I don't have a cold, but I've had an upset stomach the last few days, and in normal circumstances, I'd use saltines to help settle my stomach, but of course they make the "forbidden foods" list--high fructose corn syrup among other things. So....I needed a replacement.
Toast made from homemade bread works, of course, but I wanted something that didn't have to be "made" all the time. It's probable that I could bake some crackers--and I'll be looking for a recipe in the next couple days--but I wasn't up to baking today. Instead, I discovered a healthy, allowed alternative:
plain, uncooked oatmeal
As a kid, it was one of my favorite snacks--not because I really had a passion for dry, tasteless food, but because I was OBSESSED with horses and since we gave our horses oats, rolled oats gave me a sense of unity with them. (Kids are weird--that's not exactly a newsflash) I have given it up as a snack in favor of things with flavor, but it works wonders for an upset stomach.
Probably better than saltines ever did, and certainly better than they would now as processed food "cheats" are starting to create stomach problems of their own.
Where there's a will, there's a way.....even if it involves dry, tasteless food....
1 comment:
I'm sorry, if you are sick enough to feel like eating saltines, you should eat the saltines. Feeling icky is bad enough, but to eat dry oatmeal on top of that, no way!
I hope you feel better,
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