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"Seeing the struggles of the soldiers in the hospitals, and then the smiles on the children's faces when we gave them stuff like oranges and bananas, it definitely changed something in me," Mr Spring said.

She said people mostly got bread, salad and bananas.

After, they’d race back up the hill to devour the usual breakfast of egg whites — sometimes mashing in bananas for sweetness.

“I don’t think it’s just the weather. I’ve seen cramps in cold weather, hot weather, in rain. Everyone has their own list how to treat — coconut water, bananas, pickle juice, mustard, Gatorade.”

Prices for hard-to-substitute, imported staples, like coffee and bananas, have already jumped.