what to eat when you're ill?

Stephen_Leak

You need this ...

HOT WHISKY TODDY

I make no grand medical claims for this drink. A hot whisky toddy will not cure your cold, but it should make you feel better. And if it doesn't, the next one might.

Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

50ml of Scotch whisky*
1 teaspoon of honey
50ml of boiling water

METHOD

If possible, print this recipe and give it to someone else to make, whilst you curl up in a miserable, sniffling heap under a duvet. You are poorly, after all.

Put the whisky into a heatproof container (see below). Put the teaspoon with the honey in it into the container. Add the boiling water. Stir thoroughly with the teaspoon until all the honey has dissolved.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Use sugar instead of the honey. Add ¼ of a teaspoon of lemon juice. Add a stick of cinnamon or a couple of cloves.

TIPS

A hot whisky toddy should be sipped slowly to allow it time to work its magic on your sore throat, stuffy nose and aching muscles. However, whilst clutching a whisky tumbler of steaming liquid looks and feels great, hot alcoholic drinks go cold very quickly. A pottery mug holds the heat in better, but not by much. They may look a bit utilitarian, but best of all is one of those insulated mugs with a lid, which will keep it warm down to the last sip.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Please be aware that many over-the-counter cold cures should not be taken with alcohol, so you should be very careful about combining different forms of cold relief. If you are taking certain prescription medicines or are breastfeeding, you may not be able to take over-the-counter cold remedies, but may be allowed a small amount of alcohol. If you have any doubts, please check with a pharmacist or an appropriate health professional.

* You don’t need to use your best single malt whisky for this, and you probably wouldn’t be able to appreciate it anyway. Any cheap supermarket blended brand will do just fine.

HypnoNu

Ooo, i've never had a hot toddy...and i can't have one either because we have no whisky in the house....we seem to have just about everything else though! Might have to get a cheeky little bottle of whisky to make me better for next time!

belfastgirl23

I have to say my comfort food for illness is tinned rice (pref ambrosia), the creaminess and the sweetness tend to be what I crave when I'm ill and the coolness soothes the throat...

wigglebeena

anything with ginger in will kill bugs. i grate ginger root, steep it in boiling water and add apple juice to make ginger tea. hot enough to blow the back of your head off, them bugs don't like it up 'em.

soup is good too, throw any veg you've got in a pan, boil till soft and liquidise. or covent garden soup if you're too ill to cook.

wigglebeena

generally hot and spicy food is bug-killing. a red hot vindaloo would probably do the trick, or the OH has a tin of Stag chili (the extra hot variety) when feeling buggy.

wigglebeena

check out Jean Carper's books about the properties of different foods, very helpful on the subject.

hamstercheeks_2

HypnoNu wrote: »

I'm at home alone tonight and feeling really unwell, i need to make myself something to eat but don't really fancy anything....has anyone got any suggestions of what's good to have when you're unwell, I just need someone to tell me what to eat i think!!

home made soup
and a piece 'n' sausage
(sausage sarnie to those south of the border) :T :T
get well soon:A

DonnaDoop

my friend is a GP and she swears by a glass of flattened coke - coke in a glass, sprinkle small amount of sugar in and stir with a metal spoon to take out fizz she says it replaces blood sugars and salts. Personally, dont laugh...I like some lucosade and a rusk, my mum used to give me these when I was ill and theres nothing better Hope you feel better soon x

robpw2

chicken soup home made lemonade or cloudy lemonade:)

and chocolate

claireabelle_2

marmite sandwiches! but only if you're a lover not a hater... get well soon!