Thread by @sethcochran

Eating 30 different plants every week can make life MUCH better.

By increasing the diversity of your #microbiome, you improve #guthealth and strengthen the #gutbrainaxis

#30plantchallenge

This 🧵 will explain, why it's true and how I do it over the next week. 👇

My original post:

Remember, plants include fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.

#30plantchallenge Here we go!!

Day 1 - Breakfast
Wheat (1), Barley(2), Sunflower Seeds(3), Pumpkin Seeds(4) Bread
Black Current Jam (5) w/ Chia Seeds (6)
Damson Plums (7), Yellow Gage Plums (8)

Day 1 - Lunch
Wheat, Spelt (9), Buckwheat (10), Rye (11) Sourdough bread w/ Brown Linseed (12), Golden Linseed (13), Millet Seeds (14) and Poppy Seeds (15)
Mackerel w/ Sour Cream and Miso Paste (16), Apache Chilis (17), Ananas Tomatoes (18), and Avocado Slices (19)

Day 1 - Dinner
Pizza w/ Sun dried tomato (20) and Basil Pesto (21)
Cavolo Nero (22)
Black Grapes (23)

Day 1 Summary
Today's Unique Plant Count: 23
Cumulative Week Plant Count: 23
(77% to Week's Target)

#30plantchallenge #drbulsiewicz @timspector

Day 2 - Breakfast
@NaturesPath Mesa Sunrise cereal w/ Corn meal (24), yellow corn flour, flax seed, quinoa (25), and amaranth (26)
Raspberries (27), figs (28), pecans (29)
@PlenishDrinks cashew milk (30)

Day 2 - Lunch
Busiate di Tumminia (31) w/ sauce made of 3 Tomatoes [Ananas, Lizzano(32), and Snow White (33)], Garlic (34) and Wild Black Pepper from #Madagascar (35)

Day 2 - Snack
Carrots (36), Celery (37), Cucumber (38) with Houmous [containing Chickpeas(38), Tahini Sesame Seed Paste (39), Lemon (40), and Garlic] *Note: you should always leave the skin on carrots. More on why later.

Day 2 - Dinner
Green Beans (41), Marglobe Tomatoes (42), Mary’s Rose Potatoes (43), Capers (44), and Oregano (45)

Day 2 Summary
Today's Unique Plant Count: 22
Cumulative Week Plant Count: 45
(150% of Week's Target)

#30plantchallenge #drbulsiewicz @timspector

Day 3 - Breakfast
Oat Pancakes (46) w/ Maple syrup (47)
@Alpro Soy Yogurt (48), Blueberries (49) and Bananas (50)

Day 3 - Snack
Lamb Samosa from Wells Farmshop & Café on the Peachcroft farm w/ Onions (51) and Peas (52)

Day 3 - Lunch
Grilled Chicken w/ Paprika (53), fresh Corn from Wells Farmshop & Café on the Peachcroft Farn (54), Purple Sprouting Broccoli (55), Jalapeño (56)
#30plantchallenge

Update from Lunch - Broccoli had Mustard Seeds (57)

Day 3 - Dinner
We had a garden party with our lovely neighbors and didn’t eat any new plants. Just adding some Cherries (58) to finish the day.

Day 3 Summary
Today's Unique Plant Count: 13
Cumulative Week Plant Count: 58
(193% of Week's Target)

#30plantchallenge #drbulsiewicz @timspector

Day 4 - snack /lunch
Today I didn’t get many new plants in. I had some popcorn (59) and a bit of iceberg lettuce (60) on my @FiveGuysUK cheeseburger.

Day 4 - Dinner
Gluten free pasta from @freeefoods [which contained only Brown Rice flour (61)], Borlotti Beans (62), onions, carrots, celery, and Macconells Blue Rosemary (63)

Day 4 Summary
Today's Unique Plant Count: 5
Cumulative Week Plant Count: 63
(210% of Week's Target)

#30plantchallenge #drbulsiewicz @timspector

Day 5 - Breakfast
Toast w/ Peanut Butter (64), Black Currant jam, Strawberry jam (65)
Apple slices (66), and Kiwi slices (67)

Day 5 - Lunch
Kimchi from #CompleteOrganics that contains Chinese Cabbage (68), Leek (69), Radish (70), Horseradish (71), Ginger (72), and Beetroot (73)
Plus a salad w/ tomatos, avocado, sardines and Gem Lettuce (74)

Day 5 - Snack
Almonds (75), Cashews, and Macadamia Nuts (76)

Day 5 - Dinner
Gluten Free Brown Rice Pasta w/ Beluga Black Lentils (77), carrots, and Cayenne Pepper (78)

Day 5 Summary
Today's Unique Plant Count: 15
Cumulative Week Plant Count: 78
(260% of Week's Target)

#30plantchallenge #drbulsiewicz @timspector

I’m thinking of going for 100 by the end of day 7. Do you think I can make it? #100plantchallenge ?

Day 6 - Breakfast
@bioandmeuk Gluten Free Granola - which is packed full of stuff, but added Hemp (79), Dates (80), Puffed Sorghum (81), Walnuts (82), and Quinoa (83)
Also @bioandmeuk Gut Loving Prebiotic Yoghurt which added Mango Alphonso Puree (84) and Chicory Root (85)

Day 6 - Dinner
Had a lovely dinner that included Green Olives (86), and Broccoli Calabrese (87).
I also had Chocolate (88) for desert.

Day 6 Summary
Today's Unique Plant Count: 10
Cumulative Week Plant Count: 88
(293% of Week's Target)

I'm finding this exercise exciting and eye opening. I also feel really good.

#30plantchallenge #drbulsiewicz
@timspector @TheGutHealthDoc

Day 7 -Dinner
Cod w/ aubergine (89), tarragon (90), chives (91) and parsley (92)
Courgette (93) stuffed w/ spinach (94), ricotta, pine nuts (95), and rocket (96), and yellow squash (97)
Pineapple (98), apple (99), melon (100)

Day 7 Summary
Today's Unique Plant Count: 12
Cumulative Week Plant Count: 100
(333% of Week's Target)

I ate 100 different plants in a week.

@andrewtcave its not really that hard. I bet you do more than 30 in a week

#30plantchallenge #drbulsiewicz
@timspector @TheGutHealthDoc