gluten-free eats

Herbal tea with either spearmint or licorice root as a main component. Spearmint is a milder mint, and peppermint can sometimes be a bit much on an upset stomach. Licorice root has regulatory GI properties, and is sweet enough on its own to require significantly less additional sweetener. Ginger is also often recommended for mildly upset stomachs, though possibly it's too strong for food poisoning, and I personally have a sensitivity to it, tasty as it is. Tea's also handy for dunking plain GF toast. If you want something a bit more savory than banana, you might try baked plantain with a bit of salt, or microwave cubed butternut squash, and again mash it with a bit of salt. You can even put that on toast or mix it with the pasta for a very mild boost of flavor and nutrients. Just make sure it hasn't been pre-seasoned.

I have to be very careful about eggs on an upset stomach; I usually can't tolerate them. I'm better at handling a small quantity of low-sodium black beans on plain rice, but beans are a regular part of my diet. I wouldn't recommend them unless you eat them frequently. Imagine chicken broth is GF, though I don't know about the presence of onion powder. Non-dairy yogurt might be another option for protein.

I used to eat plain corn tortilla chips as a substitute for the saltine crackers of my youth, though the main thing for me has always been to try to keep as hydrated as I can, so upset stomach doesn't also turn into migraineheim. I just can't only drink liquids due to texture issues and hospital associations. I've since found Trader Joe's original savory thin crackers work really well as a saltine substitute, though I've also tried and liked the Blue Diamond line of plain nut thins. These are all tasty enough to be interesting, but mild enough not to aggravate any stomach issues I'm experiencing.