{"id":295648,"date":"2022-11-12T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/?p=295648"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:44:16","slug":"the-best-foods-to-eat-when-you-re-sick-with-covid-or-the-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/news\/the-best-foods-to-eat-when-you-re-sick-with-covid-or-the-flu","title":{"rendered":"The best foods to eat when you&#8217;re sick with COVID or the flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drinking herbal tea can help you stay hydrated, while soothing a sore throat.Being sick, whether with COVID, the flu, or the common cold, is downright uncomfortable. These illnesses cause inflammation in the body, and may lead to sore throat, brain fog, joint pain, headache, and congestion, among other symptoms. You may not have much of an appetite nor the energy to cook, but eating small, frequent meals and staying hydrated can help. Certain foods can help fight inflammation and relieve discomfort. &#8220;Food really can be medicine, when we&#8217;re looking at how to improve immunity, or just release some of our symptoms,&#8221; Beth Czerwony, a registered dietitian with Cleveland Clinic&#8217;s Center for Human Nutrition, tells Fortune. Here are some of the best foods to eat when you&#8217;re feeling sick (that require little prep): Soup Soup is warm and comforting, but research shows it might actually make you feel better when you&#8217;re sick. Chicken soup can help reduce inflammation from colds and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drinking herbal tea can help you stay hydrated, while soothing a sore throat. Being sick, whether with COVID, the flu, or the common cold, is downright uncomfortable. These illnesses cause<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-295648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-drinks","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295648\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}