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I am super sick right now and haven't eaten much in a few days. It's getting to the point where I am gonna need to force myself to eat something to keep my strength up but everything just sounds terrible to me right now. I have been subsisting mostly on small glasses of milk and the occasional packet of instant oatmeal.

Any suggestions on things to eat that go down easy and has nutritional value? Flavor is pretty far down on my list of requirements right now and I'm finding myself exhausted after chewing a few bites. Any serious suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

I’ve had illness that broke my swallowing. Soylent is relatively good tasting, has the nutrients you need, and goes down fast and easy. It isn’t pleasant to live on, but I did it for almost two months and it was way better than only eating soggy bread. I definitely recommend Soylent.

Edit: there’s also (I’m sorry I don’t remember the brand) a really good cinnabon breakfast shake that tastes good and helps break up the monotony of a meal replacement shake only diet.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The cinnamon one is Huel, which also has a better nutritional profile than Soylent

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Awesom! Thank you. I didn’t realize it had a better nutritional profile. I wonder what the calories are like. I will have to look into it again for my breakfasts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Seconding Soylent. I had some issues keeping food down a couple years ago because of some medication I was taking. Soylent was one of the few things I could "eat". I still like it and drink the banana pie one for my lunch when I have to go into the office.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah Soylent is still my go to for breakfast since I have a hard time eating in the mornings in general. I definitely am glad I can eat solid foods now, but Soylent is definitely convenient, easy, and nutritional.

I will admit I’ve only ever had the chocolate and vanilla. I’m not a big vanilla guy, so I pretty much “ate” only chocolate Soylent for a couple months lol. I had to “eat” more often since it’s only 320 I think calories per drink, though. I personally had a goal of 5 a day, so it was definitely hard to keep up the pace, and it got expensive for a time there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A few drops of real vanilla extract can make Soylent a bit more palatable if you have a problem with the taste. I haven't had it for a few years though. I spent a year and a bit mostly just having Soylent and Pho but now I'm back to cooking meals and eating keto.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think Soylent tastes pretty good honestly. It’s just not great to be the only thing you love off off. It gets a bit monotonous after a couple weeks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I did like it but found I would add chocolate powder or maple syrup once a day to break the monotony. I was having it for 3 of 4 meals a day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if something like this would be good for me when I've no appetite when my IBD flares up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It probably would be honestly. It kinda to me was like drinking a glass of chocolate milk that was mixed with chalk. It doesn’t sound appetizing but it really isn’t that bad.