#08 Kale Apple salad With Honey Dressing
Honey is a complete diet in itself. Ancient Egyptians were using honey in wound dressings due to its antibacterial effects. Honey is an excellent food to eat when sick, especially if you have sore throat. Honey can reduce bacterial infection there. Honey can be helpful in addressing cough and flu. Mix honey with warm milk, water or cup of tea to make it hydrating, cough soothing and antibacterial drink.
Bottom Line:
Kale apple salad dressed with sweet honey vinaigrette. This healthy kale salad recipe is low sodium and Gluten free.
#07 Tomato, Shallot and Tuna Pasta
Spicy foods contain Capsaicin; an adequate amount of capsaicin can have desensitizing effect and is often used in pain-relieving gels and patches. Capsaicin is also useful in clearing out sinus passages during nasal infections and can relieve congestion and itching. Capsaicin may be useful in cough relief as it reduces sensitization to irritation in people with chronic cough. Additionally, don’t try spicy if you are running with already upset stomach.
Bottom Line:
Intake of small amount of spicy foods during fever give relieve from pain and clears nasal infections. It reduces sensitizing effects in body.
#06 Green Borscht (Vegetable broth)
Similar to soups and hot tea, broths can decrease de-hydration effects from body. Different varieties of flavors are available to choose from. Broths make sure the adequate supply of calories, vitamins, and minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and folate and phosphorous to body during fever. This is recommended diet to cold patients.
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Main ingredients of green borscht are potatoes, carrots, boiled eggs and spinach. During fever, green borscht supplies essential calories, vitamins and minerals to body to make sure soot organ functioning.
#05 Avocados Roast
Being low in carbs but high in fat, avocados contain oleic acid; they help to decrease inflammation, thus playing an important role in immune function. Avocados are a good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals too. They are soft, bland and easy to eat. Avocado is an unusual fruit, it contains healthy amount of monounsaturated fat, the same type of fat found in olive oil.
Bottom Line:
Avocados toast is healthy and super easy to make and ready within 5 minutes. The presence of avocado is making recipe even more important during illness. One can add egg too.