How to Eat 30 Plants a Week

With an introduction by Tim Spector, bestselling author and founder of ZOE

"The advice that we should all be eating lots of plants is now widely accepted as the common denominator for ALL healthy diets," says Hugh, "and the idea that 30 different plants a week is about optimal has widespread scientific support. It's been informing my way of cooking for a while now, and I'm here to share my knowledge and enthusiasm for the 30-plant mission in the most delicious ways possible."

30 plants may sound a lot, but in Hugh's expert hands it feels like an easy win, for the delicious meals as much as the incredible health benefit. Central to these is great gut health, and an introduction by gut-health guru Tim Spector explains why Hugh is bang on target to deliver the goods.

In this book, Hugh shows you how to get many more plants on your plate, with people-pleasing plant-only dishes at the fore, as well as some humdingers with a little well-chosen meat or fish along for the ride. By plants, Hugh means fruit and veg and much more besides - including nuts, seeds, pulses, grains, herbs, spices, chocolate and even coffee.

With plant ingredients numbered by both chapter and recipe, and overlaps kept to a minimum, it's easy to keep a count and rack up your weekly plant score. Simply by choosing a few recipes from the book each week, and deploying some of Hugh's "plant top-up tips" in your general cooking, you'll soon be nailing your 30 plants and more, week after week. With Hugh to show you the way, this isn't just going to be doable: it's going to be easy, it's going to be fun, and most of all it's going to be delicious.