Comfort foods

       Comfort food could be described as foods that make us feel warm, happy and comforting.  Whether you're sick or lazy, comfort foods always have a benefit of making us feel better inside.  Everybody has different kinds of foods that they consider to be comforting, especially when winter is approaching, many would consider warm hot meals as a type of comfort food. 
       One of my classic favorite comfort food is chicken noodle soup with muffin.  The two duos make me feel better when I am sick and it's something that is easy to digest and soothes my throat.  The light chicken broth from the soup is delicious and tasty.  Their is just something in the chicken noodle soup that makes me want to eat bowls and bowls of it.  The muffin adds a little bit of sweetness to my mouth, and I like to have something sweet with something salty, it just balances the soup out.  Another type of comfort food most of us might eat when we are feeling low or anxious are junk food.  We chow down chocolate bars, chips, fries, cookies etc.  We eat junk food to comfort our feelings and eat our feelings away.  I personally think that doesn't work whatsoever.  By chowing down tons of junk food is not going to make my feelings go away but rather it makes my stomach ache from overeating.  I think that junk food is not a type of comfort food, it could be once in a while and in moderation but not so when you are over eating it.
      One of my favorite restaurants that probably has all the comfort food I love is Panera.  Panera serves pastries, salads, sandwiches and soups that are tasty and makes me feel warm.  The bear claw that they serve is delicious.  It's a croissant  shaped of a bear claw( thus named bear claw) with nuts on it and it's sweet.  Pair it up with a salad or their broccoli and cheddar soup and you're in comfort food heaven.  It's filling and doesn't leave you feeling nauseous.