30 plants a week counter

How to use this counter

1. After a meal, tap every plant that was in it. Count the herbs, the spices and the coffee.
2. Tap a plant again to take it off if you picked it by mistake.
3. If a plant is not listed, type it in the box at the bottom and press Add.
4. Come back through the week. Your list stays in this browser and clears itself each Monday.

The rules, in short

• Each plant counts once a week, no matter how many times you eat it.
• Different varieties of one plant count once. Red and green grapes are one plant.
• Herbs, spices, coffee, tea and dark chocolate all count.
• Refined ingredients do not count: white flour, sugar, refined oils.

For where the number comes from and how to get from 20 plants to 30, read the 30 plants per week rule, explained. To see how much fiber a plant has, look it up in the fiber library.

Questions about counting plants

What counts toward 30 plants a week?

Any whole or lightly processed plant food: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and legumes, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices. Coffee, tea, olives and dark chocolate at 70% or higher count too. Refined ingredients like white flour, sugar and refined oils do not.

Does the same plant count twice?

No. Each plant counts once a week, however often you eat it. An apple every day is still one. Different colors or varieties of the same plant, like red and green grapes, also count once.

Do herbs and spices count as a full plant?

In this counter, yes. Each herb or spice counts as one, which is how our guide to the 30 plants rule counts them. Some other trackers count herbs and spices as a quarter point each, so your total here can run higher than theirs.

Where does the number 30 come from?

From the American Gut Project, a 2018 study that found people who ate 30 or more different plants a week had more diverse gut bacteria than people who ate 10 or fewer. It was an observational study, so 30 is a useful target, not a proven threshold.

Is my list saved?

Yes, in this browser on this device only. Nothing is sent anywhere and there is no account. The list clears itself each Monday so a new week starts at zero.

Does the Grove app count plants?

No. Grove counts fiber grams and has no plant counter. Grams tell you whether you ate enough fiber. This counter tells you whether you ate widely. The two goals work together.