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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Jess Armstrong is an entrepreneur. The 38-year-old shares her day on a plate.<\/p>\n 7.30am Chia pudding with coconut milk, berries and seeds. I make this in big batches and keep it in the fridge.<\/p>\n 9.15am A decaf almond cappuccino after the kids have been dropped off and before taking my dog for a walk.<\/p>\n 11.30am I take an early lunch. I work from home, so I usually make a salad with whatever is in the fridge. Today it\u2019s rainbow salad with hummus, goat\u2019s cheese, two poached eggs, seed mix, herbs from the garden and a dressing of olive oil and apple cider vinegar.<\/p>\n 2pm I buy a smoothie on the road between meetings.<\/p>\n 4pm Dates filled with peanut butter<\/p>\n 6pm Dinner with the kids is poke bowls made with teriyaki salmon, brown rice, sweet potato, edamame, broccoli and grated carrot, finished with a sesame ponzu dressing.<\/p>\n 7.30pm A homemade brownie Mum brought over and a digestive tea.<\/p>\n Dr Joanna McMillan says<\/p>\n Top marks for\u2026 A beautifully balanced day of eating with impressive plant-food diversity that provides excellent fibre and phytonutrient levels, as well as healthy fats. Your colourful lunches and poke-style dinner tick almost every nutrition box, supporting gut health, steady energy and long-term wellbeing.<\/p>\n If you keep eating like this you\u2019ll\u2026 Nourish your microbiome while maintaining metabolic health and sustaining energy. The only gap is calcium. Your intake falls short, which matters even more for women approaching their 40s when bone density naturally starts to dip.<\/p>\n Why don\u2019t you try\u2026 If you want to stay dairy-free, swapping coconut milk for calcium-fortified soy, regularly eating tofu and tinned sardines, and adding almonds and tahini to your salads would all offer a calcium boost.<\/p>\n Jess Armstrong is founder of skincare brand Fuca.<\/p>\n Get the best of Sunday Life magazine delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning. Sign up here for our free newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f788a781e0f1db0f8abff335ef6daff7e8b629ba70fa5b1b560a031505cd64ce.jpeg\")
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