previously in rfc, SteveR > wrote:

> My wife has a slight "comes-and-goes" temperature, and occasional mild
> bouts of the runs, together with a faintly queasy stomach. It's getting
> better, but she still isn't right.
>
> The "classic" thing for this is chicken soup, but all the chicken soups
> I can buy in the supermarkets are "cream of" types, with far more dairy
> than chicken, except for Campbell's 99% Fat Free, which tasted, in her
> words, "like tepid dishwater," and I agree.
>
> Baxter's Luxury Beef Consommé is a bit strong for her, she says, and a
> batch of mashed potatoes "sat like a lump" in her stomach.
>
> Bananas made her feel more queasy, and even a simple glass of orange
> juice (good quality, no less) leaves her feeling full after a few sips.
>
> Any suggestions for something easy-to-prepare (preferably at the
> heat-and-eat level) that wouldn't be too hard on a queasy stomach like
> this?
>
> Thanks in advance,


I'd make a pot of plain white rice and serve it in a mug of hot canned
chicken stock or even in a cup of chicken boullion made from the cube or
chicken base. She can eat as much or as little of the soup as she wants,
and remain hydrated at the same time and there's always more where that
came from. If she starts to feel a little better you can add an egg to the
broth and rice for some protein, and if she feels even better, a squeeze of
lemon for an on the fly avgolemono.

Hope she feels better soon.

-Claudia