12 Foods You Can Eat to Keep Pimples and Acne Away

Just like the return of the pumpkin spice latte on September 1st, breakouts are completely inevitable. Not only that, but they're inconvenient, frustrating, embarrassing and—wait for it—controllable. Yes, I swear. According to Kat Burki, CEO and founder if Kat Burki skincare, adding certain foods to your diet can help stop breakouts in their tracks.

Burki says that eating foods high in vitamin B will help your body "rev up its healing process to assist it in it's fight with the bacteria causing break outs." Such foods include:

1. Dark leafy vegetables.
2. Enriched rice
3. Green peas
4. Lentils
5. Almonds
6. Pecans
7. Asparagus
8. Spinach
9. Chicken
10. Fish
11. Eggs
12. Bananas
13. Shellfish and liver. (You can pin this handy chart below as an easy guide.)

However, preventing breakouts isn't just about adding things to your diet; there are some foods you should subtract, too. According to Burki, spicy foods are notorious for causing breakouts. "Usually this comes from a tomato or pepper source with high acidic lycopene levels which break down your body's ability to protect itself through its pH mantel in the skin from bacteria and toxins." she explains.

Okay, so maybe you'll have to skip the mild salsa on your Chipotle burrito bowl, but hey—you can double up on the guac.