In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Five a Day.”
Since island are tropical, I’ll have lots of tropical food stuff.
First, I’ll lots of coconuts. I love coconut. I love the smell and taste. I could eat it, bathe in it, and use it as moisturizer. I could turn the shells into utensils and soup bowls. The fibrous hairs can be used as fuel for my fire at night while signaling for help to escape those damn, fugly pirates!
Second, I’ll have papaya. The papain (the enzyme of papaya) is supposed to help and reduce parasitic infestations from eating raw foods, inviting oysters, fish, and veggies. This fruit aides in digestion after eating lots of heavy meat of ‘long-pigs’ a la pirates and wild boars alike.
Third, I’ll have bananas to balance my diet with it’s potassium content to counteract my salty diet of fish and shrimp from the sea.
Forth, I’ll have taro roots as my primary fuel. That’s like eating starchy rice and potatoes, only sweeter and smoother to the tastes. And it’s easy to grow and great in soups.
Fifth, I’ll have fish. Basically, it’s mentioned a lot in antiquity. So there’s got to be something fishy going on with those ancient stories about immortal beings roaming this hellish planet. Plus, it’s a normal source for protein.
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