What do you eat when you're sick?

I know exactly what you mean. The first day of being sick I used to eat next to nothing and then I'd gorge on pizza and candy as soon as I had an appetite, comfort foods! Of course like you said we should be filling out body with clean healthy foods when we're sick but it's not always that easy!

A couple of weeks ago I had a sinus infection and an ear infection and I ate mostly good stuff for the first time ever and it really made a ton of difference. Try to eat lots of fruit and lots and lots of hot soup and tea. Hot soup really does make you feel a lot better, and the benefits of a cup of hot soup lasts a lot longer than a bowl of mac n cheese :P! Inhale the steam while you're eating and see just how much better you feel after and during! I love those little microwavable soups in cups when I'm sick, they're convenient so you can pop one in the microwave and go back to rest while sipping. Go for the low sodium ones if you can find them. The last thing you want while you're feeling bad is an upset tummy. Don't eat anything too difficult to digest, let your body work on fighting the sick instead of fighting what you eat. Lots and lots of hot tea is lovely too. Don't let your cold get in the way of your motivation! Just take it easy and help your body fight it off so you can be back to yourself faster.

Get plenty of fluids and I hope you feel better soon!

If I've come down with a cold or flu, I'll usually make a big batch of jambalaya/Creole dirty rice. I use as many homemade ingredients as possible (like homemade chicken broth, sausage, etc. that I always have in the freezer). The nice thing about my jambalaya is that it's quite nutritious: I add way more veggies than most recipes call for, it keeps my palate entertained so I won't crave junk food, and has a great carb/protein ratio to help my body fight off the sickness. Oh, and it'll keep in the fridge for up to a week, and reheats in the microwave fabulously.

If I'm battling a flareup of my Crohn's disease, however, it's sometimes hard to have self-control. During the flareups, my intestines are so inflamed that they don't absorb protein properly, so I constantly crave beef and cheese. However, those two foods are THE hardest things to digest, so I have to make an effort to choose dishes that include things like eggs and fish. Although fish and rice aren't instantly as satisfying as, say, a cheeseburger, I feel loads better afterwards since my body can actually break down the ingredients far more easily.

I usually eat lots of toast when I'm sick!

Nothing. Since I stopped eating when I felt sick I have not had a cold/flu for more then two days in about 8 years. My son was 7 and I promised to take him to the beach and got a nasty cold, my throat was so sore it hurt to eat so I didn't and it was gone in less then two days. So I kept trying to not feed the cold and just drink juice or water and it has worked for years on everything I got. I must add this is my body and not yours so I can't say it will work for you but we all try what worked for someone else all the time so far be it for me to not tell you what did works for me too HAHA . LOL

If I've come down with a cold or flu, I'll usually make a big batch of jambalaya/Creole dirty rice. I use as many homemade ingredients as possible (like homemade chicken broth, sausage, etc. that I always have in the freezer). The nice thing about my jambalaya is that it's quite nutritious: I add way more veggies than most recipes call for, it keeps my palate entertained so I won't crave junk food, and has a great carb/protein ratio to help my body fight off the sickness. Oh, and it'll keep in the fridge for up to a week, and reheats in the microwave fabulously.

If I'm battling a flareup of my Crohn's disease, however, it's sometimes hard to have self-control. During the flareups, my intestines are so inflamed that they don't absorb protein properly, so I constantly crave beef and cheese. However, those two foods are THE hardest things to digest, so I have to make an effort to choose dishes that include things like eggs and fish. Although fish and rice aren't instantly as satisfying as, say, a cheeseburger, I feel loads better afterwards since my body can actually break down the ingredients far more easily.

Any chance of getting that recipe? :flowerforyou: Sounds lovely!

I go for chicken noodle or hot and sour soup, and I always want rice. I also grew up believing that you don't feed a fever, so if I'm burning up and don't want to eat, I don't.

Wonton Soup. It has been my favorite thing to eat when sick for as long as I can remember. I usually get a quart and it lasts me a couple days. Yes it is salt heavy because it's chicken and beef broth mixed together. But you're get starch and protein and some vegetable love through the scallion. And possibly some extra pork thrown in depending on what they have extra in their kitchen. Honestly I just love me some Chinese food when sick and lots of sugary juice.

food that i would regularly eat. I know that sounds dumb

if its upper (nose, chest, head) my homemade chicken soup. nothing from a can, not even broth. which sounds really good right about now....

if its my stomach...i crave fresh HOT mcdonalds french fries very lightly salted. and i rarely eat fast food. maybe once every 2-3 months. and then its usually a grilled chicken without the bread or a salad. kids know im sick when i get fries

nice hot bowl of Pho with lots of siracha and hoisin sauce...

I have strep throat right now and I am eating home made ice cream, greek yogurt and bone broth.

Warmish (hot) and cold stuff is so soothing to the throat.

If you have a sore throat, you are better off avoiding dairy.
Dairy leaves a sort of slime in your throat and mouth (just check your tongue after having had dairy), making it even harder to swallow and the bacteria will be lingering there longer.
My doctor told me this when I had really bad bronchitis and my dentist confirmed it, when I had to have a tooth removed.