What food is good with a cold?

[seirachan]

So I have a really bad cold.. What kind of food should I eat lol. I've always been really bad with picking healthy food, probably why i have this cold.

Also how healthy is California Sushi(crab meat)? Or other kinds.

[† Emotional Outlet]

I think California rolls are pretty bland, which might be what you want for your cold, haha. They're usually made with cucumber, avocado, and crab (imitation or otherwise--imitation is usually just a processed white fish made to look like crab). It wouldn't be the worst thing you could eat, but it wouldn't be my first choice of "get better" food.

I just stick to simple broths and fruit--nothing real complex. Apparently yoghurt is a good choice when you're sick--probably the stuff with actual probiotics, though. Drink some green tea--I like the flavoured kinds. Straight up green tea tastes like death to me. Ginger is also supposed to be good for you when you're ill--have some tea or have it made in a meal. You can also bathe in it??? I guess you make your tub a giant serving of ginger tea or something, lul.

[Jikochuu]

Here's a thing from Guadeloupe against cold :

For dinner, have sticky rice cooked with cabbages or leeks (even though you hate that !)

Before to go to bed, boiled some milk then add two honey teaspoons with two drops of lemon zest.

It works for me ! At least, one time a year ^^

[lolrawr]

Lol I just take a DayQuil and keep chugging on. Don't really eat anything to help with the cold really; maybe some Vitamin C stuff like Emergen-C.

[Dark_Angel13]

Vitamin C is important when having a cold like Lolrawr said, even if you can't eat an orange or w.e while sick you can always take the vitamin C tablets.

Also soup is a clear no brainer food when being sick, they're usually pretty healthy too as long as it isn't a very creamed based soup which will probably give you more phlegm too, if you're having that problem. So just stick to anything the others have said and watery soups, chicken broth clearly is an easy one etc.

Meatwise you can eat pretty much anything, but you probz won't be able to taste it haha. Like the others have said, try and find foods with a lot of vitamins and stuff, EO mentioned yoghurt which would be a good choice but again, it's like cream so it'd make you produce more phelgm which means you'd probably end up in the bathroom spitting up a lot of gunk which is nasty btw lol

Hope you get better soon and that this helped some

[† Mute point]

Anything warm is a good bet. The whole "Starve a cold, feed a fever" saying isn't actually about food. It's about heat. as long as your temperature isn't too high, helping your body to sweat it out is a good thing.

As far as specific foods go.. chicken noodle soup, orange juice, tea sweetened with real honey (Regular store-bought honey works in a pinch... but the good stuff is always better. If you have a farmer's market in your area, see if there is a beekeeper. Fresh honey is awesome.) All good things.

[Stuy]

I find pizza to be pretty good when it's cold

though it's better when it's hot XD

[† Emotional Outlet]

I don't think pizza is a good food to eat when you're sick! I suppose there are worse things to eat, lul.

[fruitparfait]

Hot and sour soup!

Clears up your nose and tastes nice plus it's most likely healthy, depends on the restaurant.

You can try making it or you can go to a chinese restaurant, they'll most likely have some.

and eating veges are good for you too! maybe a salad?

[mnvbmn]

For me, spicy food help clear up a stuffy nose, at least for a little while. Also, I drink hot tea when I have a cold and it helps the cold go away faster. The best thing is to get plenty of rest.

[seirachan]

Well thanks for the info,. Sadly I haven't had the money to buy the food I need, but cold is pretty much over now.

[Dark_Angel13]

Well thanks for the info,. Sadly I haven't had the money to buy the food I need, but cold is pretty much over now.

Lol well you can always buy the food to help prevent getting sick in future and good to hear the cold is almost over

[† Mute point]

This is why I stockpile all that good stuff.. Well, everything but the fruit.. that goes bad too quick, so we just eat it.

[† Anras Rune]

i normally just eat normal stuff cause I never get colds. But when I do, I just have a Hot Toddy and it all goes away.

I will say though, chicken and sweetcorn soup is boss when you are feeling sick. As is a vindaloo or tomato soup with cheese sandwichs...mwauh. Getting hungry now...

[† Shazi]

i find lemon squash helps when i have a cold, it's citrus so it has vitamin C, and it's bubbly so it will clear your nose! soups are greatm i love chicken noodle and cream of chicken, also drinking lots of water is really good for you when you're sick.

other than that go about eating as normal, your daily intake of fruit, veg and meat should be plenty to make you well again, unless you're like me and avoid vege's like the plague XD

[† Mute point]

In which case you should eat more than normal. Put them in stuff, like a burrito or something