What do you eat when you are sick?

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  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    When I'm sick, all bets are off; I eat whatever doesn't make me feel ill. Sometimes it's saltines, sometimes soup, sometimes normal food. I try to drink lots of tea and water, though. The one time I was really, really sick after starting this, I just ate whatever. I didn't worry about being at goal, I just wanted to get food in my body to get it healthy again.
  • MissJanet55
    MissJanet55 Posts: 457 Member
    I make ginger tea. Cut up a big knob of ginger (no need to peel it), add a sliced lemon and a sliced orange. Put in a pot of water and simmer for half an hour. You can add a little mapel syrup if you need it, it's very spicy and peppery.

    I never worry about eating if I don't feel like it because I'm sick. I figure a few days isn't going to kill me.
  • chelseabuns88
    chelseabuns88 Posts: 77 Member
    Yep.. when I'm sick I just want to eat EVERYTHING (well, all the unhealthy everythings, anyway) and feel constantly hungry..
  • Julicat6
    Julicat6 Posts: 231 Member
    When I have a cold..It's Airborne, Emergen-C, Hot tea, especially Lemon Ginger with extra lemon and real local honey, and I add some kind of alcohol at night(hot toddy). Hot brothy soups, V8 heated like soup(it's good!) oatmeal, oranges, I have so little appetite that I track just to be sure I get close to 1000 cals, but since I won't workout until I can breathe without struggling, I need less. ( I have mild asthma and a cold is guaranteed to cause an attack if I work out too soon) My first workout is always a walk to check my breathing, then whatever I feel able to handle.
  • djames92
    djames92 Posts: 990 Member
    eat whatever you have to to reach your daily goals maybe even exceed them. your body need all of it to fight off the sickness and will burn it off!! its a license to eat
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    chicken soup is found to have some chemical which helps you get better quicker....uh i googled when i was ill lol x
  • fitnotfluffy
    fitnotfluffy Posts: 213 Member
    hot tea and miso soup or egg drop. not really a chicken noodle fan. d:
  • Sapporo
    Sapporo Posts: 693 Member
    Thanks guys. My throat is a bit better today so i managed to eat a tuna sandwich. I didn't even realize I have a good reason to be eating ice cream right now. I will have to get on that. :)

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