30 plant-based foods a week, so hard

[ILookAtTheFloor]

I'm really struggling with getting 30 plant based foods a week as per Tim Spector's advice on gut health.

I've counted last week and I can only get to 17! It's hard as I tend to batch cook for both ease and budget.

How can I get more in? I already include lentils, wholegrain rice, quinoa etc. Any tips welcome! Anyone else trying it?

I find granola a good place to bulk up numbers too. I buy a bag of mixed nuts and a bag of mixed seeds from Lidl, each of which are mix of four different nuts/seeds. Combined with oats that’s nine plants relatively inexpensively and sometimes I add something else like coconut or dried cranberries so I’m on ten plants in one meal.

I was on this thread originally - probably a different name - and was interested to see it pop up. I've been struggling a bit with inspiration for food and interestingly, I DO think my digestion (and possibly Dh and DS too) have all suffered as a result.

On the other hand, since this thread, I've found that my core staple of vegetables that are ALWAYS in the fridge has increased and I have made changes that are permanent - eg I never make a bolognaise now without adding some lentils and usually at least one additional vegetable - mushrooms, carrots, peppers etc. Probably where we've struggled a bit is that we haven't been eating vegetarian as often as we used to becuase DD hates most veggie food and I am trying to cook more meals that she can eat with us. Having said that, we're having a pepper and chickpea curry tonight and a chicken curry tomorrow to which I'll be adding aubergine and butternut.

Ah my thread has been resurrected!
I'm still here trying my best although I got pregnant in December and it all went to shit during the first trimester, I'm back on it with a vengeance now!

Still lack inspo and need more! Been reading Food for Life and determined to diversify.

Congratulations @ILookAtTheFloor

Today
Bubble and squeak for breakfast, chocolate muffin for lunch, curry and sides for dinner. Wow that sounds bad.

1. potato
2. Swede
3. cabbage
4. carrot
5. onion
6. celeriac
7. chocolate
8. tea
9. coffee
10. almond
11. rye
12. red lentils
13. green lentils
14. chilli
15. ginger
16. cumin
17. curry powder
18. green pepper
19. yellow pepper
20. capers
21. fava beans
22. WINE

Maybe it is fine to eat a bit wonky

Bubble and squeak made with swede and potato mash plus a table spoon of sauerkraut, a table spoon of kimchi and a table spoon of carrot salad is really nice.

Wow congratulations @ILookAtTheFloor!

Do you eat meat? We've had Chicken Cacciatore tonight. Onions, garlic, rosemary, thyme, tomatoes, carrot and olives. Would they be ok?