8 Top Foods To Eat When You Are Sick

Ginger:Ginger is one of the best medicine for almost all kinds of health problems. So sip a cup of ginger tea in the morning to prevent vomiting and to relieve from other stomach ills. 

Soup:Soups are light tastier and stomach filling food. Especially when you are sick as you can't digest heavy foods.You can take in any soup like vegetables or chicken. To say in particular while having cold chicken would be better as it contains amino acids that dissolve the mucus inside the lungs and temperature allows the nasal passages remain moist, preventing dehydration and depreciation in throat.

Honey:Honey is an antimicrobial and can help kill the bacteria on the back of your throat. Enjoy a spoonful of honey or mix it into tea. Warm honey tea can give amazing relief to a sore throat.


Bananas:Its advisable to avoid bananas if you have cold. In other cases like vomiting and diarrhea, they can provide you with lost strength as they are rich in potassium. Bananas are easy to digest, help lower body temperature and replenishes lost electrolytes.

Hot liquids:
Drink only hot water and liquids to keep away from increased infection. Green tea, Lemon in hot water, Pepper boiled in hot water etc, could be of great relief and improve hydration too. 

Citrus fruits:It is a myth that vitamin C can cure a common cold and there is a lot of scientific evidence that it can reduce the severity of colds. However, the peel of fruits (Orange, lemon, and limes) contains substances that can strengthen the immune system and help accelerate the recovery process.

Crackers:
Enjoy simple crackers and not cheese, butter, or herb flavored. While these may taste better, they could be too heavy if you suffer stomach upset. 

Toast:
If you feel really hungry, just eat a piece of toast and it would be difficult during sick time but then it could fill your hunger pangs much easily.

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