A Get-Well-Soon Guide

Your prescription: Jewish penicillin

We’re entering the time of year when it seems like everyone’s sick or getting sick. I tell my kids on a daily basis how important it is to eat nourishing foods to stay healthy. When I feel like I’m getting sick, I make immunity punch, chicken soup packed with anti-inflammatory, immunity-boosting ingredients, and foods high in vitamin C. I believe that whole foods made with whole ingredients (like all the recipes I share here!!) are essential to good health and maintaining a strong immune system.

Also on my list of immune-boosting tips (which makes me sound like such a mom, I know):

• Take 2 of these vitamins every few hours when you start to feel under the weather. I keep these on hand always—it really helps fight off a cold if you catch it in time

• Stay hydrated. Lots of water, and I add electrolytes to mine. (Either these that my trainer makes or these made by my favorite salt brand.) I lug my water bottle with me everywhere, too.

• Get a good night’s sleep!! Rest will help your body recover.

My oldest was home with a cold last week, so I made her soup (Jewish penicillin) and she had some of the short ribs I made. And a pro-tip: Make soup, freeze it (I use these containers), and warm it up when you’re sick. Standing over the kitchen is the last thing I want to do when I don’t feel well. Cook it now to take care of yourself later.

just this once, we're trading green for orange

Here’s what’s on the menu this week to help you feel better, fast:

• Golden Chicken Soup (with my favorite trick to make any soup better for you)

• Immunity Punch, Two Ways

• Three-Ingredient Short Ribs

• Lentil Salad

Golden Chicken Soup