Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

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Specializes in ICU and EMS.

I find myself craving certain meals after an exceptionally long/stressful shift. None of it is ever healthy!! Tonight was one of those nights. It got me thinking... what comfort food do you crave after a difficult shift?

I'll go first.

I LOVE anything with syrup-- pancakes (especially with chocolate chips!!), waffles, and french toast. That syrup melts away all the stress of the day! My other big-time comfort meal is bacon, eggs, and fried tomatoes. I'm not quite sure why it's all breakfast food...:rolleyes:

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i love cheesecake and cupcakes :) mmmmm and juicy burgers

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Specializes in Med-surg > LTC > HH >.

*wineUmmmm, bake mac & cheese, real mash taters & gravy, birthday cake, fried green tomatoes, turnip greens and:teapot: way to many awesome things to mention. I think I need a bedtime snack now. hee~hee.:WHCk:

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Bean and cheese burrito, ice cold Budwiser.

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Specializes in ICU/NICI/PICU/Pulmonary/GI.

I needed pasta after a 12 hour shift. Usually spaghetti with a quickly made fresh tomato sauce with lots of garlic. It used to drive my parents crazy to be smelling those food aromas at 7:30 in the morning. It's all about the carbs I think!

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Specializes in LTC, Home Health, Hospice.

A large extra chocolate mocha with extra whip cream, chocolate syrup on top!

extra rich chocolate cake with peanut butter/cream cheese frosting!...anything with peanut butter for that fact!.......ummm I think I'll get some now!

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Specializes in Oncology.

I love stopping at McDonald's for an egg mcmuffin after work. My other pleasure? Omelets!

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Specializes in Long term care.

The other night was a really stressful night and I slightly chuckled to myself "after work I am going to get myself some high fructose corn syrup!"

I really got a chicken tender melt and french fries and a glass of rootbeer from a local Perkins...even though I knew it was bad for me -_-;;

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Specializes in home health & nonprofit management.

Fried tomatoes- yummy! Add in a fully loaded hotdog, mac n cheese and maybe a slice of pizza, wash it all down with a cherry coke ---heaven! Or at least on my way there!

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Specializes in ED, ICU, Education.

Sharing a box of wine with my other ICU ladies, and hashbrown casserole from Cracker Barrel.

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Specializes in chemical dependency detox/psych.

If a PM shift: hard cider or a beer w/ a whole can of reduced-fat Pringles

If a noc shift: hashbrown potatoes w/ onions and peppers, 2 eggs over-easy, topped w/ hollandaise sauce, fresh OJ to drink

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Specializes in LTC.

If I had my way every night.-

Two Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers from Wendys.. a small french fries.. a tall glass of a ice water.. and cake batter ice cream :).

Of course I can't do this too much or I'd be patient and not the nurse.

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