Cold & Flu Busting Help: More than 80 wonderful healing things to make you feel better when you’re sick, poorly, under-the weather, or have the flu, or maybe you imbibed a bit too much. I also have a special section at the end with help for PMS symptoms, nausea, and some general guidelines.
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Cold Busting Goodies to help you through the season, from teas and elixirs, soups, cough drops, baked dishes, to some fun stuff thrown in for good measure!
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So much creativity!
When I asked my blogger friends for some home remedies, I had no idea they would come up with this many! It’s clear to me that soup heals almost everything, and liquids are often the key to some quick cold busting! And, they are very creative people!
This Collection for Cold & Flu Busting Help is a companion to the Buzzfeed Post 27 Cold Busting Remedies, Sure To Fix What Ails You
Cold & Flu Busting Help
Teas & Elixirs:
1. Cinnamon Sore Throat Tea from Life Currents
2. Cold Busting Elixir from Natural Fit foodie
3. Turmeric Tea from The View from Great Island
4. Lemon Ginger & Honey Health Drink from Kitchen JS (site is gone)
5. Flu Tea from Lisa’s Lemony Kitchen
6. Fresh Ginger Tea with Honey (Salabat) from Manila Spoon
Ginger Tea from Sprinkles and Sprouts
Some things to make you feel better from Life Currents
Fire Cider from Homespun Seasonal Living
Spiced Golden Turmeric Milk from Food to Glow
Grapefruit Honey Mint Tea from Natural Girl Modern World
Gummies, Cough Drops, & Cough Syrups:
1. Cold Busting Coconut Gummies from The Cook’s Pyjamas
2. Cough Candies from Noshing with the Nolands
3. Pineapple Cough Syrup from The View from Great Island
4. Honey Lollipops from Full Belly Sisters
Soups (but not chicken soups):
1. Brown Rice Vegetable Soup from Life Currents
2. Sick Day Special: Easy Peas and Rice Soup from Hello Little Home
3. Old Fashion Tomato Noodle Soup from Hun, What’s for Dinner (appears to be down)
4. Thai Turkey Cold Busting Hot and Sour Egg Drop Soup from Farm Fresh Feasts
5. Tummy Healing Soup For One from Strength and Sunshine
6. Crock Pot Cold-Buster Soup with a Kick from Simple Seasonal
7. Cream of Tomato Soup from Kavey Eats
Minestrone soup by Life Currents
Easy Tomato & Basil Soup from A Virtual Vegan
Vegan Persimmon and Butternut Squash Soup from Cotter Crunch
Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup from Manila Spoon
Chinese Wonton Soup from Lovefoodies
Glass Noodle Soup with Watercress and Peas from Full Belly Sisters
Kale Soup from Fab Food 4 All
Vegan Miso Udon Noodle Soup with Mock Abalone from Elephantastic Vegan
Matzo Ball Soup from Peas and Crayons
Creamy Curry Chickpea Soup from A Virtual Vegan
Carrot & Coriander Soup from Fab Food 4 All
Chickpea Noodle Soup with Spiralized Celeriac from Healthy Slow Cooking
Winter Vegetable Soup from Easy Cooking with Molly
Crock Pot Italian Wedding Soup from Two Healthy Kitchens
Cheesy Broccoli Cheddar Soup from Swanky Recipes
Tomato Ginger Soup with Crunchy Chickpeas from Natural Girl Modern World
Chicken Soups & Broths:
1. Chicken Noodle Soup from Strawmary Smith (site down)
2. Chicken Stock – A Nutritious Bone Broth from Sprinkles and Sprouts
3. Cure All Chicken Soup from Sprinkles and Sprouts
4. Healing Lemon Ginger Bone Broth from Turnip the Oven
5. Chicken Soup from Real Food Real Deals
Chicken Turmeric Vegetable Soup from Fearless Dining
Crock-Pot Creamy Chicken Corn Chowder from Two Healthy Kitchens
One Pot Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup from Num’s the Word
Lemongrass Noodle Soup with Cucumber & Chicken from The Flavor Bender
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup from Serena Bakes Simply from Scratch
Not Quite Soups:
1. Cheesy Individual Chicken Casserole en Puff from Erica’s Recipes
2. Chicken Pot Pie from Cooking on a Budget
3. Chicken Soup Chicken (Just What the Doctor Ordered!) from This is How I Cook (site down)
4. Sweet Potato Lentil Chili from Healthy Helper Blog
5. Chicken and Ginger Congee (Rice Porridge) from The Work Top
Smoothies:
1. Cranberry Orange Smoothie from Cotter Crunch
2. Honeydew with Ginger Bits Smoothie from The Pot (site down)
3. Valley of the Sun Smoothie from Our Mini Family
4. Turmeric Pina Colada Smoothie from Quite Good Food
5. Lemon Blueberry Smoothie from Healthy Slow Cooking
Green Monster Smoothie from Life Currents
Hangover Cures:
1. Anti Hangover Baked Eggs in Spinach and Tomato from Hurry the Food Up
2. Côte d’Azur Cure-All-Soup from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
3. Hangover Popsicles from NY Foodgasm (website is down now)
Other Awesome Stuff:
PMS Symptoms: 1. Dark Chocolate Oblivion Torte from Meal Planning Maven
PMS Symptoms: 2. Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake from Lovefoodies
For the Shower: 3. Peppermint Shower Bombs from Life Currents
Pregnancy Nausea: 4. Mom’s Famous Whipped Hummus from Veggies Don’t Bite
Cookies: 5. Flu-fighter Cookies from 365 Days of Baking
General Tips: Winter Wellness Tips from Healthy Helper Blog
I know what I’ll be heading to the next time I’m sick. These “Cold & Flu Busting Help” ideas are so amazing from such talented bloggers. I wish to thank each and every one of them. And, I can’t wait to try these awesome home remedies, that I’m sure will fix me up in no time.
What are your favorite ways to feel better when you’re under-the-weather?
veggiesdontbite
Thank you so much for including my hummus recipe in your roundup! What a great idea!
Angela
So glad I found this post! I have been hit by a nasty cold and cough! Definitely going to give some of these a try! Thank you!
Homemade Food Junkie
What a block buster roundup! Love all these creative recipes. I’ll pin this for later for sure.
This is How I Cook
Thanks so much for including my Thai chicken noodle Soup. What a great list that I plan on referring to-hopefully not to often!
Hauke Fox
What a great round-up, I could really use some of these peppermint bombs 🙂
Also thanks so much for including our anti-hangover bake!
Liz
We need this now more than ever! What a great compilation of health-promoting dishes!!!