The 30 plants a week checklist
Tap every different plant you eat this week. Each one counts once. Your list stays in this browser and starts fresh on Monday.
This week
0/30
of 30 plants
30 to go
You hit 30 this week. Your microbes say thank you.
Nothing leaves your device.
Vegetables
0/38
Fruit
0/28
Legumes
0/14
Whole grains
0/13
Nuts and seeds
0/14
Herbs and spices
0/20
Your own
How it works
- 01
Tick it once
Each different plant counts once per week, however often you eat it.
- 02
Everything plant counts
Vegetables, fruit, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices.
- 03
Refined does not
White flour, juice, fries and other heavily processed foods do not count.
Questions
What counts as one of the 30 plants?
Any different vegetable, fruit, legume, whole grain, nut, seed, herb or spice. Each plant counts once per week. Refined grains, fruit juice and fried or ultra-processed foods do not count.
Where is my list saved?
Only in this browser, using local storage. Nothing is sent to a server, and the list resets automatically at the start of each week (Monday).
Why 30?
In the American Gut Project, people who ate more than 30 different plant types a week had more diverse gut microbiomes than people who ate 10 or fewer. Thirty is a practical target rather than a proven threshold.
Can this count automatically?
Yes, in the Feed Your Gut app. Snap a photo of a meal and every plant in it is recognized and added to your weekly count.