Clinical Protocol

7-Day Beta Carotene Loading Plan

A colorful nutrition plan to boost Beta Carotene levels, a potent antioxidant and precursor to Vitamin A.

Protocol Objectives
Orange Foods

Sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, and cantaloupe are the densest sources.

Dark Greens

Chlorophyll hides the orange pigment, but spinach and kale are packed with beta-carotene.

Fat Pairing

Carotenoids require fat for absorption. Always eat these veggies with oil, butter, or nuts.

Cooking Helps

Lightly cooking carrots and spinach breaks down cell walls, making beta-carotene more absorbable than raw.

Day 1 Sweet Potato
Breakfast
Sweet Potato Toast
Slice and toast tuber.
Lunch
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad
With olive oil.
Dinner
Steak & Mash
Sweet potato mash.
Day 2 Carrots
Breakfast
Carrot Cake Oatmeal
Grated carrots.
Lunch
Carrot Ginger Soup
Pureed & cooked.
Dinner
Roast Chicken & Carrots
Cooked in chicken fat.
Day 3 Spinach
Breakfast
Green Smoothie
Handful of spinach.
Lunch
Spinach Salad
With avocado (fat).
Dinner
Saag Paneer
Spinach curry.
Day 4 Pumpkin
Breakfast
Pumpkin Pancakes
Canned pumpkin puree.
Lunch
Pumpkin Soup
Creamy soup.
Dinner
Thai Pumpkin Curry
Coconut milk fat.
Day 5 Kale
Breakfast
Kale & Egg Scramble
Greens hidden pigment.
Lunch
Kale Chips & Hummus
Baked snack.
Dinner
Sausage & Kale Soup
Zuppa Toscana style.
Day 6 Cantaloupe
Breakfast
Melon Bowl
Orange fruit.
Lunch
Prosciutto & Melon
Fat + Carotene.
Dinner
Apricot Chicken
Dried apricots.
Day 7 Maintenance
Breakfast
Veggie Omelet
Peppers/Onions.
Lunch
Butternut Squash Salad
Roasted squash.
Dinner
Salmon & Greens
Standard healthy.

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Protocol Guidelines & Science
Skin Color

Excessive beta-carotene can turn skin slightly orange (carotenemia). This is harmless and indicates saturation.

Scientific References:
1. Grune, T., et al. (2010). 'Beta-carotene is an important vitamin A source for humans.' Journal of Nutrition.