I had the privilege of working with Jenee’ Bourgeois and her daughter, Anna James, who is having treatment at St. Jude.  They approached me to create recipes that would entice children undergoing treatment to eat.  There are foods that are better tolerated and ease the symptoms while under treatment, however, we do want the kids to eat for strength and their well-being too.  If you aren’t familar with St Jude, it is a wonderful insititution that I feel fortunate to donate too.  My book, Eating Well Through Cancer, includes some of the recipes I featured for the paper and then I had some kid-friendly recipes that maybe could include the kids in the ktichen. Here’s one of my recipes I prepared and you can check the article for the fun presentation.

You can help too with the St. Jude’s walk on Saturday, November 19th and the website is www.givethankswalk.org and the St. Jude website is www.stjude.org.

Here’s my Otameal Pancake recipes and you can check out more recipes in “Holly Clegg Adapts Recipes For Children”

Oatmeal Pancakes
Keep these pancakes in the freezer and pop them into the microwave for a quick breakfast. The whole wheat flour boosts the fiber and adds a nutty flavor and you can always add chocolate  chips and serve with sliced bananas.

16 servings/serving size: 1 pancake

1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
2 cups buttermilk
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 egg
2 egg whites
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder

1. In large bowl, combine oatmeal and buttermilk, let stand 2 minutes. Beat in oil, egg, egg whites, sugar and vanilla.
2. In small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda. Add dry ingredients to oatmeal mixture, stirring just until combined.
3. Heat nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray over medium heat. Using 1/4 cup batter per pancake, cook pancakes 1-2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

Nutritional information per serving
Calories 94, Calories from fat 18 %, Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Sodium 149 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g, Dietary Fiber 2 g, Sugars 4 g, Protein 4 g, Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch

Cooking for Children with Cancer-St. Jude Walk

Department of Urology from Weill Cornell Medical College is featuring a great article on my book, Eating Well Through Cancer, with recipes, tips and super information.  Denene Brox says, “Cancer and food often go hand-in-hand. Holly Clegg, author several bestselling books on nutrition including Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Recommendations During & After Treatment, notes that 35% of cancers have some nutritional relationship. Eating well during and after cancer treatment is vitally important for overall health and recovery. Clegg offers these tips to help cancer patients and their families eat smart to fight cancer.  To read both parts of her great article, click on links below.

Part One of Article:  Fighting Cancer with Food

Part Two of Article:  Fighting Cancer with Food

Fighting Cancer with Food: Part 1 and Part 2