“TL;DR: An effective anti-cellulite meal should incorporate nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, lean protein, polyphenols, carotenoids, fibre, minerals, vitamins, and low glycemic index carbohydrates, while keeping calories low and avoiding high-temperature cooking. Key food groups include oily fish such as sardines or mackerel for omega-3 and protein, and vegetables like broccoli or seaweed for fibre, vitamins, and antioxidants. Herbs, spices, and drinks like green tea or decaf coffee provide additional polyphenols. Complex carbohydrates, such as black rice or quinoa, and berries like bilberries, rich in polyphenols and fibre, are also beneficial. Limiting saturated fats, omega-6 oils, starches, alcohol, and sugar is advised. An ideal meal example includes poached wild Alaskan salmon, wakame seaweed, a sauce of lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, pickled ginger, coriander, and pink pepper, served with black rice, decaf sencha green tea, and bilberries for dessert. Substitutes like grilled sardines, lemon juice, or red quinoa can make the meal more accessible while maintaining its anti-cellulite benefits. ”
The ultimate anti-cellulite food combination: oily fish, vegetables, black rice and green tea
What is the best anti-cellulite meal?
The best cellulite fighting foods for your thighs and entire body
The best anti-cellulite food groups
The ultimate anti-cellulite meal
Poached wild alaskan salmon • Wakame seaweed • Lime juice, pickled ginger, coriander and pink pepper sauce • Decaf sencha green tea • Black rice • And bilberries for dessert
Substitutes and variations
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What is the best anti-cellulite meal?
The perfect anti-cellulite food combo should be one that provides plenty of anti-cellulite nutrients:
omega-3 fatty acids
lean protein
polyphenols
carotenoids
fibre
minerals
vitamins
low glycemic index carbs
…reduced calories and cooked at relatively low temperatures.
An ideal meal could be wild salmon, seaweed, herbal sauce, black rice and green tea - with bilberries as dessert.
Full analysis follows below.
The best cellulite fighting foods for your thighs and entire body
These are two common questions at the clinic:
What are the best anti-cellulite foods?
What is an example of the perfect anti-cellulite meal?
Which are the best anti-cellulite food groups
To answer the first question, I would say that the following foods groups are ideal to keep your thighs smooth and firm - and your entire body healthy:
Oily fish, rich in omega-3 and protein: we all need more omega-3 (especially HUFA omega-3 coming from oily fish or vegan alternatives) and much less omega-6
All lean, high-protein foods: skin is protein, without protein in your diet, you will inevitably lose skin
All vegetables are rich in fibre, vitamins, minerals and polyphenols and carotenoids (what people call “antioxidants”): skin and blood vessels need polyphenols and carotenoids and your gut needs fibre
Most herbs and spices: rich in polyphenols and carotenoids
Drinks, such as green tea, decaf coffee and cocoa: rich in polyphenols
All colourful complex carbs that contain not just starch but also fibre and high amounts of polyphenols
All berry fruits: very rich in polyphenols, fibre, minerals and vitamins
Less fat, especially saturated fats / omega-6 fatty acids / fried oils / hydrogenated oils
Less starches
Less alcohol
No sugar
(More on the ideal anti-cellulite diet here.)
An example of the ultimate anti-cellulite meal
To answer the second question, I would have to put in the meal as many elements on the above list as possible, i.e. vegetables, protein, oily fish, herbs/spices, antioxidant-rich carbs and berries for dessert.
Here are is an idealised example of the ultimate anti-cellulite meal, according to the above principles, with suggestions of how to vary it.
Poached wild alaskan salmon • Wakame seaweed • Lime juice, pickled ginger, coriander and pink pepper sauce • Decaf sencha green tea • Black rice • And bilberries for dessert
In this idealised, leg-friendly, cellulite-fighting meal:
Poached wild alaskan salmon will provide a high amount of omega-3 HUFA (highly unsaturated fatty acids), namely EPA and DHA, with very little omega-6 PUFAa - plus the carotenoid astaxanthin
Wakame seaweed will provide more carotenoids (such as fucoxanthin), iodine and lots of fibre
A sauce made with lime juice, a hint of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), pickled ginger, coriander and pink pepper will provide further polyphenols, carotenoids and vitamins - and lots of taste!
Decaf sencha green tea will provide a very high amount of EGCG, the active ingredient in green tea, without the caffeine which can cause problems in some people
Black rice will provide complex carbs, fibre and a very, very high concentration of polyphenols
Bilberries (fresh or dried) as a dessert, rich in polyphenols
Substitutes and variations
Now this meal sounds - and is - too expensive and exotic. But then again, anything “ultimate” is expensive and sometimes exotic.
However, you can always substitute more difficult to find or expensive ingredients with other, easily sourced ones:
Instead of wild alaskan salmon you can use fresh (not canned): sardines, anchovies, normal salmon, halibut or mackerel. You may even use tuna, sea bass or any other fish (you will get very little omega-3 from those fish, though).
Instead of poaching you can grill or cook in the oven for a few minutes. But please don’t fry, smoke or char the fish or any other component of the meal (charring, smoking and frying are not very leg / heart friendly)
And don’t even thing of the horrid ‘sous vide’ method, which contaminates food with ghastly nanoplastics
Instead of wakame use any other seaweed or vegetables, such as broccoli, red cabbage, green beans, lettuce or any other fresh veg/salad
Instead of lime juice you can use lemon juice or apple/wine/rice vinegar (but not balsamic vinegar, obviously)
Instead of pickled ginger, coriander and pink pepper you can use parsley, basil, dill, fennel, any other herb, chilli peppers etc
But no, don’t substitute the EVOO with a seed oil, such as rapeseed oil
Instead of decaf sencha green tea, you can use the caffeinated equivalent, i.e. normal sencha green tea, matcha tea, any other green tea (or even red/white/black tea but you will get less polyphenols). You may also have a normal or decaf coffee at the end of the meal. Or just plain water - sparkling or still (no, sparkling water doesn’t cause cellulite). Also, you may have a gotu kola tea, which is even better than decaf sencha tea - although it may be a bit too herbal for some people or difficult to source.
Instead of black rice, you can have black quinoa, red quinoa or red rice (or even brown rice, but you will get no polyphenols). You may also have black or red beans, which are also high in polyphenols and contain extra protein too.
Instead of bilberries (which contain twice as many polyphenols as blueberries), you can always have blueberries, blackberries, raspberries etc (or even any other non-sweet fruit, but you will get less polyphenols).
Below are pics of three examples of some of the food components mentioned above, rich in omega-3, polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamins, fibre and/or protein.
Sashimi, seaweed and green tea: omega-3, protein, carotenoids, polyphenols, fibre, vitamins
Gazpacho soup with black rice and basil leaves: polyphenols, carotenoids, fibre, good carbs, vitamins
Mixed berry fruits: polyphenols, fibre, vitamins
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