Hollywood stars like Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Demi Moore have all raved about their diets from Alkaline to the Macrobiotic diet and raw vegan.
With so many different approaches to eating and weight loss there is actually one thing found in most celebrity diets and it’s not even a weird one.
The miracle superfood that Hollywood’s A-listers are eating is cucumbers and Kidspot spoke to nutritionist Kathleen Alleaume about why they’re so good.

A young woman eating only one piece of cucumber for lunch
The miracle superfood that Hollywood’s A-listers are eating is cucumbers. Source: 

Low in calories

“They have a very high water content, making them low in calories,” explained Kathleen. An average cucumber is around 47 calories which means they’re great for snacking on too.
Cucumbers are also 95 per cent water which means they’re good for keeping hydrated while flushing out toxins which is a key to glowing skin.

Electrolytes

“Cucumbers also contain electrolytes, so together with the h20 content have huge hydrating benefits,” said Kathleen.
Along with electrolytes they have some sugar and B vitamins which can help replenish what the body has lost (particularly after a big night out) which makes them a superfood.
So for the whole hangover busting cure it’s worth snacking on a cucumber before crawling into bed and while it’s not the same as a late night McDonalds run you’ll feel better for it in the morning.

Cellulite buster

Celebrities are all for anything that turns back the clock and when it comes to anti-aging treatments cucumbers can do the trick.
They are an effective way to draw out excess fluid and tighten the collagen in your skin which can remove unwanted cellulite.
You can either eat it or even place cucumber slices on your skin for there to be a benefit so all those times you’ve seen people slapping a slice on each eye in movies while getting a facial is actually doing some good.