Favorite things to do or food to eat when sick?

[TheFellowsheep]

Just curious what other's go tos are? I like making myself some miso insta ramen and watch shows between sleeping.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

When I am very sick I only want to sleep, and I drink broth...miso is soothing for the stomach.

Hope you are not sick at the moment, Lilly!

[galled]

Chicken soup (aka Jewish penicillin)

[TheFellowsheep]

Mmm, chicken noodle soup is real good too. I have some spicy chicken I made last night, so if I don't feel up to a taco, maybe I'll do a chicken and rice soup today.

And I did get sick. One week working with kids and I caught a cold. Sigh, it's fine, haha. I'm almost over it, just gotta sleep most of today away too.

[galled]

Glad you're feeling better. If you don't already, never touch your face without washing your hands first. Also keep your zinc levels up. It takes a bit of an adjustment, but it's how you to avoid catching bugs.

Should probably be taught to the kids at those ages as well. That and all toys and surfaces at the day care should be wiped down regularly. I do understand that kids need to be exposed to germs to build their immune systems, but it's unlikely that these steps will completely eliminate any exposure (i.e. sterile enivironment).

[TheFellowsheep]

Thanks for the tips! I've been pretty good at not touching my face, actually had to get some hand cream to keep at work, but didn't think of zinc. I'll have to look into getting a supplement for that. And yep, we've been having chats about washing hands = no sick = keep coming to school to learn and play. That's been one on one, so I'll see if we can work it into this week's curriculum during a circle time once I'm cleared.

I'm not sure if they wipe the toys down regularly, they certainly spray them with disinfectant everyday, but I am also gonna be the main one cleaning up at the end of the day so I'll work that in just in case.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Working with kids always increases germs but should build up your immune system pretty quickly!

good advice at not touching the face. A difficult one, but one reason masks were good because it made you think before touching your mouth or nose.

I think for kids they say have them say the alphabet when they are washing their hands so they can practice their alphabet song & also wash their hands for long enough.

NHK has a cute handwashing advertisement.

[kissakei]

Anything with soup is good, but eating is like out of the options when i'm sick. I'd rather be a potato

[MadEyeSon]

Beef soup with lotsa veges

[silverberry]

Rice congee is a main stay for sick days, as well as beef bone broth noodles and creamy chicken soup.

[TheFellowsheep]

ohh, haven't had a beef stew with veggies in ages. I should make some when we get one of our last cold spikes.