Chicken Noodle Soup is good for you when you have the flu because it contains electrolytes as well as hydrates you.
And hot soup helps break up the congestion associated with both colds and the flu.
The salt in the soup and its warmth can also soothe a sore throat.
Foods that settle your stomach include, soups, chicken noodle soup, bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, crackers and other broth based foods or even sipping some broth.
Soups and broths are good for vomiting as the soups and broths provide you with hydration as well as electrolytes which you need when vomiting.
When vomiting or having a stomach aches you should try eating foods such as bananas, rice, applesauce, dry toast, soda crackers (these foods are called BRAT diet).
And for 24-48 hours after the last episode of vomiting, avoid foods that can irritate or may be difficult to digest such alcohol, caffeine, fats/oils, spicy food, milk or cheese.
Soup is good for an upset stomach as the soup is easier to digest and easier to get down when your stomach is upset.
When you have an upset stomach it's recommended that you use the BRAT diet and also eat foods with clear liquids which include soups.
Chicken Noodle soup is one of the best soups for when you have an upset stomach but other soups are also good.
The soups provide you enough nutrition to give you some energy when you're not feeling well to eat other foods.
When it comes to what to eat with a stomach ache, clear liquids are preferable.
And clear soup broth, as opposed to rich and creamy soups like clam chowder, can keep you hydrated when your body is feeling anything but.
Broth-based soups are high in water content and help replace fluids.
Examples of easy-to-digest broth-based soup include vegetable, chicken noodle and chicken and rice.
Miso soup with ginger can also help.
Some good foods to eat when you're sick or have an upset stomach include.
Ginger.
Other herbs and spices.
Plain crackers.
Dry toast.
White rice.
Unseasoned, skinless chicken or fish.
Plain scrambled eggs.
Bananas.