Try these seven foods to increase your immunity during cold and flu season.
1. Soup:Your mama has a good point-soup, including chicken noodle soup, is good for your body when your immune system is being beaten up. “We can get a whole bunch of different ingredients into soup,” says McDaniel, “and when we talk about a diet of prevention, we want a variety of food.” This means ingredients like chicken, which is high in zinc and iron, and vitamin-C rich carrots. Broth also helps with mucus secretion, protecting the body from possible invaders.