Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

[EMSnut45]

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...

[NurseCard, ADN]

Doughnuts.

Two Sausage Burritos from McD's.

Cafe Mocha

Just about anything that has to do with either breakfast, or espresso with chocolate. =)

[SWS RN, ASN, RN]

If it is summer or hot weather-and as I live in Florida that's pretty much all year round-BlueBell Ice cream...especially Tropical paradise or vanilla with strawberries or mint chocolate chip.

or

PIZZA!

or

BOTH!

with a Coke Zero (so much better than regular diet coke) because I am counting calories...

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[SaraO'Hara]

Irish Stew done with Guinness stout, beef, potatoes... mmmm. Or fresh French bread and a damn good cheese...

[Moogie]

This thread is dangerous! You all are making me hungry!

Nom, nom, nom!

[Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN]

To be perfectly honest?

Turkey & Cheese Lunchables. It has a little bit of everything - salty, crunchy, carbs, a drink, and a small dessert.

I don't want to go anywhere near Lunchables except for when I finish a string of long shifts. Nothing tastes better at eight AM!

One time, I went to the grocery store bound and determined to buy something else, something closer to REAL FOOD. I swear I wondered around the store for forty-five minutes...and only walked out with the Lunchables!

[NeoNurseTX, RN]

margarita and breakfast tacos!!