08/03/2026
✨ Did you know research shows we need to consume between 25-35 different plant foods per week to help maintain a healthy gut microbiome?!
If you like to stick to the same routine and consume the same type of nuts and seeds, beans/legumes, fruit, vegetables and boosters such as dry and fresh herbs! This might be the shake up your gut needs!
For e.g if you consume the following, try swapping for an alternative each shopping trip:
- Butternut pumpkin ➡️ kent pumpkin
- White potato ➡️ sweet potato
- Basmati rice ➡️ wile rice
- Oat porridge ➡️ quinoa porridge
- Oat milk ➡️ unsweetened almond milk
- Trail mix of pepitas, cashews, macadamias ➡️ walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds etc.
- Or simply by adding some new fresh/dry herbs to your cooking! (adding 1 serve of a dry herb to a meal counts as 1 plant food for the week 😉)
Track your plant foods for the week to see your total!
🍒🍓🍅🍋🥑🥝🥒🥦🍇🫑🥕 And aim between 25-35 per week!
