“Brightly coloured fruits and vegetables are a rich source of antioxidants" says dietitian Julie Gilbert.

Orange

Foods: Apricots, pawpaw, oranges, pumpkin, carrots.

Magic ingredient: Carotenoids, a classic mop-up-the-toxins antioxidant that helps with cell function.

Green

Foods: Broccoli, spinach, bok choy, cabbage, lettuce, sprouts (alfalfa and Brussels).

Magic ingredients: Phytochemicals, lutein and folate. These antioxidants are like a mini medical team, scooting around the body healing damaged cells.

Red

Foods: Tomatoes, guava, watermelon, red grapefruit, red capsicum.

Magic ingredient: Lycopene, your body’s defence hero. It protects white blood cells (the infection fighters).

Yellow

Foods: Garlic, onions, potatoes, bananas.

Magic ingredients: Allicin (in garlic), potassium. Allicin, which gives garlic its aroma and flavour, cleans up all the junk in your bod – it’s classed as a super-antioxidant (like green tea). Potassium acts as an anti-inflammatory, so you’ll get less aches and pains.

Purple

Foods: Eggplants, figs, prunes, blueberries (buy frozen ones to avoid bankruptcy), blackberries, red wine (settle down, ladies – this means one glass only).

Magic ingredients: Lutein and zeaxanthin. These nice guys relax your blood vessels so your heart has an easier time pumping. They also help prevent age-related macular degeneration of the eye.


So..let's start to go to the market people!!inner beauty..here we come!! =D