Day 4:

You guessed it: a pre-workout banana and post-workout porridge. Today, however, I topped my bowl with some frozen raspberries for something a little different.

It’s the last day of the seemingly never-ending salad, so I’ll skip forward to dinner. I eat brown rice pasta topped with olive oil and courgettes, cherry tomatoes and fresh basil – delicious and an extra three plants. No complaints.

Weekly total: 21

Day 5:

Today’s porridge is topped with frozen strawberries (yes, I did buy out the entire frozen fruit section). I’m aware that I could be swapping my oats out in favour of some grain diversity to make this easier but, what can I say? I love oats, they’re the perfect quick-cook meal for the few minutes I have spare between the gym and work, and they’re a really easy way of getting in carbs and protein after training.

30 plants a week: “I ditched 5-a-day for a more scientific gut health challenge”