Ten Foods to Beat a Cold

January and February tend to be the worst months for colds and flu. Our producer Doubledown has been having a sinus thing. I've been fighting something off myself the last two days. When you've popped the extra vitamin C and don't want to drown yourself in cold medicines, what else can you do other than the classic chicken soup?

A lot according to this top 10 list of foods to beat a cold. If you're getting that tickle in the back of the throat or that burning in the nose you might want to take a look. As luck would have it, I had almonds in the cupboard and white seedless grapes in the fridge. Guess what I had for dinner after reading this? Hey it can't hurt, and it's all healthy stuff anyway. As long as Bill Doyle's porridge isn't in the top ten I say try it all!