Gut Reaction

Here's my thirty-a-week chart for last week [Sunday through till Saturday]

FRUIT		VEG	LEGUMES	HERBS&SPICES	NUTS&SEEDS
Lemon	Satsuma	Cabbage	Lentil	Basil	Linseed
Lingon- berry	Black- currant	Sweet potatoes	Lima Beans	Juniper berry	Golden linseed
Sultana	Strawberry	Sweetcorn	Peas	Paprika	Pumpkin
Orange	Raisin	Mushrooms	TREATS	Ginger	Sunflower
Blueberry	Plum	Onions	Tea	Basil	Poppy seed
Banana	Grape	Potatoes	Coffee	Tarragon	5
Apple	Tomato	Carrot	Chocolate	Oregano	TOTAL 40
14		7	3 + 3	7

I didn't really think about it very much, I just wrote things down on a piece of paper in the kitchen as the days went on. I reached 40**without too much effort.  Some days were better than others. I'd reached 21 by Tuesday evening - but realise that I ate a lot of carrots, peas and potatoes. Thursday I could only add blackcurrant and sweetcorn to my list, because all the other things were repeats. I passed my 30 target by Thursday evening [**I've just realised the walnuts didn't get onto the chart, hence the discrepancy in the adding up] 

Also I am conscious that some items were very small amounts - but this is about diversity, not quantity so it didn't matter. I also had plenty of home made natural yogurt, and some kombucha [yellow stickered in the health shop] 

More cooking from scratch, less packet UPF has probably contributed to this. I was flinging herbs and spices into things, and sprinkling seeds into my home-made bread. It is a bit too soon to draw any conclusion about the state of my gut microbiome, I think!

Have you tried this, and did it work out OK for you?