I still can’t shake this half-sick fugue. So between not wanting real food, not getting out my camera and definitely not wanting to go grocery shopping…well, you get this week’s What I Ate (While Under the Weather).
Breakfast
Ginger cookies. Dunked in canned pumpkin (warmed and mixed with a little cinnamon.)
Snack
Peanut butter pretzels. They were Costco brand and were disappointing. Disappointing peanut butter pretzels? Twice as disappointing as other disappointing things. I had such high hopes. I ate them anyway.
Lunch
Curry sweet potato soup…on baked sweet potatoes (guess what I have lots of?), lettuce and fruit salad.
Snack
Pita chips dunked in hummus.
Dinner
A frozen Amy’s samosa wrap (that was still on the, uh, “chill” side when I ran out of microwave patience), cabbage (also microwaved–I was not feeling my most gourmet) and lots and lots of sriracha.
Dessert
My coworker bought “teeccino“–one of those herbal coffee substitutes–and hated it. I snatched it up, and whipped up a mug full with a little bit of sweetener and almond milk for a late-night latte. Much like nutritional yeast, it tastes nothing like what it’s rumored to substitute (nooch does not taste like cheese! It never will!), but has a good flavor of its own and an amazingly delicious smell.
What do you make when you’re feeling lazy or sick?
Aw, sorry you havent been feeling too well! I hope that you get well real soon!
Loving your eats!
Cookies for breakfast??!!! oh my that sounds fun!! When I’m sick I just don’t eat!!
sorry you werent feeling well!! Hope you get better soon
On the other hand, cookies for breakfast sounds like the best way to recover quickly
I find that cookies tend to solve all of life’s problems, especially when not eaten specifically as dessert
hope you feel better soon!!
I carbo-load when I am sick. Cold cereal, toast, bagels, pretty much anything that sounds good. I have tons of sweet potatoes now too, I never tire of them.
I keep waiting to get tired of sweet potatoes too! But nope, hasn’t happened yet. In fact, after yesterday’s sweet potato-on-sweet potato…I woke up and had sweet potato oats.
Ginger cookies dunked in pumpkin?!?! You. Are. My. Hero.
Hope you feel better soon!
It is amazing.
I don’t like teecino… but I think I’ve only tried the hazelnut flavor, and I don’t like hazelnut’s in general.
Foods should never parade around trying to be other foods. It’s so much better when you’re not expecting something (like coffee or cheese flavor) so you’re not disappointed, but can enjoy the products flavor on its own.
She gave me the regular and a vanilla-something flavor. I really think I like the plain the best–it still has great flavor without being overpowered by “flavor.”
um, ok. i have never thought about warming pumpkin, mixing it in cinnamon, and then dunking things in it. you may have just revolutionized my life. i’m serious. in fact, i am pinning this on my blog inspiration board so i dont’ forget. do you have pinterest? i don’t see a link up but if you are on it – follow me so i can follow you back!
Nope, I’ve limited my social media to blogging, pretty much. I have a feeling I’d get way too trapped in the world of pinterest
Glad you love the idea! Let me know when you try it–anything dunked in pumpkin is delicious and still “healthy”–it balances out the cookie, I’ve found 
Booo I am sorry you are still fighting the illness a bit! not fun at all love
But all of your eats should certainly make you feel better soon! The ginger cookie addition to pumpkin sounds glorious
Cookies are a must for breakie when you’re under the weather – I must remember that rule next time I’m not feeling well!!! When I’m sick, I love OJ and gingerale mixed and scrambled eggs with cheese.
I hope you’re feeling better soon!
I was definitely craving some OJ, but yeah, way too unmotivated to get to the grocery store.
I totally agree! Nooch is not cheese! I can’t get into it for that purpose.
Feel better soon. Surely those sweet potatoes and sriracha will kick it in the butt!
I totally laughed at you not fully microwaving the wrap. Hilarious.
You should give it a chance sometime when you are NOT expecting cheese, then it tastes awesome (but yeah, hated it at first and avoided it for years because of that). And if this thing isn’t beat by sriracha and cookies, well then, I’m just out of self-cures.
Ginger cookies in pumpkin sounds delish!!
We all still have this lingering cough… I just bought some super green drink from TJ’s so I’m going to test that out and see if it knocks it out. I’ll let you know.
Mmm, sounds tasty and healthy regardless of whether it works or not! I love TJ’s stuff.
Aw, I hope you’re feeling better! I love your breakfast,,, such a good idea and a switch up from oatmeal!
Urgh, not good that you’re still not feeling well. I’m sure I’ve heard that ginger’s good for, er… some types of not feeling well! So those cookies must have been good medicine
It’s all about tinned tomato soup for me when I’m ill but baked sweet potatoes sound great too… hope you manage to shake it off soon.
My thoughts, too. Ginger=good for you. Ginger cookies=even better for you! Right? Yeah.
I like TJ’s butternut squash soup. I am so not up to making anything from scratch when I’m under the weather. Hope you kick this thang sooner rather than later, Allie!
Thanks! And that soup sounds good! I made some of my own food at first, but ugh, worn down by a week of feeling like ick means I turn to the freezer.
DAMN!!!! Sorry to hear you are still sick!! LOVE the idea of spicing up pumpkin and using it as a “dunk”!!! Take care of yourself, hope some nice soothing soup and rest get you back to health REALLY soon!!!!!!!
Thank you! I’m hoping this will be over SOON, it’s been long enough!
I like that last bit about foods not tasting as others claim! Rather than compare it to alternatives, it’s far better to appreciate the food for what it is! Hope you feel better!
Exactly! If people just told me it tastes like nooch, or it tastes like teeccino, give it a go–I’d be way more open to enjoy the flavor of it rather than feeling like I have to compare.
I cannot believe you are still sick! I love your breakfast
Sorry you’re not feeling well! Your breakfast of ginger cookies looks delicious
When I’m not feeling well I just like having buttery toast, it always helps me feel better. Hope you feel better soon!
Mm, buttery toast, maybe with a glass of OJ, while sick sounds perfect…now I wish I had that on hand
Hope you’re feeling better soon, Allie! Ginger cookies and pumpkin…mmmmm…
When I’m sick I make a boatload of fresh ginger tea with lemon and honey, and I drink it all day long. I also eat spicy food to clear out the sinuses, and garlicky stuff to ward off bugs. I also crave soup usually, but I think that’s because I tend to get sick in the winter. Your yam soup from your last post sounds just about perfect. I always make mine with garlic and onion too. Did you roast your yams? That tends to give the best flavour. Don’t forget to snack on the skins after roasting; that’s where all the vitamins are! Hope you feel better soon!