Gluten Free Sick Day Foods
Posted by Mike in MiscDec 19th, 2009 | 11 responses
A while back someone asked me “what are some good foods to eat when you are sick?” I don’t get sick too often, BUT today I am! It seems like when you are sick, you crave unhealthy, soothing foods.
I really want to hear from you about what you eat when you are sick.
My personal favorites:
- Orange Sherbet
- Warm Apple Cider
- Orange Juice
- Soups
Here is a screen shot of General Mills Progresso Soups that are gluten free:
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Homemade soup – any kind as long as it’s not too thick. A light veg soup is nice!
Home made Chicken Soup. It’s the best. And, hot tea. Both are so soothing.
lots of hot tea, i am big on the loose leaf teas from teavana soooooo good.
i made a beef soup last time i had a cold that was browned beef, beef stock, brown sugar, can of diced tomatoes, celery, red pepper flakes and a healthy dose of cider vinegar, probably had some salt and pepper in there i think too. it was nice a sweet with a bit of spice along with the good vinegar taste you can play around with the amounts depending on taste.
not a food thing but if you have the sinus issues just use the nasal rinses like 3-4 times a day and that will help a lot.
you know i guess easy gluten free foods fit a bit more with what you want/need when your sick, i know at least for me i dont want to eat a lot but i want high protein stuff so i guess meat and veggies works well
-matt
Do any other celiacs avoid MSG? if so
is it because of your celiac or is it a
separate reason altogether?
i dont avoid added MSG actively, there is no reason in the gluten area to do so. as to the health reasons idk really one way or the other but i probably would choose to avoid it if i had an option
-matt
Thanks everyone! Keep ‘em coming. I’ll have to try to make some of my own soups- I’ve never done that before.
@Laura C & Matt
I’m like Matt, I don’t avoid MSG because of Celiac. The only place I know it is really prevalent is in chinese food- which I no longer eat because of the gluten in the breading and soy sauce. I’m sure it is in a lot of things, but are some examples of gluten free foods that have MSG?
I know lots of chips that are gluten free and have
MSG (cheetos, cool ranch doritos) and some of the
gluten free progressive soups too. Hasselbecks book
said to avoid it, but I heard that there was a lot of
misinformation in her book…she said if u had celiac
the MSG molecules could go through your intestines
easier
ya laura some one bought that book for me, i havent read it but i was skimming and saw that and kinda question how correct her stuff is.when i looked around the over all thought is that there is no reason to worry about it as a celiac. afaik MSG does occur naturally a little bit (since progresso says “no msg added *” “*except what occurs naturally”. if that is correct i would personally be more worried about the crap they put in stuff like the fake sweeteners and other preservatives
-matt
Thanks Matt! it’s hard to wade through the Internet
information! Eliminating gluten is hard enough without
adding something else ;0)
ya laura its a pita, i found just cooking for scratch or mostly from scratch is the only way to really avoid gluten and in the process you get to avoid a lot of preservatives so i really think the whole GF diet is healthier over all than a normal diet for a non celiac.
-matt
Oh honey, you need to have you some rice pudding. Or maybe my mom’s quick version for when I was sick as a child: leftover (preferably brown) rice, almond milk (or cow, goat, sheep etc.), plenty of honey and cinnamon to taste. Heat on stove or nuke. Goes down easy, tastes nice and cinnamon is an anti-flatulent, so if you have a gas issue as many celiacs can, it’ll take care of some of that. Add freshly grated ginger to calm the stomach.
Then and again, plain ol’ matzoh ball soup is just about the best thing there is “Jewish Penicillin” (you don’t have to be Jewish) can be made with crumbled Glutino saltine type crackers. They’re not Kosher, but if you’re not Orthodox, that shouldn’t matter.
I make the world’s teensiest matzoh balls and liberally dose the soup with plenty of garlic. That’s what makes the “penicillin” part – the garlic. As much as you and your family can stand.
Ditto your basic Russian borscht, which is potato, beet, celery, carrot, onion and garlic soup. The beets have a pigment that’s similar to the heme component in red blood that the body can utilize, so help build your blood up if you’re a bit anemic and again the garlic, as much as you can stand, will nuke the bugs into submission.
If you’re feeling up to moving the sick through your body quickly, bulk up with squashes and flax seed and drink as much pure water (no coffee, tea, soda or juice) as you can possibly force down.
One good way to do that is this Afghani recipe for Kadu Borani – or gluten-free pumpkin cutlets. I just blogged about this plus – if you do dairy – you really should try my gluten-free Breakfast Pumpkin Cheesecake. I put a whole cup of pumpkin in my one breakfast serving plus ground flax seeds which really do help move sickness down & out of you. Again, lots and lots of water while sick and well both.
In both recipes, you can easily sub out the dairy for soy or rice-based cream cheese or yogurt. I don’t do a lot of meat, so subbed out the hamburger in the Kedu Borani dish with soaked, minced walnuts – EXTRA delicious and good for the brain, eyes, teeth, hair & nerves. Food as fuel & medicine is how I see eating now, and I love it.
Both recipes are here, and no, you don’t have to recycle a jack-o-lantern as I did – a butternut or acorn squash can also be used:
http://bit.ly/7t04ID
Feel better sweetie!
Wrapping a warm blanket around you and giving you a healing hug ~
Yours in Gluten-Freedom,
Maryam Webster