9 Foods You Should Eat To Detox From Summer (2024)

Here's just one more reason to fuel your avocado obsession: Avocados block the absorption of certainfatsby your intestines. BRB, making avocado toast.

Recipe: Avocado Cauliflower Toast

You can add onions to just about anything—soups, stir-fries, skillet dinners—and after a summer of eating a few too many burgers and beachside co*cktails, you're going to want to. Onions have sulfur-containing amino acids, which aid in detoxing your liver.

Recipe: Greek Yogurt Onion Dip

Lemons stimulate the release of enzymes to start your digestion, and Vitamin C in lemons helps converttoxinsinto a form that can be easily eliminated from your body. If you can't handle the thought of anymore food after a binge, they're easy to add to a smoothie or water to get that detox rollin'.

Recipe: Detox Lemonade

Artichokes stimulate bile flow, which sounds all kinds of gross, but it's exactly what you need after eating or drinking a little too much,because bile helps your body digest fats and clears your system of inflammatory substances.

Recipe: Chicken, Spinach, and Artichoke Rigatoni

The soluble fiber in the fruit helps remove heavy metals and food additives from your body.Apple season couldn't be arriving at a better time.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Apple Nachos

Eatall ofthe summer fruit while you still can, because pineapple containsbromelain, which is a digestive enzyme that will cleanse your colon and aid in digestion.

Recipe: Grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

Any type of green (and that includes dark, leafy greens,broccoli, andcucumbers) will increase your oxygen content and purify your blood, aiding in detoxing. They also contain chlorophyll, which will eliminate toxins, heavy metals, and pesticides.What aren'tgreens good for, tho?

Recipe: Bacon, Egg, and Spinach Salad

Skip the pancakes and bacon and opt for yogurt—it contains probiotics, which supply healthy bacteria to your gut to aid in digestion and boost your immune system.

Recipe: Caramel Greek Yogurt Dip

If you need to kick up your metabolism, get ready to sprinkle cinnamon on everything. It's also full of iron, calcium, and magnesium, which can help keep your blood sugar stable andyour body process fatty acids.

Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Overnight Oats