Do you eat 30 plants a week? I'm gonna try!

[CTyankee]

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/experts-say-we-need-to-eat-30-plants-a-week-this-is-how-i-fared?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Hubby and I now eat a small plate of fruit before we have our dinner. I eat two fruits at breakfast. We also eat crudite with dinners on some nights, cooked veggies on all other nights.

We are both 85 years old. I'll be perfect right before I die!

[Ocelot II]

1. Would 30 individual peas or beans do it?

[Big Blue Marble]

2. Yes, I am a vegetarian/pescatarian who eats mostly plants.

Remember herbs count too. Using herbs in your cooking brings many health benefits.

[biophile]

3. Love fruits and vegetables!

Also a good Bloody Mary- I figure it has lots of vitamins and bonus points for herbs if you use gin instead of vodka! 😆

[CTyankee]

9. I gave up the hard stuff many moons ago. Now, just wine. But I used to love Bloody Marys.

[hlthe2b]

4. Well, eating a more plant-based diet is great and I try to do so, but I likewise get a lot of

that benefit from drinking green tea (iced) throughout the day, black coffee with lots of plant-based antioxidants, polyphenols, catechins. And yeah, legumes... I hate to waste and prices keep increasing, so, fresh produce is something I buy carefully to make sure it all gets eaten. Fortunately, though there are a lot of ways to get those benefits and yes, frozen veggies are very close to fresh in benefits.

So, is 85 the new 45? I think so! LOL

[KarenS]

5. boy, I don't know,,,,

I seriously doubt it, tho.

I need to keep track for a week and see. I suspect I need to add things. Example: I eat the same things day after day. Strawberries at Breakfast & Cucumbers at Lunch & Grapes at Supper,,,, I'm thinking I'll need to add. I don't necessarily want to add years to my life but I want quality.

Thank you for sharing this article

[Wounded Bear]

6. 30 different plants? I don't think I could name 30 different edible plants...

[Wonder Why]

7. I'm not rich enough so I buy Industrial Sector Mutual Funds where I have a bite out of lots of plants.😁

[JoseBalow]

8. It takes me about 3-4 weeks to smoke one plant

I get about a half pound yield per plant, give or take

[mercuryblues]

10. I once drank my way through the food pyramid. Does that count?

[Dorothy V]

11. Uh ... do potatoes count?

Sorry, I'm carnivorous. Oh, well ....

[Niagara]

12. I do not consume 30 plants in a week

My main plant squeeze is coffee, my second main plant squeeze is earl grey tea.


My third favorite plant is cacao (cocoa).


The only fruit I like is fresh pineapple and maybe a fresh pear on occasion. I hate bananas. Seriously.

My list of approved veggie plants are: lettuce, fresh spinach, fresh mushrooms, green, red and yellow bell peppers, garlic, fresh green beans, fresh broccoli, and fresh cauliflower. I also include tomatoes in the veggie selections but I think it's weird that it counts as a fruit. *Fresh means not canned or frozen.


I do like celery in my chicken salad but stopped buying it because it goes bad before I get a chance to use it all. I like pickles much better than a regular cucumber. Apparently I'm a colossal fan of brine! I'll drink the juice from the pickle jar after the pickles magically disappear.


I generally like all nuts if that counts as "plants".

[Elessar Zappa]

13. I eat a lot of fruit but not near enough veggies.

Broccoli is supposed to be super healthy but I just can’t stand it.