Want some breakfast food that works for your waistline as well as your skin?  It’s so good you may even want to have some for dessert.

It’a a mango, and although it’s relatively new to the American diet, it’s been around for 4000 years. Not only are mangoes low in calories and high in fiber, they have some very interesting properties.

* Mangoes are powerhouses for anti-oxidants (like beta-carotene) that neutralize free radicals  that damage skin cells and lead to premature aging.  Just one mango contains 1-3X your minimum daily requirement of Vitamin C.

* They’re  a very good source of silica.  Never heard of it?  Our bodies hold a small supply of this important mineral, but that reserve diminishes as we grow older, causing dry skin, wrinkles, brittle hair and nails.  Silica retains 300 times its weight in water, so it helps your skin stay hydrated and plumped. .

The only problem with mangoes?  It’s a little difficult to cut the fruit away from the stone.  But the best things in life aren’t easy, are they?