What's a good dish to cook for someone who's got a cold?

Answer 1

Open a tin of Morrisons chicken broth

Answer 2

There's an old saying "starve a fever; feed a cold" - so you're doing the right thing by cooking a dish for a person with a cold!

I'd personally recommend chicken soup;
The scientific verdict is still out on this question. It certainly seems to help those with colds and congestion, but may not necessarily be the best choice for an upset stomach unless it is fat-free. Some studies seem to indicate definite healing properties of chicken soup while others indicate any hot soup can produce the same result. Doctors do seem to agree that a hot savory broth helps open nasal passages and soothe the throat for a period of up to half an hour. Sipping soup through a straw does not produce the same beneficial result as consuming the hot soup with a spoon. Clearly the vapor and aroma are important factors.

Or perhaps a spicy curry; this will help to clear the sinuses!

...and definitely a 7up or sprite on the side...my nan swears by it!

Hope they get well soon....and you enjoy the cookin!

Answer 3

Chicken soup. Some say the steam is the real benefit. Sipping the hot soup and breathing in the steam helps clear up congestion.
Spices that are often added to chicken soup, such as garlic and pepper (all ancient treatments for respiratory diseases), work the same way as modern cough medicines, thinning mucus and making breathing easier.
Stephen Rennard, M.D., chief of pulmonary medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, says that chicken soup acts as an anti-inflammatory. The soup, he says, keeps a check on inflammatory white blood cells (neutrophils). Cold symptoms, such as coughs and congestion, are often caused by inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
Rennard tested chicken soup. He demonstrated that neutrophils showed less tendency to congregate - but were no less able to fight germs - after he added samples of the soup to the neutrophils. Diluted 200 times, the soup still showed that effect.

Answer 4

Chicken soup. Maybe with a little pepper or something. It's wholesome, healthy, filling. Lots of recipes for this on the internet.

The link below, type "chicken soup" into the search window and it'll come up with all variations, from roasted chicken to creamy chicken to Thai spicy chicken.

Happy cooking!

Answer 5

Scottish Hot Toddy

Ingredients:
2 ounces Scotch whiskey
1 teaspoon Honey
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
Sugar and boiling water to taste


Directions:
Put 1-2 measures (ounces) of whiskey (depending on taste) into a heated glass, stir with honey and lemon juice, and add a little sugar to taste. Top with boiling water to taste and stir well.

Warming and delicious, the hot toddy makes a wonderful nightcap, or soothes the sniffles, coughs and wheezes brought on by a Scottish winter.

maybe not a dish, I guess you could put it in a bowl and say its a soup...... but guaranteed to fix you up!

Answer 6

I suggest Chicken Soup but something different for those who don't like Chicken or a Vegetarians.

When I have a cold I personally like to eat Ready Brek (Porridge) with a dash of honey, no idea why but it really helps. Also Dry toast and a hot, but not boiling, cup of lemon. Or tea with a dash of honey.

Answer 7

Chicken noodle soup. It's a classic thing to serve/eat when someone has a cold. Not only does it contain lots of vitamins and minerals that your body needs to fight the cold, but the steam from it will also help clear the nasal passages

Answer 8

Any home made nourishing soup is comforting, my favourite is Chicken Soup with Pearl Barley or Onion Soup
Add garlic to either of the above - if liked - or ginger. I sometimes add finely chopped fresh ginger to the chicken soup.

Answer 9

A homemade chicken soup with lots of ginger and garlic. You can leave out alot of the salt if you have these other flavorings...salt dehydrates anyway and you don't want that when you are sick. Ginger is soothing and cleansing, garlic is a natural antibiotic. Make extra broth and give cupfuls to sip. The protein from the chicken and starch from the noodles is nourishing enough, especially since most people don't feel like eating much when they are sick.

Answer 10

chicken soup is also known as Jewish penicillin.

I make mine as follows.

bag of soup greens, extra carrots & celery, extra dill.
1 whole chicken cut up
6 cups of water
salt & pepper

1. Take all ingredients out of bags and wash them. Cut veggies into big chunks and place in cold water.
2. Place chicken in large stock pot and cover with water add salt and pepper. Boil. When fat comes to the top, skim off and get rid of it. Stir in veggies and top with dill.
3. Cook on low for a couple hours. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Enjoy!

Answer 11

well it all depends what type of cold you have.
1st if you have a sore throat you will want something cold and yummy... like pudding, icecream, frozen pop etc..make your throat feel better..

2nd if your chilled and have the sweats etc.. you probably want something to warm you up... then soup, kfc, hot meal of some sort. chicken noodle soup, mac and cheese something warm take the chill away and help your tummy fill up so you can go to sleep and wear off the cold.

3. if you have some kind of rash or fever you may not want to eat... but something cold on your forehead like a cold can, ice pack might be great...

4. If your starving... something frozen heated in the microwave
cause you can't wait... pizza, frozen dinner, deserts or even popcorn.