What to eat when you have a cold? You should choose soft, bland, and easily digestible foods. In terms of medication, you need to choose antiviral drugs and symptomatic treatment drugs. The diet should be light, soft, and easy to digest, avoiding excessive consumption of meat and overly greasy, high-calorie foods. Eat more celery, spinach, mung bean sprouts, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, bitter melon, etc. General soy products and dairy can also be consumed. It is not recommended to consume too much meat; the focus should be on light foods, consumed in small amounts frequently. When having a fever, opt for liquid or semi-liquid foods.