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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Decadent Dot on November 25, 2011, 07:59:26 am
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I am shortly to undergo Chemotherapy. I am told that because of the drugs, food will taste bland and “cardboardish”. Even so, I am required to eat healthily. I am putting together a set of recipes to make that are “tasty” I do not like heat though (for example chillies or hot curries) So far I have added Querky cooking's, Chicken and Cashews with Coconut Satay Sauce and Coconut Rice.
Can you suggest some high tasting recipes for me?
Dot
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Sorry to hear that dd, make sure you take care
Blue cheese & leek quiche.
Blue cheese anything, pasta, pizza, sauces, dips, turkish bread
I love blue cheese
Anything strong in flavour, tumeric is good.
Xx
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Hope all goes well with your chemotherapy, poor you.
One brilliant recipe is monkeyboyzmum's cheese sauce http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6120.0 but make sure you do use a strong blue cheese as Hally suggested or perhaps Parmesan or Grana Padano. It is a pity and you like chillies and stuff, but you could try adding large quantities of garlic to any mildish tasting recipe and garlic is good for you as well.
You could also roast your vegetables rather than steam or boil them to give extra flavour and add them to soups and stews.
Get well soon ;)
JB
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I'm sorry to hear that you need Chemotherapy Dot,fingers crossed that it does it's job.I was mulling over your post when I was dog walking this morning thinking what would be tasty.How about Smoked Fish cooked in some form,we love it made into fishcakes. ;) The other offering is smoothies,found this one on Cyndi O'Mera's website.
http://changinghabits.com.au/_webapp_826902/Green_Chocolate_Smoothie
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Dot, wishing you much strength and rest for your treatment ahead.
12 years ago, I went through high dose chemo for 6 months. On the Chemo days in particular, I couldn't eat at all.
I did find my appetite ceased really, but smoothies and high vitamin shakes do help. When I did feel like eating, I didn't notice any difference with the taste though.......see how you go, each might experience differently.
If I can offer you any advice, it would be take everyone up on their offers of help, even cooking meals (you will be tired), rest whenever needed, and give your self little treats for pick- me- ups ;)
Hugs, and thinking positive thoughts for you :)
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Dot, my heartfelt best wishes go to you.
You could try making your normal foods (and, most importantly, special treats) that you enjoy already but spice them up with a strong sauce - the worcesteshire sauce recipe can be pretty powerful. I'm also planning on trying the HP sacue this weekend as well amd it may have the same 'oompf'. Mind you, these may not go with everything, but may help to bring out some flavours for your taste buds to get tingling.
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Best wishes Dot and as Maddie says make sure you take people up on their offers of help.
I find a lot of the green smoothies are very strong tasting particularly if made with banana and raspberries, and they would also be great for you. You could even make just one and drink slowly throughout the day if not feeling like an actual meal.
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Best wishes and loving thoughts from me too Dot. The girls have given good advice and with maddy having been through it herself, she would know a lot more about it than me. I could only suggest curries of some description, they certainly have the taste factor. Good luck with your course. :-* :-*
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Best wiishes Dot
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Best wishes on the chemo Dot xxx
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Thinking of you Dot. Keep strong in the head. You WILL be OK. Savory muffins, small and tasty.
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I've no extra ideas DD. Just wanted to add my best wishes. Hope you treatment is successful
and make sure you look after yourself. :-* :-*
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My mum had chemo and radium last year and she said the same thing. A couple of the ones that she liked was the garlic prawns or garlic prawn risotto and honey mustard chicken. For dessert she said that she couldn't go past the EDC sticky date pudding.
Hope this helps and our thoughts are with you. Sending love and hugs to you. Take care.
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Thinking of you Dot :-*, and all the best with the treatments
My idea was to try something that you don’t like. i would try coriander i hate the stuff :-))
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:) Hope all goes well with treatment Dot.
Rest up, take all the offers for help.
sending hugs,
Robyn
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So sorry to hear that Dot. Hope all goes well.
Sending gentle hugs your way.
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Sending my best wishes for a quick recovery from your treatment and all the best for a complete recovery Dot!
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My thoughts and prayers are with you Dot. Be kind to yourself!!!!! I wish you a speedy recovery.
Much love Trudy
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Bumping this, in honour of Pink Ribbon Day on Monday 22 Oct. When our friends and family are going through chemotherapy, we want to help, but it's stressful for the suffering person to try to share all the dietary restrictions and issues they have to contend with, at a time of great physical and emotional demand. So I thank you, DD, for your leadership here and thanks also to the other forum members who have shared recipes that help nurture our Pink Ribbon ladies.
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Just seen this.
So sorry Dot and hope that almost a year on you are in much better health.
I read a recpe this morning called nuts and bolts.
It is a very seasoned mix of nibbles, however when I tried to search just now the search would not work at all.
Edited to,add link now forum working http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=10974.0
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I have a Nuts and Bolts recipe if you want it DJ, really easy and tastes better after a couple of weeks.
How are you getting on now Dot? :)
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Wow Cecilia, that is so interesting. Do you mind if I copy and send it to my MIL who's mother is batteling cancer?
TIA. :D
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Of couse not, Astarra. I am just beginning to learn about all this. I have found this thread so helpful and I'm sure others have plenty of experience to share. Keep calm and Think Pink!
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That's was an interesting read however as a lifelong livestock farmer I strongly object to one statement.
"Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. "
That is such a misleading and blanket statement.
Beef and lamb produced in the UK and I am sure in other parts of the world too do not contain any of the above.
With pork it is probably best to know where it comes from and the same applies.
A scheme called FARM ASSURED checks all these things.
Very interesting about the microwave and plastic. Don't do it much but will change how I do that.
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Dot - I certainly can't add any further suggestions to all the excellent ones above - but I want to wish you well and all the strength you can muster to get through the treatment. We're all here pulling for you!!
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Of couse not, Astarra. I am just beginning to learn about all this. I have found this thread so helpful and I'm sure others have plenty of experience to share. Keep calm and Think Pink!
Sent, thanx. :)
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Dear friends, the info from John Hopkins is a hoax http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/news_events/featured/cancer_update_email_it_is_a_hoax.html
Healthy eating is a good way to boost immune systems and fight illness but the info supposedly from John Hopkins is untrue.
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Thank you for your due diligence, Bonsai. I deleted the message and apologise to you and other forum members for not having found the link you posted myself. Thanks again.
My parents used to warn me: "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
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No apologies necessary Cecilia - it's only because of my profession that I was rather suspicious of the claims made in the email and did a quick google search. Despite it being a hoax it is true that healthy eating and lifestyle can assist in preventing some cancers and will certainly boost the body's ability to fight illness.
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Totally agree with you Jess!
There's a lot of misleading information about meat around.
I've just recently visited an Australian feedlot, with a view to comparing our system with that in the US and I've posted about it here -
http://www.lambsearsandhoney.com/2012/10/good-food-where-it-comes-from-feedlotting/
That's was an interesting read however as a lifelong livestock farmer I strongly object to one statement.
"Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. "
That is such a misleading and blanket statement.
Beef and lamb produced in the UK and I am sure in other parts of the world too do not contain any of the above.
With pork it is probably best to know where it comes from and the same applies.
A scheme called FARM ASSURED checks all these things.
Very interesting about the microwave and plastic. Don't do it much but will change how I do that.
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Very interesting Amanda.
Thank you.
Does the JH hoax post now removed have any truth in the plastic and microwave theory?
Thoughts please on plastic dishes and cling film usage, thanks everyone.
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Hi all.
I just thought that I would tell you that it is exactly a year since I had my op for cancer.My hair is growing back into what can only be described as a quirky style :-\ :-\ I am aiming for a Dame Judy Dench look. I saw my Oncologist this week and was told that I am as near cured as cancer ever allows you to be. I have HER2/pos cells which means that I am more susceptible to cancer returning than others who have more normal cells. Right now I am on the drug Herceptin to try to prevent this happening but the word "cured" was used at my annual check up and so I am on a high! ;D ;D ;D
Also want to thank you all for your positive thoughts during the year and the Thermomix for helping me through the dietry probs.
Dot
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So pleased for you and your family Dot.
What a roller coaster you have been on, well done.
Hoping you can take things easy and enjoy yourself a bit more now. Thanks for letting us know.
Very best wishes
DJ
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Dot that's fantastic news, you must be over the moon. Continue to look after yourself and treat everyday as a gift.
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Nice to hear this report DD, let's hope next year will be so much better and life can be more normal for you. :-* :-*
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Wonderful news Dot :D
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Great news Dot
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Hi all.
I just thought that I would tell you that it is exactly a year since I had my op for cancer.My hair is growing back into what can only be described as a quirky style :-\ :-\ I am aiming for a Dame Judy Dench look. I saw my Oncologist this week and was told that I am as near cured as cancer ever allows you to be. I have HER2/pos cells which means that I am more susceptible to cancer returning than others who have more normal cells. Right now I am on the drug Herceptin to try to prevent this happening but the word "cured" was used at my annual check up and so I am on a high! ;D ;D ;D
Also want to thank you all for your positive thoughts during the year and the Thermomix for helping me through the dietry probs.
Dot
You are officially a member of our survivors club . Well done. Love the Dame Judy Dench look .
Geet
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Good news Dot. :) Agree with Gert,Dame Judy Dench is a very classy lady ;)
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That's excellent news Dot! So happy for you! :D :D ;D ;D
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Great news Dot you must be relived, hope your hair grows into a nice style :) :)
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Wonderful news Dot. :D
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Wonderful news DD. Hope you continue to heal. :)
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Great to hear of your recovery, Dot. Just use lots of gel on your hair and get it sticking up all over the place, everyone will love your funky hair style.
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Great news Dot