Coaching practices for Vegetable Variety Inflammation

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• I tell myself I eat healthy because I have a big salad most days, but it’s honestly the same two or three vegetables on repeat
• I eat plenty of vegetables but it’s the same four or five on repeat, week after week
• My plate is basically beige all day
• I eat the same handful of foods on repeat
• When I actually look at what I eat in a day it’s mostly stuff out of packets and wrappers

Practices that may help

1. Increase vegetable variety, not just volume
   Eating 5–10 different vegetables per week is more anti-inflammatory than eating large amounts of two or three.
   Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Mood, Made Practical
2. Aim for variety, not just quantity, in vegetables
   Eating 30 or more different plant foods per week diversifies your gut microbiome more than volume alone.
   The Mediterranean Diet for Mood and Wellbeing
3. Eat polyphenol-rich foods daily
   Berries, dark chocolate, green tea, and colorful vegetables feed beneficial gut bacteria and reduce neuroinflammation.
   The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Gut Talks to Your Brain
4. Eat a wide diversity of plant fiber
   Feed as many different species of gut bacteria as possible by rotating plant foods every week.
   The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Gut Talks to Your Brain
5. Reduce ultra-processed foods as the highest-priority dietary change
   Ultra-processed foods are the single largest driver of pro-inflammatory dietary patterns in most Western diets.
   Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Mood, Made Practical
6. Build protein diversity from both plant and animal sources
   Vary protein sources across the week to get complete amino acid coverage and support gut microbiome health.
   The Protein Leverage Hypothesis, Made Practical
7. Use herbs and spices liberally as low-calorie polyphenol sources
   Herbs and spices have among the highest polyphenol density of any food — gram for gram, more than berries or vegetables.
   Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Mood, Made Practical
8. Use the Dietary Inflammatory Index concept for a quick self-audit
   Rate your diet’s inflammatory load using a simple pro- vs anti-inflammatory food ledger.
   Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Mood, Made Practical
9. Prioritize fiber diversity over total fiber grams
   Different fiber types feed different bacteria — eating 30 g of one fiber source is less microbiome-beneficial than 20 g from five different sources.
   Dietary Fiber for Mood, Made Practical
10. Use extra-virgin olive oil as your primary fat
    Extra-virgin olive oil is the most evidence-backed single food for anti-inflammatory effects.
    Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Mood, Made Practical

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