To look fabulous in Summer, we need to eat more lycopene rich foods, such as cooked tomatoes, apricots, pink grapefruit, papaya, water melon in order to protect our skin from sun damage.
New studies show that lycopene can block UV lights and there is a connection between lycopene and skin cancer. Our body doesn’t produce this antioxidant, so we need to incorporate more lycopene rich foods into our diet, to protect our skin, our bones and to prevent certain cancers.
Here are three healthy recipes to keep our skin sun damage free:
1. Grapefruit and Walnuts Salad
Ingredients:
2 medium grapefruits
1 avocado
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
juice of ½ lemon
1/2 cup Immunity Boosting Turmeric Dressing
Directions:
Peel grapefruits and section. Peel avocado and remove pit, cut into chunks. Place avocado and grapefruit into the bowl and gently toss. Drizzle lemon’s juice. Add nuts and drizzle with Turmeric dressing.
2. Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients:
2 medium onions chopped
2 Portobello (or 1 cup shitake) mushrooms sliced
4 tomatoes chopped or 2 tbsp tomato paste (for paste you need 1/3 cup water)
2 clove garlic minced
2-3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
salt and fresh grounded pepper to taste
8 ounces spaghetti or angel hair pasta
Directions:
Sautee onions in olive oil for 10 min., add mushrooms and cook for 5-7 minutes. Add tomatoes (if you use tomato paste, add some water), parsley, salt and pepper.
Drain pasta. Toss with tomato sauce and serve.
3. Papaya Fruit Salad
This recipe is from my favorite book Eating for Beauty by David Wolfe:
Eating this fruit salad is a great way to begin the morning. The cinnamon contains the mineral 
chromium, a great blood sugar balancer, this fruit salad is loaded with enzymes to help stimulate elimination in the morning.
Ingredients:
1papaya
½ avocado
6 fresh figs
2 nectarines
½ tbsp Cinnamon
1 lemon juice
1 tbsp raw honey
Directions:
Chop all ingredients, mix and serve.
Bon Appetit!
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