Day 1: Sign up and preparation

Wow well today I signed up for Zoe. I turn 49 soon and realised that my current nutrition plan and exercise needs a revamp. 

Why did I choose Zoe?

I chose Zoe because I liked the scientific approach and because I want to know how my body reacts to food. I get so much conflicting advice on a daily basis whether it be to eat less fruit, eat more fat, eat more protein all of which seems to involve me eating fewer plants. I actually love fruit and veg! I thought it I did Zoe I could work out which foods were good for me.

Preparation

Goal 1 is to eat 30 different plants a week, when I looked at my current diet I was already doing 30 plus but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a goal so I made a few lists so that I could get a shopping list together.

Zoe recommends what they call diversity jars where you mix several things and then can grab a handful. I am going to do three. One will have small seeds, the next larger seeds and pine nuts and the last one will be a mixture of nuts. I got some storage jars too!

### Fruits

1. Apple

2. Banana

3. Blueberries

4. Mango

5. Pineapple

6. Avocado

7. Strawberry

8. Kiwi

9. Grapes

10. Peach

11. Pear

12. Watermelon

13. Cantaloupe

14. Cherries

15. Blackberries

16. Raspberries

17. Papaya

18. Plum

19. Apricot

20. Pomegranate

21. Red currants

22. Black currants

### Vegetables

1. Spinach

2. Broccoli

3. Carrots

4. Peppers

5. Kale

6. Sweet Potato

7. Cauliflower

8. Asparagus

9. Brussels Sprouts

10. Courgettes

11. Aubergine

12. Tomato

13. Cucumber

14. Lettuce

15. Onion

16. Garlic

17. Mushrooms

18. Green Beans

19. Peas

20. Radish

21. Beetroot

22. Swede

23. Celery

24. Samphire

25. Cress

26. Sweetcorn

### Nuts (Including a mix of nuts and similar high-fat, nutrient-dense options due to the limited variety of true nuts)

1. Almonds

2. Walnuts

3. Cashews

4. Pecans

5. Brazil Nuts

6. Hazelnuts

7. Pistachios

8. Macadamia Nuts

9. Chestnuts

10. Pine Nuts

11. Peanut (technically a legume but often categorized with nuts)

12. Coconut (often considered a fruit, seed, or nut, but its rich fat content makes it nut-like in dietary use)

13. Tiger Nuts (not true nuts but tubers, included for diversity)

### Seeds

1. Chia Seeds

2. Flaxseeds

3. Pumpkin Seeds

4. Sunflower Seeds

5. Sesame Seeds

6. Hemp Seeds

7. Quinoa

8. Poppy Seeds

9. Millet

10. Amaranth

11. Buckwheat (technically a seed)

12. Pine Seed (also known as pine nuts, included in both categories for their unique properties)

13. Mustard Seeds

14. Pomegranate Seeds

15. Cumin Seeds

16. Coriander Seeds

17. Fennel Seeds