The American Cancer Society published a unique and useful book for survivors undergoing cancer treatment: What to Eat During Cancer Treatment. 100 Great-tasting, Family-friendly Recipes to Help You Cope.
Healthy Survivors know that good nutrition helps them feel better and deal with their disease. When undergoing cancer treatment, many patients find eating well a struggle.
[The following information is excerpted from the ACS website] "The American Cancer Society's new cookbook, What to Eat During Cancer Treatment, has comforting, flavorful answers for these and other challenges.
Recipes to soothe symptoms
The book's 100 recipes are organized by symptom and flagged with colorful symptom icons. Most recipes help with more than one symptom, giving readers more than 220 great-tasting options for symptom relief.
Help in the kitchen – and away from home, too
Author Jeanne Besser worked closely with Society nutritionists to fill the cookbook with practical information. Bonus sections include:
- Advice for the caregiver
- Tips to make eating out easier
- A list of kitchen staples to simplify meal preparation
- Ideas for a take-along “food survival kit”
- Guidance on maintaining a healthy weight throughout treatment
This cookbook offers healthy recipes that can help cancer patients cope with a variety of different side effects. And the recipes taste great, so caregivers and family members will also enjoy them.
I have to add to this - Rebecca Katz, MS, created the outstanding cookbook, "One Bite at a Time" that I have used for several friends undergoing chemo, who found the dishes delicious and appetizing! (And I have used the cookbook myself- excellent for the ill and well alike.)
Her more recent book is "The Cancer Fighting Kitchen," also a great work of culinary art and healing that can help keep cancer at bay and enhance our immune systems.
Wendy, thank you again for "On Healthy Survivorship" and all you do for those of us gut-punched by cancer. Partly because of you, many of us are able to stand up straight and breathe again more easily, and to return to our normal lives, or at least embrace our "new normals" with more grace and acceptance.
Always hope,
Lori
www.lorihope.com/blog
Posted by: Lori Hope | July 17, 2011 at 07:34 AM
Thank you for letting us know about this important book. Eating nutritious foods is always essential, but especially during cancer treatment.
Jan
Posted by: Jan Hasak | July 17, 2011 at 07:52 AM
Thank you so much, was just getting ready to do some research today. My 5 foot 9 inch tall body isn't doing so well with the 124 pound weight. I've always been over-weight, so this is a BIG change. Nothing tastes good anymore.
Jonnie
Posted by: Jonnie Hickman | July 17, 2011 at 09:37 AM
I'm glad so many are finding this post useful.
Lori, thanks for the reference and letting me know this blog is helping you tap into your inner strength.
With hope, Wendy
Posted by: Wendy S. Harpham, MD | July 17, 2011 at 12:59 PM
I have a relative that is a cancer survivor, and believe me it's not easy for them as she is at the same time 86 years old already. This would definitely help them out. Thanks
Posted by: Carol | July 22, 2011 at 03:36 PM