Waking up to sniffles is a terrible feeling to have and the first thing you should do is reach for is a bowl of Soup. Think of a big bowl of soup as a getaway to take all your troubles (or the coughs) away. While soups are lovely for the fall season, it’s the ingredients that aid you in banishing the flu bug. These delicious soup recipes will keep you from the verge of sickness and satisfy your appetite at the same time. Or, if soups are not your thing, then here are some other sickness fighting foods you can incorporate into your diet to get you ready for the sinus infection season.
Hot & Sour Soup
Hot and Sour soup is a greatly satisfying soup that will allow you to feel the heat. This Chinese soup is a mix of spice and this stangely addicting sour taste that will leave you wanting more. This soup will make you feel the heat of the spices as well as the actual heat from the soup. It is best served piping hot and its a must to eat it right away.
Super Ingredient: Pepper and Ginger
They both have diaphoretic qualities (aka, it makes you sweat) and so it will help you sweat your sickness out and reduce congestion and sinus. By eating soups that help you sweat, you’ll be one step closer to getting over that cold faster. Check out the recipe from The Food Network.
Cold & Flu-Fighting Super Soup
This super easy soup was featured on Dr. Oz, and as the health guru, you better listen to what he says. It is high in protein and healthy goodness that you’d find in a well- made soup. Since, it’s called a super soup, we will be more inclined to give it a try!
Super Ingredient: Oregano
Oregano is a the ingredient that will make you feel your best. Oregano is used to treat respiratory issues like coughs. So instead of taking a Halls next time you feel a cough coming up, make a batch of this soup and be amazed about how this soup works! Recipe here.
Garlic & Kale Soup
This fully vegetarian soup will keep you feeling healthy and full. You’ll be surprised that there is no meat in it. Its fresh and exotic. Don’t knock it until you try it.
Super Ingredient: Garlic
Garlic will boost the function of your immune system. This means that if you are in the middle of a cold, then time to sneak garlic into everything. Plus, garlic anything is delicious! Recipe here.
Chicken Lemon Orzo Soup
Yum, this grown up version of chicken noodle soup sound amazing. Not this soup recipe borderline comfort food, but it is infused with lemon-goodness.
Super Ingredient: Lemon
Lemons are used in so many cold-fighting medicines because of the vitamin C. Vitamin C is found in the lemon plant, fruit and peel of the lemon and so it is a key ingredient in any cold remedies you take. Take this lemon orzo as an example. There is 1 cup of lemon required in this recipe, and that is a lot of lemon. Check out the recipe right here
Cold Beet Borscht
Here’s something cold to put in the mix. Even though this soup won’t give you the same fuzzy feelings that a warm soup will – we all need something to cool us down during a fever. Give a cold beet borscht a try. It is tangy and the main ingredient, beets, are delicious!
Super Ingredient: Beets
Beets are actually considered a super food in the healthy living world. Not only is it absolutely delicious in soups, but they can be roasted or cut into fresh salads. Beets are amazing in vitamin c, magnesium and potassium. Which means that you’ll be getting a huge antioxidant boost. Also, even if you aren’t sick, beets help control blood pressure and helps form strong bones. Recipe for borscht here.
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Do you have a go-to soup recipe to fight colds?
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