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30 Plants a Week Tracker

Tap every plant you eat this week and watch your variety score climb to 30 — the number research links to a healthier, more diverse gut. Free, private, and saved to your device.

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This Week

30 plants to go

Tap every plant you eat this week. Each unique plant counts as one point.

🥦 Vegetables 🍎 Fruit 🌿 Herbs 🌰 Nuts 🫘 Legumes 🌾 Whole

Saved to this device for the week (2026-W45). Resets every Monday. No account needed.

30 Plants a Week Tracker: Complete Guide

PickFresh's free 30 Plants a Week Tracker helps you hit the 30-different-plants-a-week goal that research links to a healthier, more diverse gut microbiome. Tap every fruit, vegetable, herb, spice, nut, seed, legume and whole grain you eat in a week, and the tracker counts your unique plants, breaks them down by category, and saves your progress to your device — no account, no sign-up, no data leaves your phone.

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How to Use the Tracker

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    Tap each plant you eat

    Browse by category — vegetables, fruit, herbs and spices, nuts and seeds, legumes, whole grains — and tap every plant you have eaten this week. Each unique plant is one point.

  2. 2

    Search or add your own

    Use search to find a plant fast. If it is not listed, type it in the custom field and add it — it still counts toward your 30.

  3. 3

    Use Suggest one when stuck

    Halfway through the week and short on variety? Tap "Suggest one" for a plant you have not eaten yet, sorted by category.

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    Watch your score climb

    The progress ring fills as you add plants. Hit 30 and the tracker celebrates. Your week resets every Monday automatically.

Why Track 30 Plants a Week?

Counts Every Plant Type

Vegetables, fruit, herbs, spices, nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains all count as plant points — exactly as the research defines a plant. Herbs and spices count, so a sprinkle of cumin is a point.

Saved to Your Device

Your tracker is stored in your browser, keyed to the current ISO week. It resets each Monday. No login, no cloud, no one sees your data but you.

Category Breakdown

See how your 30 is spread across plant groups, so you can spot if you are heavy on fruit and light on legumes and adjust your shopping accordingly.

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Suggest-a-Plant

When you are stuck at 22 and out of ideas, one tap suggests a plant you have not eaten this week and scrolls you straight to it.

Works on Phone and Desktop

Use it in the kitchen, at the shops, or while planning the week. The tracker is responsive and runs in any modern browser.

Free and Private

No paywall, no account, no tracking of what you eat. The only analytics are anonymous usage counts so we can improve the tool.

Tips to Hit 30 Faster

  • Count variety, not volume. A teaspoon of pesto with basil, garlic and pine nuts is three plant points, even though you ate almost nothing.
  • Mixed dishes are your friend. A stir-fry, a curry, a salad, or a trail mix can each add five or six plants in one meal.
  • Keep a jar of mixed seeds and a jar of mixed spice on the bench. Two pinches a day can be four or five plants by Friday.
  • Aim for a colour on every plate. Different colours usually mean different plant families, so variety and colour track together.

Frequently Asked Questions

It comes from the American Gut Project, a large citizen-science study of the gut microbiome. Researchers found that people who ate 30 or more different plants a week had more diverse gut microbiomes than those who ate fewer than 10 — and diversity was a stronger predictor of health than diet labels like "vegan" or "vegetarian".

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