v v ill w 2 colds back to back wanna die miserable 90% of my last 3 weeks of waking hours, little appetite
Yes, if that’s all you can eat, definitely get the calories.
If you don’t eat you die. So yes, chips are better than nothing
Strictly speaking, yes. It’s better to get calories and marginal nutrients than no calories and no nutrients.
Definitely seek medical attention though. Eating like that isn’t sustainable and a cold shouldn’t last that long.
are potato chips better than death? yes, i think so. just barely.
They have calories (energy) which your body needs for defending itself. So eat all the simple carbs you want, if that’s what you can stomach.
Switch it up. even just tortilla chips and hummus or salsa too with plenty of water and you might even survive! Nuts are great too. Dense calories and nutrients, underrated.
Anything is better than nothing. Except maybe feces for illness reasons, but some survivalists may debate that and say that its still better than absolutely nothing.
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Its true. Don’t do it.
Definitely not plain and uncooked.
But depending where it comes from, it makes great camp fire fuel…
Though… why would anyone think feces is a good idea. (Or urine. Bear Gillis is a moron.)
Followed by: Don’t eat yellow snow.
Yes, potato chips are completely fine in that situation. I don’t know why people say they have too much salt. Sure, they have a lot, but when you have a cold, you’re supposed to drink a lot of water, so that balances out. You can lose a lot of salt due to sweating (especially if you have a fever) and peeing. And salt is a very important electrolyte. And the fat and starch gives you calories.
Try them with plain yogurt. Cuts the grease somehow and good for you.
As others mentioned- saltines.
They’re basically flour and salt. Also, I recommend getting some kind of juice and mixing it with something like sprite or 7 up.
They’re empty calories, mind, but your body is okay with empty calories for a bit. It’s much more important to avoid crash diets and such. Though junk food is only more healthy than absolute starvation
There isn’t any flour in potato chips. They aren’t empty calories either. There is an enormous amount of nutrients in potatoes, far from being empty calories.
The reason potato chips are bad for you isn’t the potato. It’s the oil they are cooked in and the amount of salt.
Compared to the amount of calories in a potato chip, and what they do to the potatoes to make it…. They’re pretty damn close.
Are they better than nothing? Sure. But not something you can survive on for even a few weeks.
In any case I was speaking to saltines being mostly flour. (There might be some additives, possibly a leavening agent. There’s also water to make the dough but that baked out.)
If the reason for the restrictive diet is an upset stomach, saltines are going to be less offensive to that stomach than potatoe chips.
If you just need calories, pick something with less salt. I’ve had bad colds before but I never went to potato chips for sustenance. Also 3 weeks is a lot, you should get in touch with a doctor.
A nice way to go anyway
If your hungry then eat something with lots of nutrients like liver or eggs.
If your not hungry then don’t eat. Don’t force yourself, while your sick.
Definitely see a doctor.
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“I’m sick.”
“Eat liver! What you got, anyway?”
“Gout.”
Hunger and sickness are where the body shines. Sometimes the body needs to go into a semi-fasting state, only drinking not eating. Sometimes the body needs nutrition. Liver is one of the most bioavailable nutritious foods that exists, followed closely by eggs. So they’re good natural multivitamin pills when you’re not feeling well
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Right the body naturally wants to fast when it’s sick, unless it’s low on some important nutrient.
Eating a big bowl of ice cream while you’re sick might feel good in the moment, but it’s not going to help you get there
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I’m not trying to convince anybody, I’m just providing the best advice I can. They can take it or leave it.
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Stay hydrated, that is the most important thing. The potato chips can help because salt & potassium, maybe that is why you are craving them. Water with electrolytes or diluted Gatorade can also be good. Dehydration is a real risk when you have fever.
I find it hard to believe that potato chips would be your only option. If you’re not feeling well, and you’re not hungry, you have to eat something so it might as well be something easy and nutritious. try something like this: MealSquares.com; Ketolent; JimmyJoy.com; I can’t remember the rest but there are dozens of other things just like that.
