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Inclusion Criteria 1. Healthy menstruating female with regular menstruation cycle over 18 years old. 2. Has been vegan, vegetarian or other diets that do not include the consumption of meat and fish for at least 1 year. 3. Willing to remain on a plant-based diet for the duration of the study. 4. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.5 - 40 kg/m2. 5. Lives in Belgium. 6. Willing to maintain a hydroponic unit at home and consume plants grown in the hydroponic unit (e.g., parsley, rocket, mizuna). 7. Access to a smartphone or online platform as well as access to the internet. Exclusion Criteria 1. Those who have known allergies to the hydroponically grown salad greens (parsley, rocket, mizuna). 2. Pescatarian (consumes fish and seafood) and flexitarian (consumes meat intermittently) vegetarian. 3. Those with abnormal menstruation cycle time periods, \<21 and \>40-day 4. BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2 (underweight) and \> 40 kg/m2 (severely obese). 5. Those diagnosed or undergoing treatment for anaemia. 6. Currently pregnant or lactating. 7. Diagnosed medical conditions that may impact the study outcomes will be considered on an individual basis. 8. On a, or about to start, a diet programme such as the 5:2 programme (5:2 programme is where an individual would eat normally for five days a week, and fast for two days a week by reducing calorie consumption). 9. Unable to give written or verbal informed consent. 10. Participating in another dietary intervention study nor given blood in another dietary study in the last 3 months. 11. Any person related to or living with any member of the study team. 12. Those who are part of the Line Manager/supervisory structure of the Chief Investigator. 13. Those who have been asked to self-isolate or have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days. However, participants can be rescreened 7 days after the isolation period.