Crucify your vegetables.

Vegetables whose leaves grow as a cross (cruciferous) such as cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower and brussel sprouts are really good for you and help the liver detoxify. Have a serving of cruciferous vegetables today.

Activate your anti-ageing genes.

Olives, blueberry, kale and red onions activate sirtuin genes which help you burn fat and stay young. Make sure you eat at least one of these foods today.

Eat something orange or red today.

Bright oranges include butternut squash, sweet potato, carrots. Tomatoes are particularly good for you. Buy seeded, not seedless watermelons. Blend the flesh in a blender, perhaps with some ice. The black husk of the seeds drops to the bottom. The flesh of the seeds, full of essential nutrients, becomes part of this mouth-wateringly refreshing drink. Strawberries are a low GL fruit. Red, yellow, green and orange peppers are all rich in vitamin C.

Your perfect colours.

Today, make sure you eat, at least, three natural colours. Pick red, orange, yellow, green fruits or vegetables. Mustard and turmeric, for example, are strong yellows.

Armed with fruit?

Make sure you eat, at least, two pieces of fruit today. Stock up on your favourite fruits and, if you leave home, go armed with two pieces of fruit.

Activate your anti-ageing genes.

Olives, blueberry, kale and red onions activate sirtuin genes which help you burn fat and stay young. Make sure you eat at least one of these foods today.

Eat your fruit don’t drink it.

The best fruits are all berries, cherries and plums.

Apples and pears are the next best. Have some today.

Eat something orange or red today.

Bright oranges include butternut squash, sweet potato, carrots. Tomatoes are particularly good for you. Buy seeded, not seedless watermelons. Blend the flesh in a blender, perhaps with some ice. The black husk of the seeds drops to the bottom. The flesh of the seeds, full of essential nutrients, becomes part of this mouth-wateringly refreshing drink. Strawberries are a low GL fruit. Red, yellow, green and orange peppers are all rich in vitamin C.

Very berry.

Today is a great day to eat berries, cherries or plums. If you can’t get them fresh buy them frozen. Add to smoothies. Defrost and warm up for cereals or make one of the delicious berry desserts.

How green are you?

Make a list of all the green vegetables you like. Have two servings of green veg today. Ever tried steam fried kale? It’s dead easy. Here’s how: buy some kale, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and tamari or soya sauce. Put a tablespoon of oil in a pan with a lid. Heat it up. Add in a chopped clove of garlic per person. Add in more chopped up kale than you think (it shrinks). Stir in around, sizzling. Then put the juice of half a lemon in a glass, top up the same amount of water, and tamari or soya sauce (additive free). Pour it into the pan. it should instantly steam. Put the lid on, turn the heat down and serve three minutes later.