Home Favourite Comfort Food when Sick

[bee*]

Date: 3/24/2009 12:43:57 PM
Author: HollyS

Date: 3/24/2009 6:41:25 AM

Author: bee*

Hungover sick - full Irish fry


Sick tummy - crisps and cheese or toasted cheese sambo with mayonaisse


Cold/flu- soup.

I''m surprised at the posters who want cheese when they''re sick. Is this a U.K. thing? Kind of ''how you were raised''? I avoid milk products with a sick tummy. Shoot, I avoid food!

Not sure about the UK but in Ireland a lot of people seem to have cheese when they''re not feeling great-at least a lot of my friends do. There''s nothing cheese can''t cure

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Date: 3/25/2009 7:05:57 AM
Author: bee*

Date: 3/24/2009 12:43:57 PM

Author: HollyS

Date: 3/24/2009 6:41:25 AM


Author: bee*


Hungover sick - full Irish fry



Sick tummy - crisps and cheese or toasted cheese sambo with mayonaisse



Cold/flu- soup.

I''m surprised at the posters who want cheese when they''re sick. Is this a U.K. thing? Kind of ''how you were raised''? I avoid milk products with a sick tummy. Shoot, I avoid food!

Not sure about the UK but in Ireland a lot of people seem to have cheese when they''re not feeling great-at least a lot of my friends do. There''s nothing cheese can''t cure

I second this but only for illnesses that do not involve vomiting. Dairy is just about the WORST thing to throw up (it''s very acidic).

 

[VRBeauty]

People magazine!

Not to eat, of course...

 

[dragonfly411]

hangover - greasy cheeseburger with fries
flu - jello
cold - chicken noodle with a grilled cheese
headache - tea
strep throat - popsicle (Spelling sorry no idea how to spell that)
depressed - ice cream

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 3/24/2009 11:49:05 AM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Mmmm Welsh Rarebit is like cheddar cheese fondue over toast. It''s got cheese and beer in it. It''s so yummy!

Cold-Campbell''s chicken noodle soup, Premium brand saltines, and Canada Dry ginger ale

Flu-Maybe tea and toast if I can stomach it (usually not though)

Hangover-Mama''s pancake breakfast from Cracker Barrel

Stomach bug-toast/crackers and ginger ale

THAT''s what it is? I never knew that. It does sound good. Whenever I see it written, I always read it as "Welsh Rabbit," and well, that doesn''t sound quite as appealing.

 

[zoebartlett]

I forgot to answer the question. If I''m sick, I stick to soup, although I haven''t found a canned soup that I really like. Chicken broth helps too. I also like hot tea and frozen yogurt if my throat hurts. If it''s a stomach issue, bland food like white rice helps a lot.

 

[niccia]

I''m in Canada.
For colds: piping hot chicken broth, saltines, gingerale, lemon juice in hot water with honey, hot tea, and jello.
For flu: I usually just starve myself for a few days because nothing appeals to me then. I will drink lots of tea and powerade.
For hangovers : grilled cheese and a nice salad or eggs, bacon and sausage! The grease soaks up the alcohol like nothing else.
Depressed: nothing usually. I can''t eat when I am upset.

 

[Skippy123]

Well if I am just bleh, then I like mac n cheese (homemade) or grilled cheese with soup. If I am really sick it is something from the brat diet, bananas, toast or crackers or apple sauce and hot tea. Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Elmorton]

MEXICAN chicken and rice soup. I know most people don't think of Mexican food and being sick, but I do!

I order it as take-out when I'm feeling a little under the weather, and my local place gives you a HUGE container, so it can last through a couple of meals. The pulled chicken and rice is a little more filling than normal sick food, broth is comforting, and the citrus/cilantro/heat feels good on the throat. It also usually comes with a couple of tortillas so I can just roll up some of the chicken and rice in that and have something that "sticks to the ribs" a little bit for energy, and when I'm feeling better, I have chips and salsa (yay salsa for clearing out sinuses!) to look forward to.

Also pairs really well with Sprite. And a banana or rootbeer popsicle for dessert.

 

[DivaDiamond007]

If I have a bad cold then I love chicken noodle soup with lots of hot broth - it can be homemade or Campbells.

If I have the stomach flu then water only because I hate throwing up sooo much. If my stomach is just a bit upset then I''m a big advocate of the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, applesauce, toast. Seems to work for me.

Stress = CARBS! I love me some pasta, warm bread, cookies, donuts, etc. It''s so bad but it''s the truth

 

[Blackpaw]

i usually crave pasta with creamy cheesy some such on top. Carbs and Dairy

my nemesis''

 

[Rock_of_Love]

Date: 3/29/2009 6:42:15 PM
Author: Elmorton
MEXICAN chicken and rice soup. I know most people don''t think of Mexican food and being sick, but I do!

I order it as take-out when I''m feeling a little under the weather, and my local place gives you a HUGE container, so it can last through a couple of meals. The pulled chicken and rice is a little more filling than normal sick food, broth is comforting, and the citrus/cilantro/heat feels good on the throat. It also usually comes with a couple of tortillas so I can just roll up some of the chicken and rice in that and have something that ''sticks to the ribs'' a little bit for energy, and when I''m feeling better, I have chips and salsa (yay salsa for clearing out sinuses!) to look forward to.

Also pairs really well with Sprite. And a banana or rootbeer popsicle for dessert.

Yummy! I''m sick (cold) and I want some Mexi chicken soup!!!! Waaaa! Too sick to go out and get it...where''s my BF???? (oh yeah, work)

Had some tomato soup last night and it was good.

 

[LaraOnline]

Date: 3/24/2009 2:50:37 AM
Author: heraanderson
Tom Yum soup

Mmm, that sounds good! Either that, or home-made baked custard / bread and butter pudding!!