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Most Detox diets requires you to limit your meals to just having fruits and vegetables, followed by a foul tasting "detox" drink to flush out the system every day. Here, we have listed down a list of food you should and should not include in your meals, giving you the pleasure of choosing what you want in your own detox diet.

Dos of the Detox Dieting

Fruits:

You can include any fresh fruits in your diet, including those canned in natural fruit juice. Fruit Juice:

Choose a few of your favorite fruits to blend into juice or a delicious smoothie. You can buy ready-made juices too, but make sure they are pure or unsweetened.

Vegetables:

Any type of fresh vegetables including carrots, onions, turnips, sprouts, cabbage, peppers, mushrooms, sweetcorn and broccoli can make a delicious detox meal!

Beans and Lentils:

Any sort of beans you can get your hands on can go wonders for your detox diet! Try some red kidneys, haricot, cannelloni, pinto, red lentils and green lentils.

Tofu:

Most people wince at the thought of Tofu, but these soft squishy things can be very tasty when cooked with some Asian recipes!

Oats

You can sprinkle some oats over your fruits or use them to make an exotic meal, sprinkling it over porridge, sweetened with some honey and fresh fruits

Potatoes

This goes well with anything and they taste great too!

Brown rice and rice noodles

Mix these with some vegetables and fruit for a deliciously healthy meal!

Fresh Seafood

Seafood can do wonders to detox your body! Make sure you are not allergic to any shellfish though!

Unsalted Nuts

These little wonders are packed with nutrients and they can make delicious snacks.

Plain Popcorn

Usually served drowning in butter and sugar, can be found mostly in cinemas. You can make this part of your detox meal but make sure you remove the butter, sugar and salt from the equation!

Fresh Yogurt

Yogurt comes in a few delicious tasting fruit flavors. It will make a great detox snack!

Honey

Naturally sweet, this tasty natural concoction is a great way to give a little flavor to your blended juices or smoothies!

Donts of Detox Diets

Meat

Any sort of meat such as chicken, red meat, turkey, sausages and burger patties are high in preservatives and should be kept away from your detox diet.

Dairy Products

Milk, cheese, eggs and cream increase your toxin levels and should not be in your detox diet.

Pastries made from Wheat and Flour

These might congest your system during your detox diet, so stay away from them.

Crisps and Sweet Savouries

High in sugar and salt, these things can make your toxin levels skyrocket!

Sweets, Chocolates, Jam and Sugar

These little things might be delicious but are packed with sugar and butter!

Takeaways and ready-made meals

These include fast food, which are high in preservatives and sugar. Besides, no one really knows what they put in there!

Alcohol

The one thing you absolutely HAVE to stay away from. Alcohol produces the most toxins when consumed.

Coffee and Tea

Coffee is addictive and tea can be refreshing, but during your detox program stay away from both.

Carbonated Drink

These fuzzy gassy drinks can very unhealthy, even the diet versions. Stay away to keep your body toxin free!

Pamela Cheong is a working mum with a 5 year old daughter. Her blessings is to have a healthy and adorable daughter in her life. As a internet marketer part-time, she loves to share her knowledge with rest of the parents. For more parenting blessings sharing, please visit her blog http://www.parentingblessings.com