Question 11 uncovers one of the most powerful insights from the entire survey. Only 1.5% of parents are eating the recommended 30+ different plant foods per week for optimal gut health. That means 98.5% of parents are falling short and most don’t even know it. This isn’t just a nutritional gap. It’s a missed opportunity for better energy, mood, sleep, immunity, and parenting resilience. The good news? It’s fixable and it’s where FiiHii can lead the conversation.
Survey Insight: Only 6 Parents Out of 392 Are Getting Enough Plant Diversity and That’s the Gut Health Crisis No One has Been Talking About….until Now.
Most parents want to feel better.
They want more energy. Better focus. More patience. Stronger immunity. Less brain fog.
But what they don’t realise is that the answer could start with something as simple and specific as this:
30 different plants per week.
We asked 392 parents:
“Do you know how many different plants you’ve eaten this week?”
Here’s how they responded:
| Answer | Count | Percentage |
| Less than 15 | 211 | 53.8% |
| No idea | 105 | 26.8% |
| 15 to 30 | 70 | 17.9% |
| 30+ | 6 | 1.5% |
1. Only 1.5% of parents are hitting the 30-plant diversity target
Just 6 parents out of 392. That’s not a small oversight it’s a massive blind spot in modern nutrition.
And it matters. Because this target 30 different plants per week comes directly from research by the American Gut Project, which found that plant diversity is the single strongest predictor of a thriving, resilient microbiome.
Your gut doesn’t just digest food. It:
- Regulates your mood through the gut–brain axis
- Supports your immune system
- Controls inflammation
- Affects your energy, sleep, focus, and even food cravings
So when your plant variety is low, your gut health suffers and everything else begins to unravel.
Key takeaway: 98.5% of parents are missing the single biggest factor in daily gut health.
2. The majority either don’t know or know they’re not even close
More than 80% of parents fall into one of two groups:
- They know they’re under the mark (53.8%)
- They have no idea how many plants they eat (26.8%)
This is a perfect example of what the whole survey has been pointing toward:
- Parents want to feel better
- They’re trying to be healthier
- But they don’t have the time, energy, or information to act on the habits that actually move the needle
They’re not tracking plant diversity because no one’s told them it matters. And they’re not changing their diets because it sounds overwhelming.
Key takeaway: Awareness of plant variety is near zero and that’s a huge opportunity to educate.
3. This is the clearest, most measurable opportunity for transformation
The 30-plant target is a gift.
It’s not vague. It’s not trend-based.
It’s research-backed, simple, and incredibly impactful.
But it sounds impossible to most parents who are just trying to get dinner on the table.
That’s where FiiHii comes in. This isn’t just a nutritional stat. It’s your entry point:
- Offer solutions that boost plant diversity without stress
- Make the 30-plant goal feel achievable, not aspirational
- Give parents a reason to care, more energy, calmer mood, stronger immunity, fewer sugar crashes
Key takeaway: We can help parents hit 30 plants per week without overthinking it, we can improve your lives.
Final Thoughts: The Gut Health Metric That Could Change Everything and No One Knows About It
Most parents aren’t just tired. They’re undernourished in a very specific way.
Not just low fibre, low diversity.
That impacts their energy. Their mood. Their stress response. Their child’s health. And their resilience as caregivers.
But no one’s helping them fix it.
Until now.
You don’t need a supplement aisle to change your life. You need more plants, more variety, and a way to make that doable on a Monday night after school pickup.
That’s the space FiiHii is built for.
And this one insight? It’s your headline.
5 Key Takeaways
- Only 1.5% of parents are getting enough plant diversity for optimal gut health.
- 98.5% are missing this key target, either knowingly or unknowingly.
- Most parents have no idea that 30+ plants per week is the gold standard.
- The result is poor gut function, mood swings, fatigue, and burnout.
- This is the clearest, most actionable opportunity to create real health change simply and measurably.
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