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Food For the Punies?

14 years ago

When you are sick with a cold, sore throat or something, what do you usually eat or drink? I like Mrs. Grass's chicken noodle soup, or homemade. I also drink hot tea or grapefruit juice I have squeezed. I sometimes drink V-8. What do you usually have when you are not feeling well?

Sue

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phyllis__mn
14 years ago
I like hot chicken bouillon when I have a scratchy throat.
glenda_al
14 years ago
Still puny from trip. Tried eating yesterday, but didn't work.

Even oatmal doesn't fit the bill!
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gadgets
14 years ago
I like hot tea the best. And also Vernor's diet gingerale. If I have a very bad sore throat, I like Campbell's Beef Consomme soup.

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jel48
14 years ago
Hot tea to drink, and buttered toast with it when I do feel hungry. I was just sick for a full week and a half. Most of that time I hardly ate, but even when I did get hungry, my stomach was upset. One night I fixed some minute rice and had some hot with a little sugar, cinnamon, milk, and a dab of butter. That was absolutely the only thing that sounded edible to me that night. Other nights, it a small bowl of soup.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
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I have always wanted fresh made egg salad sandwich on super soft white bread. To drink sprite or 7up. I also like buttered toast, and saltines. Soup that has rice in it, like chicken and rice, or gumbo.
patti43
14 years ago
Applesauce always tastes good and goes down easy. Hot tea with lemon and honey, too.
marie_ndcal
14 years ago
I like that Emergen Vit C. It is a powder concertrated powder you mix with water. All natural. Comes in tangerine or raspberry. I like the tangerine. Also gingerale is good, a liquid diet for 3 days then ease into food.
Chicken noodle soup, or rice and chichen soup. I like Sierra Mist too.
Then the tacos for me.
Ginger, you might want to see the Dr. to make sure it is the flu, and nothing more serious, due to the problems on the cruise lines. Have some blood work to get double checked and hope all of you are feeling better. My gd's husband is sick and my son in law hurt his back.
jannie
14 years ago
I agree with the Mrs. Grass' soup. I once cured myself of diarrhea with a big bottle of sweetened ice tea, also feel much better with tummy troubles after a couple bowls of Mrs. G chicken noodle soup. The salt and heat (warmth) seem to soothe me. As far as the iced tea, it's the water (hydration) sugar (carbs for energy) and caffeine (perks me right up).
Georgysmom
14 years ago
For me it's nothing. I know I'm really sick when I don't want to eat. I hope both you and Glenda are taking good of of yourselves and that you both feel better real soon.
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Hot shredded wheat biscuit with butter, a fried egg on top and salt. A hot bath with a cup of hot tea with brandy, honey and lemon. Then I'm out for the night.

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