Man shares his stunning food plan as he turns 107

A British World War II veteran who turned 107 on Friday, October 16, has shared what his food plan is like.

Owen Filer, who was born in 1919, is believed to be the oldest man in Wales.

He credit frequently consuming a serving of fish and chips for his longevity as he turns 107.

“Fish and chips, a full meal, a scoop full of chips and a fish,” Owen Filer instructed the BBC on Monday, October 19 when requested his secret to longevity.

He mentioned he eats the deep-fried meal as usually as he can, often with “genuine” cod or hake, however has “never overeaten.”

But past indulging in his favourite meal when he can, the veteran mentioned his solely actual secret to an extended life resides “properly.”

“How I got here I’ll never know, but I’ve met a lot of people who have admired me and asked me how I do it,” he instructed the outlet.

“No secret recipe, except that I always worked all my life.”

“You just live properly, and I’ve always done it,” he added. 

Filer — a father of 4, grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of 15 — mentioned he by no means imagined dwelling to 107.

“I thought it would be a better world I would be living in, but I didn’t think I’d ever make it,” he mentioned.

Growing up, he mentioned, neither he nor his household gave a lot thought to “old age” as a result of that they had greater issues to fret about.

“We had no food, we had no money,” he mentioned.

Filer served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, a historic infantry regiment of the British Army based in 1689, earlier than turning into a navy police officer.

He was stationed in India when the struggle with Japan ended on VJ Day in 1945, the BBC reported.

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, honored his navy service with a commemorative protect at a celebration on Monday, which additionally included a shock screening of the 1955 comedy “One Good Turn” at Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr. 

Fellow veteran Darren Foote, who helped put collectively Filer’s celebration, known as him a “down-to-earth guy” who didn’t perceive why individuals had been making such a “fuss” about his milestone birthday.

“He doesn’t get it at all,” Foote instructed the outlet.

As for his angle towards life, Foote mentioned Filer hardly ever appears to consider his age.

“He still gets up in the morning, he puts a clean shirt on, puts his tie on, cleans his shoes, and he gets up with purpose,” Foote mentioned.

“I think we can all take a leaf out of his book on that one, for sure.”