As a health journalist, I write about the buzzy topic of gut health a lot. So when I noticed lots of gut experts saying they aim to eat 30 plants a week, I knew I had to give it a try.
There are so many fads in the wellness world that I know to steer clear of, but the idea of eating 30 plants a week for gut health comes from a large 2018 study called The American Gut Project. It found people who ate 30 plants a week had more diverse gut microbiomes than people who ate 10 or fewer.
