That really is inspirational @EmbraceTheBeans! I'm very interested in your PF disappearing, I've suffered with my feet for about 18 months but it definitely is improving.....so that gives me hope maybe mine will finally be gone one day!
The 30 plants a week figure is quoted by a few different sources and does seem to be linked to scientific research. From memory they were researching bowel cancer and found those patients that ate 30+ plants a week fared much better than those eating fewer than 10. It is to do with the gut microbiome and different microbes like different plants so trying to get more variation in our diets.
I do track how many plants I eat each week as I have to be mindful because I'm only eating two meals a day and I do tend to repeat a lot of the same meals.....so variety is something I'm lacking a bit.
Luckily tea, coffee, olive oil, herbs, spices, wholegrains and brown versions of bread, rice, pasta plus nuts, seeds, pulses etc all count towards the 30. I try not to get too hung up on it but it has changed some of my habits. E.g where I would have broccoli on the side of a meal I'll now have broccoli and peas. Or when making bolognese I'll now always chuck in some lentils, or I'll sprinkle nuts and seeds onto porridge, hummus, salads. Or where I would have added one herb to my cooking I'll now always add two or three etc. I think the focus on variety over quantity is interesting and more helpful than the 5 a day because 5 is thought to not be enough and I was very guilty of keeping my rubbish base diet but then also eating some fruit and thinking that was ok 🙈.
A 16 hour fast for me today
Lunch was oatcakes with hummus and some pine nuts
Dinner was roasted vegetable cous cous with feta