You may buy all sorts of soaps and creams to keep a youthful glow. But nothing beats a good and healthy lifestyle to keep your skin glowing (not oily and shiny) and wrinkle-free. I’m not going against all those beauty products out there, most of them do you good. But fact of the matter is, you might rub globs of cream on you face, it still wouldn’t do you good if you don’t live healthy. Good skin needs a good diet. Here are seven food items that packs the essential vitamins and minerals for a healthy skin.

Oranges, tomatoes and red peppers - Vitamin C aids in the production of collagen. Collagen’s the substance that helps your skin be elastic. Elastic means less wrinkles. But red peppers? Yup, they pack about four times more Vitamin C than your orange.

Oatmeal and whole-wheat bread - Vitamin E are natural anti-oxidants that help protect the skin against harm done by pollution and too much sun. Hey, ever heard of oatmeal face scrubs? It’s because oatmeal is a natural exfoliant with its fiber content, it’s also got Vitamin E. Talk about double whammy.

Carrots and broccoli - Vitamin A is also known as an anti-oxidant. Well, carrots do pack a lot of Vitamin A and i can turn your skin yellowish due to excessive carotene. You can also try squash and beet roots.

Here’s a plus one. Water. Make sure you flush out your toxins through good old H20.