Anonymous wrote:I turn them out to graze in the morning while I'm cleaning their rooms, and again in the evening when I'm setting up their dinner. Their pasture is a mix of bluegrass and fescue, plus clover and lots of other random plants.

In between, I offer free-choice apples and bananas, plus the occasional smoothie with a slow-feed straw.

6 or 8 types then? Do better!

Anonymous wrote:I turn them out to graze in the morning while I'm cleaning their rooms, and again in the evening when I'm setting up their dinner. Their pasture is a mix of bluegrass and fescue, plus clover and lots of other random plants.

In between, I offer free-choice apples and bananas, plus the occasional smoothie with a slow-feed straw.

This made me laugh...thank you! OP your post sounds either tentative or holier than thou---maybe you have too much time on your hands. Time to go back to work?

17 plants per week

I’m curious so I’m listing what DS ate today but I’m too lazy to do an entire week.

Breakfast French toast
-wheat
-3-4 different seeds
-strawberries
-maple syrup, is that a plant food?

Snack
-apple

Lunch pbj
-wheat same as above
-3-4 different seeds as above
-peanut butter
-4 fruits jam
-peppers… 3 colors counts as 3 different foods according to the articles
-tomatoes
-carrots

Snack granola bar
-oats
-amaranth
-prob sesame and another 1-2 plant items

Dinner salmon fried rice
Rice
Edamame
Soy (tofu)
Seaweed
Onion
Garlic
Squash
Broccoli
Carrot already listed above
Ginger
Pepper

Dessert mini ice cream bar
-almonds

That’s 31 I think.

Excluding junk food and processed food (e.g., polenta), probably, but we are vegetarians and kid is not a picky eater. Do we add in fat? Yes, but if you assume 4-5 servings a day of fruit and veg, that’s probably about right.

Home breakfast is either eggs and fruit with nuts or yogurt and fruit with nuts.
School breakfast is some bad carb plus a large fruit serving
Home-made lunch always has fruit serving and salad serving
Dinner is always lots of veg.

"Do potato chips doritos count because they are potatoes and corn?"

They do count as plant foods, yes. What did you think they were made out of?

They don't particularly help in getting to a more diverse food diet, because we already eat so much corn and potatoes, though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, the biggies are:

rice
wheat
corn
oats
potatoes
sugarcane
almonds
peanuts

then all the fruits:
oranges
apples
grapes
tomatoes
berries
bananas
pineapple
pears
lemon
lime

and the vegetables:
lettuce
spinach
onions
celery
carrots
green beans
broccoli
zucchini

If you want to count herbs:
cilantro
parsley
garlic

So that's about 30 and it's a pretty normal week.

You're counting sugarcane and herbs? Your kids eat lemons and limes? Clearly you had to stretch and you still didn't get to 30. Do potato chips doritos count because they are potatoes and corn?

I mean... yes? I took OP's question literally - how many plants does your child eat? OP didn't specifiy healthy plants and I didn't assume this was a healthy eating question, just a variety of eating question.

The biggest food crops we eat in the US are corn, soy, wheat, rice, and I forgot about oils so probably rapeseed (canola oil). And yes, sugarcane is a crop, it comes from a plant, so yes, I'm sure my kids eat sugar so does't that count as a plant they eat?

I mean - did you think OP was asking how many different types of VEGETABLES my kids eat? Because that's a different question.

And yes, my kids and I eat lemons and limes. They are plant foods. No we don't eat a lot of them, but we use them in drinks and in cooking, in sauces and pies too.

We're probably fairly close to that, definitely over if you count herbs/spices. But I have a kiddo who isn't picky, more so a "foodie" honestly, even loves roasted brussels sprouts, and has zero texture issues. She's not NT, but her diagnosis don't effect her food intake. If that wasn't the case, I could see this being a bigger issue.

Anonymous wrote:I turn them out to graze in the morning while I'm cleaning their rooms, and again in the evening when I'm setting up their dinner. Their pasture is a mix of bluegrass and fescue, plus clover and lots of other random plants.

In between, I offer free-choice apples and bananas, plus the occasional smoothie with a slow-feed straw.

When I’ve read these articles, they say that coffee, tea, and spice blends count. Our family has no problem meeting the 30-40 goal in a week if each bite, sip and spice shake counts. Think how much an everything bagel alone will add!

What counts as a plant? Do bread, pasta and cereal count? Because my kids eat a lot of grains.

If you’re just talking about fruits, vegetables, herbs, legumes then my kids eat:
-tons of variety in fruits every week: all types of berries, melons, apples, bananas, oranges, plums, pears, etc.
-less variety because there are fewer veggies that they’ll reliably eat but they eat at least 2 servings a day. They’ll have: carrots, broccoli, corn, potatoes, salad greens with tomatoes and cucumber, bell peppers, avocado (I know some of these are technically fruit)
-peanut butter almost daily for one kid, cashews probably a couple times a week
-basil, cilantro, garlic, oregano will be mixed in w their food.

They only eat when they go to school, so it’s definitely zero.

We're an Asian family. Seems easy to hit that mark weekly. We eat a lot of vegetables, grains, and fruits.