Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

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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:

Specializes in School Nursing.

mcdonald's fries (right out of the grease) ! and a mcd's diet coke ! i know, not so good for you but is definitely a reward for a hard shift !

praiser

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Specializes in ER/Geriatrics.

popcorn and club soda with lime juice!

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freshly baked (still warm) brownie with large scoop of French vanilla ice cream on top!! Yumm!! But, after work, I'm too tired to bake them myself . . . I only get this if my honey happens to be baking!!

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Specializes in Gerontology, nursing education.
mcdonald's fries (right out of the grease) ! and a mcd's diet coke ! i know, not so good for you but is definitely a reward for a hard shift !

praiser

i once stopped at a mcdonald's after a tough night shift and they made me a fresh filet o' fish sandwich and fries at 8 in the morning. it was soooooooo good and i was very grateful that they did that for me.

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Specializes in NICU.

Mexican and beer with friends!! Or Pizza!

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Specializes in Telemetry, M/S.

Pizza, wings, and an ice cold brewski!

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Specializes in NeuroICU/SICU/MICU.

It used to be a portobello mushroom burger from Carl's Jr...until one morning after I had a patient with a lady partsl infection, and I realized it smelled the same! :barf02:Can't eat that one anymore.

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Specializes in Psych.

mashed potatoes and gravy!

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Specializes in Plastics. General Surgery. ITU. Oncology.

Bacon sandwich with lots of hot, strong tea.

Yes well I'm English. What did you expect? ;)

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Bacon sandwich with lots of hot, strong tea.

Yes well I'm English. What did you expect? ;)

Well I don't mind the bacon butty although give me a good sausage butty and would be better. Tea definitely give that a miss but enjoy a good cuppa coffee :)

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Specializes in Plastics. General Surgery. ITU. Oncology.

Well Canada sounds like a good place for a nice bacon sarnie Silverdragon ;)

But coffee? Give me builder's tea so strong you can stand a spoon up in it any day. I'm from the North originally. Could you tell? :)

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Well Canada sounds like a good place for a nice bacon sarnie Silverdragon ;)

But coffee? Give me builder's tea so strong you can stand a spoon up in it any day. I'm from the North originally. Could you tell? :)

Lived most of my life in the North England (well Lincolnshire and Yorkshire) and give me coffee any day. More of a veggie these days as hubby is a veggie so not really bothered about bacon but do manage sausage butty now and again :)

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