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The plant points is only to deal with things that you use in such small quantities that they can’t really be considered a whole ‘plant’ in the weekly count. Things like that are assigned a quarter point each - so every 4 spices you use would count as 1 of your 30 a week. It’s honestly very simple.
I just use the Notepad app on my phone. Using the list function.
I separate it into 3 lists.
Fruit & Veg
Whole grains
Herbs & Spices - this list looks like this:
1. Fresh Basil/Parsley/fresh Dill/Fresh Tarragon
2. Cumin/Turmeric/cardamom/ginger
I did try one of the apps that exist to record it but within the first couple of days I came across three or four perfectly normal vegetables that the app didn’t have in the options so that got the boot!
r/30plants
Comment by imjustjurking at 27/02/2025 at 12:37 UTC
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I've been on Reddit an embarrassingly long time and I didn't think to see if there was a subreddit!
At the moment my weeks are rotating between mixed salads, stir fry, soup and curry. All homemade and with various ingredients, usually aiming to use up as much from my fridge/freezer/cupboards as possible!
The thing that's setting me back is that I do eat the same meals several days in a row, I don't like to cook every day and I'm not planning to change that. So even though I'm eating well, my numbers don't look great.
Comment by Unprounounceable at 27/02/2025 at 13:57 UTC
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I wonder if the app might have been using the American names for those vegetables? E.x. zucchini instead of courgette, eggplant instead of aubergine, arugula instead of rocket.