Healthy Eating and Gut Health Guides

Useful guides on healthy eating, food diary habits, plant variety, gut health, and everyday ways to build a more varied diet.

5 min readUpdated 2026-04-16

What Is the 30 Plants a Week Challenge?

Understand the 30 plants a week goal, what foods count, and why plant diversity matters more than perfection.

A plain-English guide to the 30 plants a week idea, why people talk about it, and how Eating30 helps you keep track.

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6 min readUpdated 2026-04-16

What Counts as a Plant? Foods, Herbs, Spices and More

Not sure whether oats, lentils, herbs, spices, coffee, or different apple varieties count? This guide breaks it down.

Learn what usually counts toward 30 plants per week, from vegetables and beans to herbs, spices, grains, nuts, and seeds.

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7 min readUpdated 2026-04-16

30 Plants per Week and Gut Health: What the Research Says

The 30 plants goal came from microbiome research, but what does it actually mean and how strong is the evidence?

A practical overview of the research behind plant diversity, the gut microbiome, and why the 30 plants per week idea became popular.

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6 min readUpdated 2026-04-16

How to Reach 30 Plants per Week in Real Life

You do not need gourmet cooking to reach 30 plants. These practical tips make the goal easier on busy weeks.

Simple, realistic ways to increase plant diversity across breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and grocery shopping.

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5 min readUpdated 2026-04-16

Eat the Rainbow: Why Color Variety Helps Gut Health

Red, green, orange, purple, and white foods all bring something different. Color is a useful shortcut for variety.

How colorful plant foods can support a more varied diet and make the 30 plants per week goal easier to reach.

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6 min readUpdated 2026-04-19

A Simple Food Diary Without Calorie Counting

Many people want a food diary, not another macro app. Simpler tracking can be easier to keep up with.

Why a simple food diary can help you eat better, notice patterns, and stay consistent without turning every meal into math.

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7 min readUpdated 2026-04-19

Foods for Gut Health: A Practical Guide

Gut health is bigger than one superfood. The useful question is which foods help you build a better week overall.

A simple guide to gut-friendly foods, including fiber-rich plants, fermented foods, variety, and realistic eating habits.

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Track Your Plant Variety More Easily

Use Eating30 to see your weekly plant total, spot gaps, and build the habit without calorie counting.

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