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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI have a bad head cold and can taste nothing at all.
I *think* I'm hungry but don't know what to eat.
Should I go ahead and eat something I really don't care for, e.g., roasted beets, because I can't taste them?
lark
(23,091 posts)than most things when I have a bad cold with sinus drainage. An orange and broccoli are my faves for these times.
Hope you feel better soon.
samnsara
(17,616 posts)...for me it would be mushrooms but the feeling of them in my mouth would be worse than the taste
rickford66
(5,523 posts)For me it would be liver and mushrooms.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,546 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)There is nothing else I want when I am sick.
LuvLoogie
(6,991 posts)Ibuprofen will help the swelling in your sinus a well.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,670 posts)You see something you know tastes wonderful but you see no point in eating it because it's going to taste like cardboard. You might as well eat something nasty that's good for you; at least you'll get some vitamins and you won't feel hungry.
Hotler
(11,415 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)Thanks!
Hotler
(11,415 posts)that is a basic chicken broth dumpling soup with a lot of garlic, crushed chili, lemon grass and ginger. Of course dumplings. It's written up in the paper every couple of years. It s only offered Oct.-March. Tasty and it works. It is easy enough to make your own.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,670 posts)Hotler
(11,415 posts)SkatmanRoth
(843 posts)Drink Budweiser
yewberry
(6,530 posts)Get vegetable broth and tofu, you don't need the fat. Fatty food can lead to more mucus.
Spicy, herby, full of vegetables, protein & fluid, and dirt cheap. Get some pho.
red dog 1
(27,792 posts)If that doesn't work, try homemade chicken soup with lots of garlic.
Also, drink lots of your favorite juice, because you need lots of fluids to clear up your cold.
Or, if you're not into juice, drink lots of filtered, sodium-free water.
Hope you're feeling better soon!
no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)Thank you for caring and sharing your suggestions.
I'm lucky that right now it's a mere head cold.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)head cheese and lutefisk sandwich.