Yesterday, I woke up with a nasty stomach bug.
Walking Bailey in the morning, I thought I’d have to throw up in a trash can. I got to work, and let’s just say things did not get any prettier. I think we all know what a stomach bug does to you, so I’ll just leave it at that, yes?
I made it through the first half of the day, but by lunchtime, I felt pretty much like death warmed over, and with my tail between my legs, emailed my boss and told her I needed to work from home for the rest of the day. I went home and spent the rest of the day in bed.
I know everyone has their own ways of dealing with sickness, but I wanted to share my own, courtesy of my Italian-American mom. By last night, I still wasn’t really hungry but was feeling pretty weak and knew I needed a little something to eat.
This probably looks like quinoa to you, but it’s pastina–Italian for “little pasta.” The little star-shaped pasta makes me smile.
Growing up, this is what my mom always made me when I was too sick to eat anything else. Just cook it like any other pasta, drain and add butter and a little salt. Yeah, it’s not particularly healthy, but it’s easy to digest, and that was all I could handle last night.
What do you eat when you have a stomach bug?
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I want french fries - just salty goodness.
P.S I found you on tumblr! Keep going!!
My mom used to make me that when I was sick - she would add lots of broth and make it a pastina soup
Homegirl is sick too. I seriously don't understand. Working from home for the rest of the day = going to happen.
@Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn: feel better!!
That sounds yummy. I like soup - and anything bland, like crackers.
Ugh, that's no fun! Hope you feel better soon. I like Blue Gatorade (glacier frost freeze, something like that) and saltine crackers when I've got stomach problems. Also lived on the blue gatorade when I had my tonsils out (and septum repaired) a couple years ago, it was more gentle on my poor throat than plain water.
I grew up on this too!!! Maybe I always knew I would be Italian someday! I love baby pastina : )
I always eat strega nona! That's what we call it... pasta & butter. Did you ever read that book? I loved it... a village eating only pasta. nom.
@Victoria: NO! I need to!
bananas, apple sauce, saltines and warm ginger ale. all really easy on the stomach, yet surprisingly delicious.
I love pastina. Those little stars are great. Feel better.
chicken soup. or an everything bagel if I'm stuffy-you can still taste it. But it has to be a whole wheat everything bagel from Bagel Market in Park Slope or Ess A Bagel.