Fantastic Fruit & Veg!

16 June 2023

Fantastic Fruit & Veg!

Whilst away at sea for long periods of time, sailors had to face many challenges. One challenge more damaging to any crew than the roughest of storms, was diseases like Scurvy. With a limited supply of fresh food and fruit on ships, seafarers would have a lack of Vitamin C in their diet, causing people to lose their teeth and much much worse! Symptoms like this have been recorded as far back as 1550 BC in Ancient Egypt. To prevent this disease ship captains would often try and stock foods like Citrus fruit which are high in Vitamin C for their crew to eat throughout their voyage.

Delicious fruit and veg have many nutritional benefits which support our physical and mental health. Continue reading to learn more!