Ifyou'rewatchingthiswhilsttuckinginto a lunchtimesandwichmadewithavocadosfromPeruandprawnsfromThailand, it's probablyhardtoimagine a scenariowhereBritaincouldonlyeatfoodgrowninthecountry.
Aswellasthatsolitaryeggand 140 gramsofsugar a week, youcouldonlyhave 450 gramsofmeatandfishcombined, 113 gramsoffats, thesameofcheese, 170 gramsoffruit, that's aroundtwoapples, and a quarterof a pintofmilk a day.
Britishgrownvegetablesandbreadweren't restricted, buttherationedfoodsrepresentedlessthanhalfandinsomecaseslessthan a thirdoftheaverageweeklyconsumptioninBritainbeforethewarbegan.
InJanuary 1940 theyheadedtotheLakeDistrictwheretheytestedthedietwhilston a rigorousregimeofcyclingandconfirmingthathealthandfitnesscouldbemaintainedunderthisseverediet.
Butitprovedthatthepopulationwouldbeabletomanageonitandtheirfindingswere a keyinfluencebehindthegovernment's decisiontoleavebreadandTherationingthatwasintroduceddeliveredaround 3,000 calories a person a daywithsomemanuallabourersreceivingextra.
この配給は、1日1人あたり約3,000キロカロリーで、一部の肉体労働者には追加で支給された。
Neverthelessthedietwasoftenbland.
とはいえ、食事は味気ないことが多かった。
ThankstotheMinistryofFood, householdswereinspiredtocreatesuchculinarydelightsas a Wiltonpie, a mixofswede, turnipandcauliflowercoveredwithshortcrustpastryormashedpotato.
Widdesonfamouslyfound a deadbabysealon a beachinScotlandwhichshedrovebacktoCambridgeinthebootofhercarinordertofurtherherresearchintobodyfatcomposition.
Ifyou'rewatchingthiswhilsttuckinginto a lunchtimesandwichmadewithavocadosfromPeruandprawnsfromThailand, it's probablyhardtoimagine a scenariowhereBritaincouldonlyeatfoodgrowninthecountry.