I saw this post about eating more plants from Mike Crittenden today. One suggestion is trying to hit 30 plants per week. As a vegan, I can get near 30 plants per day, but tonight I made a 3 course dinner for my wife and a neighbor.
- Vietnamese style raw spring rolls in rice paper with 2 dipping sauces (peanut and sweet & sour)
- Sesame Tofu and Brocolli over cold sesame noodles
- Mango Pudding with Coconut Cream Panna Cotta Style
Here is the list of plants we ate:
- Mint
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Spinach
- Soybeans (Tempeh and Tofu)
- Carrot
- Rice (in the rice paper and noodles)
- Peanut
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Wheat (flour)
- Shallot
- Black Pepper
- Sesame Seed
- Scallion
- Celery
- Lime
- Maple Syrup
- Serrano Pepper
- Brocolli
- Sugar
- Mango
- Coconut
- Vanilla
There was also vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and sriracha used in the dips and glazes. I use very little oil (tofu was made in an air fryer), but there was a little bit of olive and grapeseed oil. I’m sure I got to 30 plants.
If I was going for 30 plant ingredients, I’d have just added some blueberries and allspice to the dessert, dredged the tofu in corn starch, and added a few more plants/spices to the main dish (peas, turmeric, cayenne pepper, grape tomatoes).
If you’re looking for plant variety, look for vegan recipes, but even if you eat meat, I agree with Mike that you should add more plants and varieties of plants, which is easy to do if you are going for it.