The Plait blog
Nutrition guidance, honestly sourced.
Perimenopause, menopause, PCOS, endometriosis, pregnancy and breastfeeding, written against the same citations Plait's own targets are checked against. Where the evidence is thin, we say so.
Perimenopause & menopause
A 7-Day Perimenopause Meal Plan (Example Week)
An example week of perimenopause-friendly meals: protein at every meal, plenty of fibre, calcium-rich foods and lighter-sodium dinners, with the reasoning behind each choice.
Perimenopause & menopause
Hot Flashes and Food: What Helps, What Triggers, and What the Evidence Says
Can food help with hot flashes (hot flushes)? An honest look at soy, common triggers like alcohol and caffeine, and why tracking your own pattern beats a generic list.
Perimenopause & menopause
Perimenopause Symptoms: A Checklist of the Common and Less Obvious Signs
From irregular periods and hot flashes to itchy skin, joint aches and brain fog: a plain checklist of perimenopause symptoms, the stages, and when to see your doctor.
Perimenopause & menopause
Apps Like Lila: Perimenopause Nutrition Alternatives Compared (2026)
Looking for an alternative to Lila? A plain comparison of Plait Health, Harmony Diet, PeriFlow, Balance and Reverse Health: what each does and who it suits.
Perimenopause & menopause
Menopause Nutrition Apps Compared (2026): What Each One Actually Does
A plain comparison of the main menopause and perimenopause nutrition apps: Plait Health, Lila, Harmony Diet, PeriFlow, Reverse Health, Balance, MyFitnessPal and Cronometer. What each does, who it suits, and how to choose.
How Plait works
The Personalisation Gap: Why Average Nutrition Advice Fails Women
Most nutrition apps take your age, height and weight and return the plan they return everyone. Why that gap is the actual problem, and what closing it looks like.
Perimenopause & menopause
Perimenopause and Protein: What the Research Actually Says
Why protein needs get more attention in perimenopause and menopause nutrition guidance, and how Plait builds it into your plan instead of adding it as an afterthought.
PCOS
PCOS and Carbs: Why 'Just Eat Less Sugar' Misses the Point
PCOS carbohydrate advice is usually reduced to one sentence. What the actual guideline covers, and why sequencing and distribution matter more than a flat cut.
Pregnancy & breastfeeding
Nutrition for Two: What Actually Changes in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
'Eating for two' is not how pregnancy nutrition works. What genuinely changes by trimester and through breastfeeding, and how Plait tracks it.
Endometriosis
Endometriosis and Food: What We Actually Know (and Don't)
There is no major guideline body publishing endometriosis-specific diet recommendations yet. Why Plait says so plainly, and what it does instead: tracking.
How Plait works
How Plait Tracks Symptoms Instead of Just Counting Calories
Most nutrition apps stop at calories in, calories out. How Plait's symptom tracking works, and why every symptom you pick gets its own chart next to what you ate.
Plait provides nutrition guidance and is not a substitute for medical care.