When you are upset or ill, do you have a favorite food that soothes?
\nWhen I was a child, any time one of us was ill Mother would give us cream of tomato soup and Seven Up (a clear soda for those of you non-US readers). That’s an odd combination. Chicken noodle soup would have probably been better for us, but Mother detests chicken noodle soup, so tomato it was. I’m sure the warmth from the hot liquid helped.
\nToday, the only thing I wanted to eat was a grilled cheese sandwich. It’s not on my diet, but the diet is in abeyance until I feel better. I doubt I have to worry about gaining weight, feeling like this.
\nWhen my husband is ill, ice cream is his comfort food. I know others who prefer chocolate, but most of the peope I know go for starchy things. I wonder if there’s a genetic reason for that? Maybe the body needs more fuel to fight the bug, and the starchy things are an easy source.
\nWhat’s your favorite comfort food?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When you are upset or ill, do you have a favorite food that soothes? When I was a child, any time one of us was ill Mother would give us cream of tomato soup and Seven Up (a clear soda … Continue reading