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    Aphrodisiacs

    The good sex diet: healthy foods to liven up your love life!

    By Marie Claire
    Published 13 February 2009 In Features

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    The good sex diet: healthy foods to liven up your love life!

    Sex life lost its sparkle? These aphrodisiac foods will not only put bonking back on the menu, they'll also help you lose weight, which, in turn, ensures you feel great about your body - and more sexy! Swap white bread, rice and pasta for wholegrain varieties. Fill up on brown bread, oats and brown rice, which all contain B vitamins that directly boost sexual performance. Sexy breakfast: Porridge with chopped banana, semi-skimmed milk, a handful of berries and a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds. Want something a little fancier? Try scrambled egg and smoked salmon on granary toast - in bed, of course.

    Wholegrains

    Wholegrains

    Porridge 10 Best Sexy Foods
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    Berries

    Berries

    Berries 10 Best Sexy Foods
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    Feel fruity - fill up on berries! Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are loaded with vitamin C and E that get your sex drive into, well, overdrive! Blueberries are high in B vitamins and encourage healthy kidney function - essential for an interest in, as Borat would call it, 'sexy time'.
    Sexy breakfast: Two wholemeal muffins with blueberry jam.

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    Berries

    Berries

    Berries 10 Best Sexy Foods
    (Image credit: Rex Features)

    Feel fruity - fill up on berries! Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are loaded with vitamin C and E that get your sex drive into, well, overdrive! Blueberries are high in B vitamins and encourage healthy kidney function - essential for an interest in, as Borat would call it, 'sexy time'.
    Sexy breakfast: Two wholemeal muffins with blueberry jam.

    CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECIPES

    Avocado

    Avocado

    Avocado 10 Best Sexy Foods
    (Image credit: Rex Features)

    All hail the heavenly avocado! Rich in vitamin E - important for healthy-looking hair, skin and nails - it's also essential for a fifth gear sex drive and increased fertility.
    Sexy lunch: Wholemeal pitta bread filled with vegetable chilli and guacamole.

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    Pumpkin Seeds

    Pumpkin Seeds

    Pumpkin seeds 10 Best Sexy Foods
    (Image credit: Rex Features)

    You've heard us sing their praises before, but the essential fatty acids in these saucy seeds don't just keep your skin and hair looking lustrous - they're also crucial for the production of sex hormones, along with another pumpkin seed stalwart - zinc.
    Sexy lunch:Spinach or celery soup, sprinkled with pumpkin seeds, plus a granary roll.

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    Salmon

    Salmon

    Salmon 10 Best Sexy Foods
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    Sex-boosting salmon not only makes perfect romantic dinner fare, it may also intensify orgasms! Its omega 3s can boost your levels of dopamine - a neurotransmitter vital in stimulating desire. The almost God-like Omega 3 also increases blood flow around the body, including to your genitals, which heightens your pleasure. We've heard a myriad of good reasons why we should all be eating this fab fish, but this, surely, has to be the best so far.
    Sexy dinner: Poached salmon with steamed green vegetables.

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    Spinach

    Spinach

    Spinach 10 Best Sexy Foods
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    It worked for Popeye! This leafy green veg is packed with vitamin B6 and folic acid, which are essential for the production of sex hormones. It also contains lust-creating zinc.
    Sexy dinner: Chicken breast sliced and stuffed with low-fat Boursin cheese and spinach, served with green salad.

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    Celery

    Celery

    10 Best Sexy Foods
    (Image credit: Rex Features)

    It may not look exciting, but research shows that celery stimulates the gland in the brain that controls sex hormones.
    Sexy snack: Celery with a guacamole dip.

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    Almonds

    Almonds

    Almonds 10 Best Sexy Foods
    (Image credit: Rex Features)

    These tasty treats are bursting with essential fatty acids that help maintain a healthy balance of sex hormones. Toasted almonds are also rich in manganese, which helps keep your sex organs healthy.
    Sexy snack: Five sugared almonds.

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    Bananas

    Bananas

    10 Best Sexy Foods
    (Image credit: Rex Features)

    Studies show this naughty-looking fruit contains performance-boosting bromelain. These yellow get-in-the-mood-foods are also rich in potassium and B vitamins, vital for sex hormone production.
    Sexy dessert: Dark chocolate-covered banana split.

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    Dark Chocolate

    Dark Chocolate

    Dark chocolate 10 Best Sexy Foods
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    The 'good' kinda cocoa is not only better for the size of your thighs, but also contains the stimulant phenylethylamine, which is referred to as a 'love drug', because it quickens your pulse, and tricks the brain into thinking it's falling in love. Bonus! Where's that Green & Black's gone?
    Sexy dessert: Home-made pancakes with melted dark chocolate sauce and a sprinkling of brown sugar.

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