# I am not feeling well, but I am hungry. What should I eat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936 "2007-08-01T04:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/1 "2007-08-01T04:54:53Z")
I have had an upset stomach all day, and have not eaten since this morning, but now I am starving. Nothing sounds edible, but I need to eat. What do you dopers suggest munching on when you are sick? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/2 "2007-08-01T04:59:19Z")
Soup or bouillon, toast with just a hint of jam, or my old standby- a Filet-o-Fish from McDonald’s. It’s so practically tasteless and benign, yet satisfies as a quick something if you feel nauseous. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/3 "2007-08-01T05:00:45Z")
Chicken broth. Which can, in a pinch, be obtained by heating up some Campbell’s and draining out the liquid into a cup. Accompanied, if you feel brave, by a test nibble on a saltine. You’ll notice this is high sodium, but it has worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/4 "2007-08-01T05:04:24Z")
I keep a jar of applesauce in the cupboard for just such occasions. It’s the one thing I can eat when I can’t eat anything else. Of couse, this jar remains perennially unopened, as I also keep an industrial-sized bottle of antacid in the medicine cabinet. Hope you feel better soon. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/5 "2007-08-01T05:10:30Z")
Good quality, preferably microbrew ginger ale. Ginger is well known to settle a tossing belly. Follow with saltine crackers or toast, or if you’re feeling really adventurous, order some good chicken noodle soup as take out. There, there. \ Do you want to watch cartoons or _I Love Lucy_? ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/6 "2007-08-01T05:10:51Z")
Oh, chix noodle soup sounds good… I think I have some! The Filet-o-Fish sounds nauseating. Maybe chix nuggets… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/7 "2007-08-01T05:12:15Z")
Toast, lightly toasted. That always gets my appetite back. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/8 "2007-08-01T05:12:49Z")
Plain, salty stuff like crackers or pretzels, peppermint or ginger in various forms, and certain sodas are my best standbys. I have a _lot_ of experience in nausea :(. Hope you’re feeling well soon. Queasy sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/9 "2007-08-01T05:14:20Z")
Saltine crackers, which I hate, so I usually go with the somewhat tastier Ritz or Club crackers. Any are good for when you have an upset stomach. Plain, white foods work well – lightly toasted bread, a little pasta without sauce. Also drink Gatorade, in case you’re losing fluids from either end. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/10 "2007-08-01T05:22:21Z")
Jello. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/11 "2007-08-01T07:15:13Z")
Spaghetti-O’s Slides down the throat, hardly any effort involved in preparation, filling and tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/12 "2007-08-01T08:46:45Z")
Flat coca-cola. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/13 "2007-08-01T11:28:53Z")
Another vote for toast. Skip the jam though. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/14 "2007-08-01T12:07:59Z")
If you have an upset stomach, you should be on the BRAT diet - Bread, Rice, Applesauce, or Toast. Nothing greasy, nothing containing milk, nothing spicy. A little Coke might help, too. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/15 "2007-08-01T15:29:35Z")
[QUOTE=Captain\_C] Toast, lightly toasted. That always gets my appetite back. [/QUOTE] Yes, exactly. The only time I eat toast is when I’m ill. And I add butter. ---
**Author:** ![Aangelica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Aangelica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aangelica)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/16 "2007-08-01T16:10:40Z")
Toast. My mother swears by raw celery for upset stomach, which seems to actually work for me. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/17 "2007-08-01T17:09:27Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] Jello. [/QUOTE] Good suggestion. Jello also has a side benefit: depending on which kind you eat, you get a rainbow of colors if you happen to throw it up. ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/18 "2007-08-01T18:39:41Z")
Maybe a milkshake? Tasty and soothing. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/19 "2007-08-01T19:02:04Z")
Toast. Crackers. Soup. Soup \*and \*crackers. ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936/20 "2007-08-01T19:19:25Z")
Saltines work well for me when I feel ill. Bland and salty and easy to eat. Wendy’s Frosty is also a go-to for me. Cools and coats my stomach. It’s a necessity if I have a hangover. I dunno if there’s any actual dairy in it, but I’ve never had dairy issues so that’s not a problem for me. YMMV. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-feeling-well-but-i-am-hungry-what-should-i-eat/413936.md?page=2)