What food is best for a sick person?!
What food is best for a sick person?
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It very much depends on the illness. Ginger products such as ginger tea, crystallized ginger, and gingerroot and peppermint products such as tea and fresh leaves can help ease congestion associated with cold or flu as well as help to settle a queasy or otherwise upset stomach from cancer treatments or simple stomach viruses. Liquids such as 100% fruit juices, teas, and soups can help flush the system and keep mucous thinned for easy exit from the body. Sour cherry products such as cherry juice, fresh cherries, and dried cherries, can help ease pain and inflammation due to illness or injury.
Source(s):
Information from books such as Meals that Heal (Egan and Ragone), The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Murray), Foods that Heal (Avery); websites such as http://www.wholehealthmd.com and http://www.wellbaskets.com.
Soup maybe. It depends on the illness.
chicken noodle soup or ramen
real chicken broth. my mom would let a whole chicken simmer with a little salt until the chicken was nice and tender. then she would have us drink the broth. it was soooooo good. then you have chicken for recipes later. i still ask her to do it and i'm 34 and have kids of my own. things are always better when others do it. it's the ingredient of love as marie would say from everybody loves raymond. good luck with whatever you try.
Depends what is wrong with them. If they have a stomach bug then don't give them any dairy as the virus will live of it. Just dry toast and water for the first 24-48 hours is usuallly recommended.
Soup.
The possibilities are literally endless. From light broth to thick chowders. From vegetarian to syrupy meaty jus.
There is always a soup that fits the condition of the patient regardless of illness and weather.
chicken porridge
~Chicken Noodle Soup or Broth
~Saltine Crackers(Optional)
~Sprite or 7-Up
~Water
Drink Plenty of Clear Fluids through out the day and don't eat any solid food.