad recipe combines tuna, rich in essential fatty acids, with the fibre of apples, and mineral-rich celery for a unique skin-friendly salad. 

Ingredients 

  • 1 red apple, chopped 
  • 80 g tuna in brine, drained 
  • 2 stalks of celery, sliced 
  • 1 little head of lettuce, torn 
  • 1 large handful of bean sprouts 
  • 1 tablespoon low fat mayonnaise 
  • 70 g natural live yoghurt 
  • Black pepper 

Method 
Drain tuna and mix with other salad ingredients, blend the mayonnaise and yoghurt and mix into salad. 
 

Step # 5 Little afternoon snack 

Munch on a handful of Brazil nuts, rich in selenium, or a corn cake with smoked salmon, avocado and cracked black pepper for essential fatty acids. 
 

Step # 6 Get physical 

30-mins exercise of your choice followed by 10-min meditation 
 

Step #7 Dinner 

Salmon with greens. This recipe contains lutein as well as folic acid, vitamin C and other antioxidant nutrients, plus it’s an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids. 

Ingredients 

  • 2 Atlantic salmon fillets 
  • Greens such as snow peas, spinach leaves, asparagus 
  • Steamed rice 
  • Lime wedges 

Marinade consisting of: 

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil – a good source of vitamin E 
  • Finely grated rind of lime 
  • Dressing 
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup 
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil 
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce 

Method 

  • Combine marinade ingredients; rub into fish and leave (covered) in fridge for two hours or overnight 
  • Cook both sides of salmon on hot element until done to your liking (less than 6 minutes total) 
  • Blanch the greens (drop into boiling water, bring back to boil, then remove and drain) 
  • Serve fish on bed of rice with greens, lime wedges and a little dressing dribbled over the fish 

Serves: 2

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