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[sheisaeval]

Firstly, what are some good "sick foods" to make, besides chicken soup?
Symptoms are headache, sore throat, fatigue, slight sore throat, slight fever/chills.

Secondly, does anyone know a good website that has lists or charts healthy subsitutions to baking/cooking?
For example, I've heard that applesauce/mashed bananas are be used as oil in baking

Comments

[noelleleithe]

Hot tea with lemon and/or honey. :)

[phanatic]

You forgot the bourbon.

Or, better yet, Wild Turkey Honey Liqueur. Alternately, a bit of DiSaronno microwaved for no more than 10 seconds also does a great job of soothing the throat and clearing the sinuses.

[catsluvdmb]

I use applesauce instead of oil in cake recipes all the time. Good stuff.

http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/tcaw/10/i09/html/09health.html

[amandalucy1979]

I've done this with chocolate chip cake, adn I find the with applesauce, the chips fall to the bottom, but with oil they don't, whats with that?

[faerieflings]

good sick foods are light, not very spiced and easy to ingest. Dumplings, noodles with butter or thin cream sauces, veggies cooked to the point of falling apart, etc. I like turkey in stuff when I'm ill (it has tryptophan and helps me sleep, yay!)

I thought the applesauce replaced the sugar? Sorry I have no links, tho I bet google would help out there:

http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg0196/lightsub.html
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa072798.htm

[coloredink]

Hmmm. My vegan friends use applesauce/mashed bananas as substitutes for the eggs in baking. I don't know if you can use them to replace the oil, which I think is kind of crucial in those boxed mixes that usually call for oil (texture/flavour might turn out all wrong). You might be able to replace some of the oil with applesauce, but not all; I'd try replacing a third with applesauce and see what happens.

[catsluvdmb]

In many cases, unsweetened applesauce can be directly substituted for oil, shortening, or butter, resulting in dramatic reductions in both fat and calorie content.

From above link.

[coloredink]

Well, that goes to show me!

[amandalucy1979]

I like your garlic clove.

[september_child]

Applesauce is also a good sick food, especially if it's warm and homemade!