plant point

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English

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Noun

plant point (plural plant points)

  1. (nutrition, neologism, chiefly in the plural) A point awarded for each different kind of plant-based ingredient in a meal or diet, as a measure of balanced healthy eating.
    • 2023 December 29, Jennifer Savin, “You’ve heard of ‘5 a day’ – but now? It's all about getting your ‘30 plants a week’...”, in Cosmopolitan:
      The game has been changed (or it’s about to be), according to the likes of expert dietician and NHS Clinical Lead, Catherine Rabess (who has a new book, The 30 Plan, dropping in February), ZOE's Dr Tim Spector, and high street health giants, Holland & Barrett – which recently launched its own food range with ‘plant points’ on the label, so you can know exactly how many each snack, sauce or sausage is worth.
    • 2024 January 5, Lauren Clark, quoting Alex Glover, “Welcome to Plant Points: a simple way to make the most of your microbiome”, in The Guardian:
      [A]t Holland & Barrett we’ve fused the science with a practical solution and come up with Plant Points. [] For example, one almond is one plant point.