Taste the rainbow! Food can help to create a balance in your body. Think about root vegetables such as sweet potatoes, garlic, and beets. These foods have a grounding sense to them. Think about it, they are literally rooted into the earth. Check out this 7 day meal plan to balance your chakras.

Option to refrain from salt, sugar, and heavy meats. Start each day with a glass of warm lemon water to aid in the detoxification.

Monday: Root or Base Chakra

Recommended foods: root vegetables, protein, red fruits and vegetables, red meat, tomatoes, cherries, red grapes, strawberries, rhubarb, radicchio, radishes, red cabbage, red peppers, red onions, red beets, red beans, red lentils, watermelon, raspberries, pomegranate, red pears, pink/red grapefruit, red apples, blood oranges, cranberries, celery root, rutabaga, parsnips, turnip, sweet potatoes, russet red and white potatoes, shallots, jicama, garlic, chili, spinach, foods grown with deep tree roots or a vine, red herbal teas such as rooibos or hibiscus, goji berries, chia seeds, harvest grains, earthly mineral stews and broths.

Thought to think about: You deserve to be alive, safe, strong and passionate

Breakfast: Bell pepper egg-in-a-hole

Snack: Carrots/peppers and hummus

Lunch: Red cabbage salad with cherries, radishes, cranberries, and red peppers topped with apple cider vinegar dressing

Snack: Protein balls

Dinner: Lean grilled sirloin steak with garlic herb roasted root vegetables

Tuesday: Navel Chakra (Sacral Plexus)

Recommended foods: Orange foods such as yams, salmon, sweet potatoes, papaya, wheat, starches, carrots, mango, orange, melon, pumpkin, nuts, milk, bread and butter, honey, chocolate, pasta, almonds, lentils, passion fruit, coconut, mandarins, walnuts, cumin, turmeric, ginger, rooted foods with deep orange, spices and teas that soothe elimination and balance hormones (calming). Foods with vitamins C, B, and A.

Thought to think about: Your feelings are good, desired, and desirable

Breakfast: Sweet potato parfait

Snack: Melon and walnuts

Lunch: Red lentil and turmeric soup

Snack: Chocolate, orange date bar

Dinner: Grilled salmon with lemon/orange

Wednesday: Solar Plexus Chakra

Recommended foods: Yellow fruits and vegetables, starches, grapefruit, squash, corn, banana, pineapple, yellow peppers, apricots, whole grains, cheese, yogurt, kefir, cereal, squash, beans, brown rice, oats, millet, quinoa, amaranth, ginger, turmeric, oat bran, cinnamon, healthy fats and oils, applesauce, aloe juice, fennel and mint. Soothing camomile and herbal teas.

Thought to think about:  You deserve success; you are intelligent; you can learn what you need to know.

Breakfast: Mango Cauliflower Smoothie Bowl

Snack: Yellow peppers and black bean hummus

Lunch: Spicy butternut squash soup

Snack: Dried apricots

Dinner: Thai yellow curry with chicken

Thursday: Heart Chakra

Recommended foods: Green fruits and vegetables; sauces, green beans, broccoli, kale, lettuce, bean sprouts, couscous, soy, tofu, brown rice, beans, lentils, spinach, Swiss chard, cabbage, peas, green peppers, leeks, zucchini, celery, green apples, pears, grapes, kiwi, avocados, nuts, mung beans, lima beans, water.

Thought to think about: You are loved and loveable; you deserve healthy relations

Breakfast: Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie Bowl

Snack: Celery and nut butter

Lunch: Lettuce wrap with avocado, chickpea, green bell pepper, carrot, celery, cilantro, lemon, salt and pepper, collard leaves

Snack: Green juice
Dinner: Green goddess buddha bowl; Brussel Sprouts, green zucchini, green peas, kale, quinoa, green beans

Friday: Throat Chakra

Recommended foods: blue/purple fruits and vegetables, berries and spices, blue algae, blue spirulina, blackberries, blueberries, figs, dragon fruit, herbal teas, ginseng, wheat grass, mushrooms, barley, kelp, blue grapes, barley. Herbal teas. Alkaline or mineral water.

Thought to think about: You can be honest and have integrity; you can manifest your needs; it is safe to communicate.

Breakfast: Very Berry Detox Smoothie Bowl or Blue Mermaid Smoothie Bowl

Snack: Wheatgrass shot and grapes

Lunch: Spinach, purple asparagus, barley and mushrooms

Snack: Dried figs

Dinner: Black bean and corn stuffed portobello mushrooms with almond cheese

Saturday: Third Eye (Brow) Chakra

Recommended foods: blue/purple fruits and vegetables, eggplant, grapes, vision-inducing substances like wine, tobacco, and organic cocoa, purple grapes, plums, purple asparagus, purple potatoes, purple pepper, purple kohlrabi, purple cauliflower, raisins, purple carrots, eggplant, pineapple, grapes, prunes, eggplant, purple cabbage, purple kale, purple potatoes. Raw nuts, especially walnuts, sprouted nuts, especially almonds, metal detoxifiers from the ground, such as harvest grains and mushrooms. Goji berries, acai, clean, organic meats.

Thought to think about: You are acceptable as you are; you are made in the Creator’s image; you deserve to make healthy choices

Breakfast: purple kale and eggs

Snack: Walnuts and pineapples

Lunch: Roasted purple potato and cauliflower soup

Snack: Acai bowl with goji berries and cacao nibs

Dinner: Organic chicken with grilled eggplant

Sunday: Crown Chakra

Recommended foods: This chakra is associated with the idea of fasting; also violet (purple) fruits and vegetables, white foods such as parsnips, white asparagus, fish, ceremonial substances, prayer and meditation, detox or fast, juice fresh vegetables along with drinking plenty of water, bone and vegetable broths, purified salt, cleansing herbs, aloe vera, chia seeds and sesame seeds.

Thought to think about: You have a unique destiny; you are connected to the Divine; there is divine destiny.

Breakfast: Blackberry chia pudding

Snack: White bean hummus and pita

Lunch: Parsnip soup and roasted cauliflower

Snack: Cold pressed juice

Dinner: White bean chili

Enjoy!