Please judge me

[OhBuggerandArse]

I have a stinking cold and am home alone for the night as all the family are away, so thankfully have no witnesses to my dripping snot and huffing and puffing. Have no appetite and can't be bothered cooking - is gin and fresh orange and Pringles an acceptable dinner in these circumstances or am I just a degenerate waster? (full disclosure - despite said stinking cold am robust enough to be told I am Bad and Wrong, and will survive without your validation)

Full of vit C, good choice!

Sounds perfect. All the food groups, (more or less); and isn’t it ‘feed a cold, starve a fever? Get them Pringles et!

Are you taking paracetamol or sudafed?

Nope, did earlier for work but am now free from responsibilities. That is what the gin is replacing (more effective for pain relief, if not for professionalism).

I think gin would work with lemon and honey (I usually use whisky or brandy) which is definitely medicinal. A couple of cloves and some ginger would add to the gin bouquet.

That is lovely and probably a good idea but too wintery - after a nice sunny day am still clinging on to the last dregs of summer and hot toddies would break the spell.

No judgement but maybe make it a Pringle sandwich to introduce some complex carbs?

Not acceptable - you are missing some kind of sugar component really - otherwise it’s not a balanced ‘meal’. Can you muster up some Maltesers from somewhere, or a few squares of chocolate? (Get well soon btw).

Eat whatever you feel like eating, especially as you're ill. Anything that tempts your appetite is fair game.

Agree with Werp, you need to make a Pringle sandwich.

You need electrolytes - so as well as the salt from the pringles, you need to add some sugar!

Sorry OP but alcohol is a disaster for your immune system ☹️ Pringles and OJ (no gin) would be better for the cold. Hope you feel better soon!

Enjoy your gin, orange and Pringles. Hope you feel better soon.

Sounds delicious, I want some now and haven't even got a cold. Get well soon.

Op its disgusting to sit and be lazy like that with a cold. (joking)

Im no better than you.
I have a cold too im sitting in bed with coffee bq pringles and a cinnamon bun that i keep nibbling at.
Mumsnet and tissue up my nose because it wont stop dripping.
Lunch today was a cup a soup.
Send help.

Sounds perfectly fine to me

God that sounds amazing.

I also have a stinking cold and now I want fresh oranges, pringles & gin

Orange - good - Vit C
Pringles - good - blowing your nose a lot depletes the body of salt
Gin - not so sure. Maybe a hot toddy?

Gin is an old cure for malaria and a stinking cold has to be at least as bad as that, right?