5 Flu-Busting Recipes To Fight Against Winter Flu
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Being sick with flu can be a bummer and drinking flu meds isn't fun. Fortunately, you can have special foods prepared to help you recover faster. Below are some flu-busting recipes to fight the illness:
1) Chicken Noodle Soup
The healing benefits of having chicken noodle soup when you're sick is not an old wives' tale as it has been known to help reduce nasal congestion and throat inflammation, per Live Strong. Here's a Puerto Rican-inspired chicken noodle soup:
Ingredients:
6 chicken drumsticks
10 oz bag of Fideos (Fidelini noodles)
3 potatoes, peeled and chopped into bite-sizes
10 baby carrots
Adobo seasoning
Meat tenderizer
4 cups water
Sazón, 1/2 packet
1 tablespoon sofrito
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
1/2 tablespoon cooking oil
Salt to taste
Procedure: Season the chicken with adobo and meat tenderizer, then set aside. In a large pot pour the water and add the chicken, sazón, sofrito, tomato paste, tomato sauce, oil, and salt. Let it cook in medium heat until the meat is tender. Add the carrots, followed by the potatoes. Let it cook for a few minutes. Add the noodles and let it cook for 10 minutes or until the broth is thickened.
This recipe is from Modern Mami.
2) Pineapple Cough Syrup
This is great for small children who may not like the taste of regular, drug-store-bought cough syrup. The kids may not like the taste of cayenne pepper, so it can be omitted in the recipe.
Ingredients:
2 thick slices of pineapple, peeled and chopped, including the core
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 small ginger, peeled and chopped
1 lemon, pressed for its juice
Procedure: Blend all the ingredients into a smoothie and keep in the fridge to retain its freshness. Take as many spoonful as need.
This recipe is from The View From Great Island.
3) Cold Ginger Tea
While cold beverages might be bad for sore throat, this concoction may help bring the fever down. Ginger helps increase the body's immunity, per Simple Green Smoothie. Simply boil a batch of ginger, add honey and a few slices of lemon to improve taste. Let it steep in the fridge for at least a few hours. You can drink it warm, too.
4) Carrot Apple Ginger Soup
This soup is not only flavorful, it's rich in antioxidants, which helps bust the flu.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
1 large apple, peeled and chopped
1.5 pounds or 5 cups of carrots, peeled and chopped
4 cups vegetable broth
pinch of nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
Procedure: Heat the oil in a large pot then sauté the onion, garlic and ginger. Add the apples and carrots and let it cook for some more minutes. Then add the broth and let it boil for 20 minutes. Turn the stove off and let it cool for a few minutes. Transfer to a blender and add a pinch of nutmeg, salt and pepper before blending. Put this back in the pot and let it cook some more until the soup is thin, or as desired. Garnish with ground pepper or olive oil. You can eat this with bread.
This recipe is from Chatelaine.
5) Fruit, Vegetables and Mint Ice Cubes
Purify or juice any fruit or vegetable of your choice. Sprinkle with herbs and add mint. You may also add coconut water or tea, depending on your taste. Transfer everything in an ice cube tray. Use these when drinking water, according to Nutrition Stripped. It will make your water taste better, plus you'll reap all the vitamins and minerals from the fruit and vegetables.
