Hangover food
Happy New Years eaters! I luckily do not have a hangover today, unlike many people I know. However, when I do have a hangover, and I mean the worst hangover, the only food that sounds appetizing to me or that I can stomach is gold fish. If not for that snack that smiles back, I would most likely die. So what about you eaters? What is the one food that when you can't even think about wanting to eat but need to eat something is your go to hangover cure food?
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34 Comments:
double cheese, no onion, extra pickles with a large fry from MickeyD's.
ChelleyD01 at 5:26PM on 01/01/09
breakfast sandwiches. the greasier the better. bacon egg cheese. perfect.
listener at 5:35PM on 01/01/09
I guess I'm not really prone to hangovers in general. I do tend to opt for some kind of a bacon & eggs or grilled cheese on toast breakfast if it does happen. Salty, carb-y and lots of water would be my cure of choice, I reckon. Although back in my uni days, when I really did experience a bad hangover or two, all I could (and wanted) to eat was just a plain roll, lots of water and several bottles of Schweppes Bitter Lemon. I haven't been able to find the latter in the US, unfortunately - it's good even without a hangover.
brooke29 at 5:58PM on 01/01/09
A banana and water. Part of the reason one feels bad after a night of drinking is the loss of fluids and potassium, so this really does help. I know that a lot of people swear by the greasy food thing, but just thinking about such things when I'm hungover makes me feel even sicker.
chisai at 6:04PM on 01/01/09
One beer, lime a bit of v8 and a nap.
Shelleyanne at 6:07PM on 01/01/09
I wonder if it's how much you drink that has to do with what 'cures' you--normally I'm not much of a drinker, and when I do drink, I usually have a glass of water with every glass of wine, which is the best 'pre-cure.' In the morning, working out usually sweats out the bad stuff.
However, the ONE time when I really got 'wrecked' in my life, 8 years ago--as in passing out on the floor, waking up feeling as if I'd just had a really hard workout (or been thrown off the train)--that one time I remember getting the last egg and cheese (hold the meat) on an English muffin at McDonald's that I ever ate and really craving that. (I think I was still drunk.).
HeartofGlass at 6:28PM on 01/01/09
Tomato basil soup from Whole Foods and a baguette. Perhaps some Odwalla if I'm especially run-down.
pearl at 6:28PM on 01/01/09
Extra Large Red Bull and an Egg McMuffin, no meat makes me happy on those bad days...
chuckjustice at 6:33PM on 01/01/09
Diet pepsi and scrambled eggs with dry whole wheat toast.
dhorst at 6:43PM on 01/01/09
I don't drink to the hangover stage anymore, but when I did, a big glass of ice cold root beer was my cure.
dmcavanagh at 7:16PM on 01/01/09
I have to go with chicken tikka masala. It's the right balance of protein to carbs to richness/fat plus a little spice. And it makes me want to take a nap afterwards, which never is a bad thing to help get over the hangover.
Amandarama at 7:37PM on 01/01/09
Yoo-Hoo---REALLY!!!!
it's that 11 minerals and vitamins thing
dmurphy118 at 8:39PM on 01/01/09
The only thing I can think of that's ever done me a lick of good is a big greasy breakfast in the morning. I don't drink much anymore but when I did go out a lot, I'd take Tylenol before bed. I now hear this was not a good idea. Maybe it was mind over matter but it seemed to lessen the headache problems I suffered "the morning after."
therealchiffonade at 9:18PM on 01/01/09
No food, please....'ugh'
Three or fours pots of hot sweet milky tea.
lamora at 9:59PM on 01/01/09
i get the sick-to-my-stomach hangover, so only light brewed tea and saltines until the pukey feeling goes away.
veggieout at 11:16PM on 01/01/09
Bloody Marys with a beer chaser (hair of the dog). Water.
pjracz10 at 11:41PM on 01/01/09
Menudo.
PumpkinBear at 11:42PM on 01/01/09
Love the Menudo call....
Kbear919 at 1:51AM on 01/02/09
toast and a large diet coke.
machellebelle at 7:59AM on 01/02/09
Oxymoron? Hangover/Food
PerkyMac at 8:12AM on 01/02/09
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, crackers and Coke. Start with little bitty sips of the broth, then onto the noodles and once you can handle the chicken and veggies, you know you are going to be O.K.!
hammondcheese at 8:26AM on 01/02/09
most of the time i'm only interested in club soda, but for new years there's nothing like kielbasa, pork, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes to make me feel 100%.
gastronomeg at 10:49AM on 01/02/09
My dad insists Chinese fried noodles and congee are the way to go, that and aspirin. Oh and Ovaltine. sometimes we're so Asian.
ag3208 at 11:17AM on 01/02/09
I forgot to add, my boss told me the secret to not getting a hangover is to stay drunk, but you know you might die of alcohol poisoning.
ag3208 at 11:17AM on 01/02/09
@pjracz10: Oh yea so agree. But the bloody needs to be extra spicy. Kill off all the bad mojo in the belly.
bodaciousgirl at 11:51AM on 01/02/09
I'm with Chelley - when I'm hungover, bring on the grease! So healthy I know ;) Happy new year everyone!
Hillary
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Chew on That at 1:31PM on 01/02/09
A neurologist friend of mine said to avoid hangovers altogether, do not drink anything with sugar in it. Drink liquor on the rocks or with a sugar-free mixer. Take 2 aspirin (no Tylenol - bad for the liver) before bed, then set the alarm and take 2 more in the middle of the night. On those rare occasions when I guzzle too much wine, a big juicy apple and a glass of ice water does the trick in the morning. It seems to balance my electrolytes.
Josdean at 2:46PM on 01/02/09
I'm only ever put right by a huge bottle of Vitamin Water and a good workout at the gym to sweat the toxins out...
criseyde at 2:56PM on 01/02/09
I'm with Chelley and Hilary - I need grease, salt, more grease deepfried and put in a paper bag. I usually chug a couple gatorades to rehydrate
hungrychristel at 4:03PM on 01/02/09
Now that I'm almost an old fart, the only thing that works for me is water - gallons and gallons of water. Drinking it, and a hot shower are the two things that put me to rights after an over-the-top night!
TheCheapChick at 7:21PM on 01/03/09
I generally don't get hung-over because I rarely drink to that point...however, when I drink even one glass of red wine, I'm sure to get a headache afterwards, and the only thing that helps me is a big glass of water and a few Advil, and getting back into bed for a 1/2 hour until the Advil kicks in.
juliebugsmama at 11:28AM on 01/05/09
Grilled cheese, water, and two Advil before bed. Two Advil, water, and blue box mac 'n cheese the next day. The Advil and mac 'n cheese are also my dehydration cure (it happened a lot in HS/college), so that makes sense. The only problem is that although I'm the one in need of the pre-sleep cure, I'm also the one who always makes the group grilled cheese. Even on my 21st birthday - and I should NOT have been allowed near a stove that night!
orangeobsession at 4:52PM on 01/05/09
Anything with a clear base broth...Pho, Saimen and Ramen is the best!! Or try them when you're trying to sober up before you go to bed.
tambybear at 3:14PM on 01/08/09
If I can manage to eat, vegetable sushi. Plain rice would also work. The last time I would get hangovers, I used to make scones.
Also necessary are loads of Vitamin Water, the purple or black labels.
tastyfever at 12:42AM on 01/18/09