RE: sick food and comfort food

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Broth- whooda thunk that I would really, really want to have broth?

That and Lipton Noodle soup. My granddaughter thinks that if anyone

isn't feeling well we should make them Lipton Noodle soup and they

will be cured! That and a warm bath is what she craves when she's

sick.

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

.....Seriously, can we again mention the " sick " and " comfort " foods we

use now?....

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I don't get sick, as in something diagnosable, like cold, flu. I get oddball

stuff like Raynaud's, of course, but had it since before time.

ANYWAY, I do have " off days " . I do protein, water, and celery or apple

slices, whatever I happen to have.

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sick food and comfort food

> This has been an interesting thread ... except now it is making me want

some of those comfort foods that I used to eat or didn't " get in " pre

surgery. *LOL*

>

> Seriously, can we again mention the " sick " and " comfort " foods we use now?

I find that when I get sick now I panic ... with an oh my goodness WHAT am I

going to eat kind of thinking (Like I still can't survive off the fat of

the land) . Normies around me get sick and lose weight. Not me, when I get

sick my body hangs on to every darn ounce like it's afraid it's starving to

death.

>

> My most difficult struggles are when I get a simple cold and I can't

" taste " because my nose is so stuffy etc. Pre-WLS, as a diabetic, I was

instructed to prepare for sick days. Of course I never did. And I am not

prepared now. I can see them as potential pit falls.

> Suggestions? What has worked for you? Especially those days when you feel

like sh*t but you aren't sick enough to curl up in bed and stay home from

work.

>

> Thanks

>

> from NJ

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Colds with stuffy noses, or for me, allergy attacks where your

stuffed to the gills and feeling like your head weighs 900 pounds,

something warm and hot works, like tea, or chicken soup. Even if you

can't taste it!

As for comfort foods, that hasn't changed, its still chocolate...

Cindy in Va

lap RNY 2/8/02

> This has been an interesting thread ... except now it is making me

want some of those comfort foods that I used to eat or didn't " get

in " pre surgery. *LOL*

>

> Seriously, can we again mention the " sick " and " comfort " foods we

use now? I find that when I get sick now I panic ... with an oh my

goodness WHAT am I going to eat kind of thinking (Like I still can't

survive off the fat of the land) . Normies around me get sick and

lose weight. Not me, when I get sick my body hangs on to every darn

ounce like it's afraid it's starving to death.

>

> My most difficult struggles are when I get a simple cold and I

can't " taste " because my nose is so stuffy etc. Pre-WLS, as a

diabetic, I was instructed to prepare for sick days. Of course I

never did. And I am not prepared now. I can see them as potential

pit falls.

> Suggestions? What has worked for you? Especially those days when

you feel like sh*t but you aren't sick enough to curl up in bed and

stay home from work.

>

> Thanks

>

> from NJ

> Open RNY

> 6/25/01

> 313/195/???

> The smallest feline is a masterpiece. - Leonardo Da Vinci

>

>

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My absolute favorite comfort/sick food is home made chicken soup. I made a

HUGE batch just before my TT and have been living on it. There is just

something about it that soothes me. Fortunately, I learned from my Mom how

to make it.....and we do a darn good job too! My soup is one of the best I

have ever eaten. In a pinch I will take canned or even Lipton's in the

envelope....but I would much rather have my or my Mother's chicken soup.

There is a secret to really good Chicken soup....and it is such a simple

thing.

Debbie &

in Gig Harbor

(170cm medial)

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[Guest guest]

Well, spill your guts girl! Or I WILL come back to Washington and

take Gig Harbor with me!

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

.....There is a secret to really good Chicken soup....and it is such a

simple thing.....

Debbie &

[Guest guest]

BUT....it is so simple...I am sure EVERYONE knows. It is just a little

trick. Could never figure out WHY my Mother's soup tasted so good and mine

didn't even compare...even when I used the same ingredients. My mother would

NEVER let the soup/broth come to a full boil. She would watch it until the

bubbles were just forming UNDER the surface....but never breaking the

surface. Through the whole process she would just simmer the bones and meat.

Even re-heating it.

She also adds rice AND noodles (I don't know why...she just does) both of

which she pre-cooks before adding to the gently simmering soup. As to

veggies...add what you like. I don't like carrots, but to me the soup LOOKS

funny without them...so I have found that if I grate the carrots I can't

taste them, but get the nutrition and color. I sauté onion's in olive oil,

add celery and when I add the broth (which has already been made with all

sorts of herbs and stuff) I add MORE garlic...cause I used garlic when

making the broth. Tons of garlic! LOL Usually use sage, thyme, garlic (as I

have already said), cumin...can't think of what else. I am pretty heavy

handed with my herbs...especially when doing the broth. Will, sometimes add

saffron if I have some. And I never use just water to start the broth...I

always add chicken broth and then chicken bullion. And fresh ground pepper.

So, know you know. Such as it is.

Debbie &

in Gig Harbor

(170cm medial)

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http://www.marykay.com/debbiemcneice

Re: sick food and comfort food

Well, spill your guts girl! Or I WILL come back to Washington and

take Gig Harbor with me!

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

.....There is a secret to really good Chicken soup....and it is such a

simple thing.....

Debbie &

[Guest guest]

>> Have you thought about adding garlic?

I was wondering that -- I remember seeing something once about why the

traditional " Jewish Mothers' Chicken Soup " actually seems to have a real

therapeutic effect on bad colds and flu, and the doctor doing the analysis

said he believed it was a combinaton of the chicken broth and the garlic.

Can't have decent chicken soup without garlic! LOL!

No vampires allowed...

~~ Lyn

[Guest guest]

Thanks Debbie. Sounds yummy. I'm going to keep this email in my recipe

file.

Re: sick food and comfort food

Well, spill your guts girl! Or I WILL come back to Washington and

take Gig Harbor with me!

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

.....There is a secret to really good Chicken soup....and it is such a

simple thing.....

Debbie &

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I still eat Lipton chicken noodle soup when sick---or I make my own chicken

soup===it's called Cock a Leekie soup and it's chicken, barley, leeks,

onions and celery. It's wonderful comfort food and doesn't make me dump!!

Soup and crackers does the trick---I can't really eat grilled cheese anymore

so I stick to a couple of crackers instead.

:-)

sick food and comfort food

> This has been an interesting thread ... except now it is making me want

some of those comfort foods that I used to eat or didn't " get in " pre

surgery. *LOL*

>

> Seriously, can we again mention the " sick " and " comfort " foods we use now?

I find that when I get sick now I panic ... with an oh my goodness WHAT am I

going to eat kind of thinking (Like I still can't survive off the fat of

the land) . Normies around me get sick and lose weight. Not me, when I get

sick my body hangs on to every darn ounce like it's afraid it's starving to

death.

>

> My most difficult struggles are when I get a simple cold and I can't

" taste " because my nose is so stuffy etc. Pre-WLS, as a diabetic, I was

instructed to prepare for sick days. Of course I never did. And I am not

prepared now. I can see them as potential pit falls.

> Suggestions? What has worked for you? Especially those days when you feel

like sh*t but you aren't sick enough to curl up in bed and stay home from

work.

>

> Thanks

>

> from NJ

> Open RNY

> 6/25/01

> 313/195/???

> The smallest feline is a masterpiece. - Leonardo Da Vinci

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Ok....share that recipe please.

Debbie &

in Gig Harbor

(170cm medial)

ladybostons@...

http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore

http://www.marykay.com/debbiemcneice

Re: sick food and comfort food

I still eat Lipton chicken noodle soup when sick---or I make my own chicken

soup===it's called Cock a Leekie soup and it's chicken, barley, leeks,

onions and celery. It's wonderful comfort food and doesn't make me dump!!

Soup and crackers does the trick---I can't really eat grilled cheese anymore

so I stick to a couple of crackers instead.

:-)