Surviving The Holidays While Undergoing Cancer Treatment With Best Foods For Cancer Patients
What are the best foods for cancer patients to get through the holiday season? The holidays are usually a time for indulgent food and festive get-togethers, but when you are undergoing cancer treatment, it might be difficult to find your holiday cheer. Cancer side effects from treatment, such as nausea, taste aversions, diarrhea, and decreased appetite can make these gatherings overwhelming and stressful. You may have a decreased appetite. So, it may seem that the easiest path to take would be to stay home and avoid the parties, however, being around family and friends is important. Eating Well Through Cancer, gives you holiday recipes for cancer side effects like my mashed sweet potato recipes and my popular easy Cranberry Yam Bread. Savor Heath can help boost your holiday cheer and improve your quality of life with this article to make your holiday get-togethers less stressful and more enjoyable.
Eating Well Through Cancer Cookbook Helps with Holiday Recipes and Foods for Cancer Patient
When you are going through cancer treatment, you can experience so many cancer side effects and Eating Well Through Cancer divides its chapters into the different side effects with the best foods for cancer patients. From decreased appetite to a bad taste in your mouth, this cancer cookbook guides you with a good cancer diet and best foods for cancer patients and the entire family.
Best of all, everyone will enjoy eating whatever you make as the recipes are made with everyday ingredients and are mainstream. Just like the Cranberry Yam Bread, Ginger Chicken to the Lemon Pasta .
If you are experiencing nausea as one of the cancer side effects:
- Eat prior to the holiday party. Nausea can get worse when your stomach is emptying, so make sure you are eating every 1-2 hours before, during, and after the event.
- Take your anti-nausea medication as prescribed, even if you are not nauseous at that time. These medications can prevent the onset of nausea, so it would be wise to have it in your system prior to the party.
- Snack on dry, salty foods during the party. Choose room temperature or cold foods instead of hot foods to prevent the food smells from upsetting your stomach.
- Enjoy the party away from the food table. If weather permits and party has moved outside, the fresh air can help resolve your nausea. These tips can help you with nausea.
Snack Mix From Eating Well Through Cancer Turns Into Holiday Foods for Cancer Patients
Small meals throughout the day are sometimes easier and this holiday Snack Mix with seasonal M&M’s is fun to munch on and great to take with you for a snack.
If you are experiencing taste aversions as one of the cancer side effects:
- Choose foods with distinct flavors, such as citrus, vinegar-based dressings, or salty foods. Strong flavors can enhance bland or unpleasant food tastes.
- Suck on lemon drops before and during the event to help clean your mouth out and help food taste fresher.
- Make sure you are drinking enough water. Dehydration can cause dry mouth, which in turn will affect how food tastes. Keep water or other hydrating fluids with you to ensure you are staying hydrated.
- Try different foods to see what tastes good. Grazing the food table can help you discover what foods to eat and what to avoid.
If you are experiencing diarrhea as a cancer side effect:
- Avoid heavy, creamy, and rich foods as these can exacerbate your diarrhea. Instead, choose dry and bland foods, like crackers, plain rolls or lean meats, which are easier on your digestive system.
- High sugar foods can also make your diarrhea worse. Limit sweet drinks or desserts, as well as alcohol, and choose fruit as dessert and herbal tea or water for your drink of choice.
- Take your anti-diarrhea medicine as recommended and this can help you avoid that stress during the holiday party.
- Choose foods that are high in soluble fiber, such as potatoes, rice, oats, and apples if those foods are available. Soluble fiber can help absorb the water in your digestive system, which in turn can decrease your diarrhea symptoms.
Mashed Sweet Potato Recipes Good Holiday Foods for Cancer Patients
Sometimes, you experience cancer side effects like a decreased appetite, sore mouth or tummy troubles. What you eat can make a difference. Creamy delicious sweet potato recipes are great for the holidays and easy tolerated recipes for cancer patients. This recipe is also from Eating Well Through Cancer cookbook. Sweet potatoes are in season and nutritiously sweet now. A combination of baking potatoes and sweet potatoes makes this one of the best mashed sweet potato recipes. Mild, creamy and easy to tolerate for cancer side effects.
| Servings 6 (2/3 cup) servings |
- 1 1/4 pounds baking potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 1/4 pounds sweet potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2/3 cup skim milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients
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- In large pot, bring potatoes and enough water to cover to a boil. Boil 20 -25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain potatoes and transfer to a bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients and mash potatoes until creamy.
Per Serving: Calories 292, Calories from Fat 9 %, Total Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 6mg, Sodium 86 mg, Total Carbohydrate 43 g, Dietary Fiber 5 g, Sugars 12 g, Protein 4 g, Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch Nutrition Nugget: Potatoes are rich in Vitamins B6, C, iron, magnesium, niacin, and potassium. Sweet potatoes provide Vitamins A, B6, and C.
If you are experiencing a decreased appetite as one of the cancer side effects:
- Try a variety of foods to see what sounds and tastes good.
- Instead of not eating at all, grazing at the food table can help boost your appetite and make you want to eat more.
- Talk to the host a week before the party about foods that are appealing to you because most people will want to serve foods that are appropriate for everyone.
- If you are up for it, volunteer to bring some food that appeals to you, so you know you will have something to munch on.
Savor Health Offers Cancer Nutrition for Cancer Side Effects and Best Holiday Food For Cancer Patients
Cancer treatment can cause a multitude of symptoms, making holiday get-togethers more difficult to attend. Using these tips from Savor Health above can help combat those cancer-related side effects and at the same time, ease some of your anxiety around holiday parties and gatherings. No matter the side effect you are having, your family and friends will be happy to have you at the party and will surely be understanding and willing to accommodate for you. Visit Savor Health and check out their blog with many more articles that discuss best foods for cancer patients. On my Holly’s healthy food blog there are tons of easy recipes for cancer patients and more special Savor Healthy blog posts with cancer nutrition. Happy Holidays!
Use a Good Potato Peeler For Easy Preparation of Mashed Sweet Potato Recipes
A kitchen gadget as inexpensive as a potato peeler and a potato masher
Eating foods for cancer patients during cancer treatment can keep you nutritious and give you energy. I believe the meal should feed the entire family and not only cancer patients side effects. I think you’ll find that with all the easy cancer recipes on this healthy cooking blog.
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