Help Support Your Immune System

Support your immune system with these five tasty ingredients (along with recipe ideas), so you can fight off getting sick this year

It's the time of year when everyone is coming down with something, and I want to avoid catching it at all costs.

While making sure you are getting enough sleep and moving your body regularly (whatever that means to you) is really important, so is what you put in your body!

Here are my five favorite foods & beverages to help support your immune system.

Ingredients to Help Support Your Immune System

Probiotics

I love eating/drinking my probiotics. It's easy (and tasty) to get them from yogurt, kombucha, fermented beverages and fermented veggies.

My favorite probiotic-filled recipes:

• Cranberry Orange Kombucha
• Apple Cinnamon Ginger Kombucha
• Ginger Berryade Kombucha
• How to Make Kombucha
• Tropical Green Smoothie
• Almond Berry Overnight Oats
• Yogurt and Blueberry Crepes
• Pumpkin Yogurt
• Kimchi

Chicken Soup

Chicken soup really is good for your soul and your body. This Chicken and Rice Soup is great to keep in the freezer in case you do come down with a case of the sniffles, but you can always grab a can of soup for the moments you just can't bear to make it to the kitchen.

Try some of these soothing soup recipes:

• Chicken and Rice Soup
• Chicken Broth
• Vegetable Broth
• Bone Broth
• Lemon Chickpea and Rice Soup
• Jalapeño Chicken and Potato Soup
• Chicken Hash

Veggies

Despite their lack of color, white veggies are top-notch immune system supporters.

Garlic, cauliflower, and mushrooms all have their benefits in fighting those nasty things in your body that lead you to get sick.

Garlic:

• Slow Cooker Jalapeño Garlic Boiled Peanuts
• Garlicky Caramelized Onion Pasta
• Roasted Garlic Hummus
• Roasted Garlic
• Rosemary and Garlic Carrots
• Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Cauliflower:

• Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup (this is full of immune-supporting ingredients!)
• Cauliflower Tater Tots
• Cauliflower Fried "Rice"
• Baked Italian Cauliflower

Mushrooms:

• Roasted Mushroom and Beef Soup
• Mushroom Quinoa Risotto
• Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
• Brie and Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
• Mushroom and Sausage Hash
• Mushroom and Bacon Dip

Spices

Spices make your food taste great and are also full of antioxidants. Some spices are even antimicrobial (like cinnamon and turmeric).

Turmeric:

• Instant Pot Lentil Curry
• Cauliflower Mac and Cheese Bites
• Cheesy Brussels Sprouts Dip
• Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup

Cinnamon:

• Cinnamon Apple Overnight Oats
• Maple Cinnamon Zucchini Chips
• Cinnamon Roll Protein Pancakes

Ginger:

• Ginger Cookies without Molasses
• Ginger Beef Soup
• Gingerbread Coffee Concentrate

Oregano:

• Pizza Casserole
• Mexican Quinoa Casserole
• Tacos
• Chimichurri Shrimp
• Lemon Chicken Pasta Casserole

Cayenne Pepper:

• Avocado Chickpea Toast
• Crawfish Nachos
• Bacon Deviled Eggs
• Avocado Deviled Eggs

Tea

All kinds of tea can benefit your immune system, so drink up! Green, white, black, and even herbal tea 🙂

Other tea recipes:

• Berry White Tea Smoothie
• Ginger Turmeric Tea
• Wake Me Up Smoothie (with green tea)
• Ginger White Tea Concentrate
• Iced Antioxidant Tea