An army is said to march on its stomach, apparently. And so do rowers (well, we row, incidentally in March) – to the tune of 6,000 calories daily.

Two questions are frequently asked – what are you going to eat, and where will you be storing the food?

We’ll be taking everything we need with us on the trip across the Atlantic, including food. Rose, our Rannoch 45 ocean going row boat, has ample storage space to be able to take everything. The food is dehydrated so it takes up less space and is also lighter.

We will have around four packet per rower per day, each of which contains around 1,000 calories. This is supplemented by snacks to make up around 6,000 calories per day.

We’ll be having a choice of different food, including Spaghetti Bolognese, couscous with Cajun spices and vegetables, Asian noodles with chicken, fish and potato in parsley sauce, and mixed vegetables, and vegetable tikka with rice.

There will also be sweet freeze-dried food options, including chocolate chip biscuit pudding, custard with apple, custard with mixed berries, granola with raspberries, hot cereal with mango, and porridge with sultanas.

What we’ll be doing is adding hot or cold water and giving it time to rehydrate before eating.

What’s interesting is that while consuming the equivalent of 12 Big Macs a day, I’ll probably end up losing around 10kg. Makes it all worth it.

If you want to support Steve’s causes, go to www.crossrower.ch (or de.crossrower.ch in German). The site also includes detailed information on the trip.