Anti-Cancer Diet: Recipes!

If you are looking for a healthy and easy snack I make banana "cookies". But to honest they are not really cookies at all and while I like them my son and hubby do not because of their texture. I know, not a good sell...

Take two ripe bananas and mash them up. Add one cup of rolled oats. I add raisins and cinnamon, but you could probably add in whatever you wanted: chopped nuts, craisins, choc chips, etc... Line on a cookie tray (I use parchment paper) into cookie shapes and slightly flatten. Bake at 350 for 15 min. They are super easy and I think they are a delicious snack or an easy breakfast. 

Do any of you know, does pomegranates interfere with with meds as grapefruit does? Momine that sounds really yummy, a must try!
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Shasha, that is hard. My best advice it to keep experimenting. Something will work. For me, plain pancakes sometimes did the trick. I also had a thing for otherwise vile tex-mex food from TGIF. It was sort of bland, but a bit spicy at the same time. Homemade guac was sometimes good. Omelettes.

Shasha, I hope it gets better soon. It seemed endless for me, but then one day I was eating normally again and all was fine. Potato and carrot soup are fine choices.

Shasha how about baked sweet potatoe?

I craved junk food hamburgers during chemo. chocolate milkshakes from sonic got me through it.

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Add some whey protein powder. Keeps it nutritious and there are studies looking at its anti-cancer properties.

It doesn't change the taste or texture of milkshakes or smoothies.

Good question Lily55, I just read about it on wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey_protein. 

In our Q and A's, this was mentioned some time ago:

Devon: Are dairy products safe?

Answers -David Grotto “Safe” is an interesting way of asking. It's somewhat of a mixed bag when it comes to fighting cancer. About dairy products, there was an interested study in The Lancet that showed that premenopausal women who had a small increase in insulin growth factor (IGF1) had up to 7 times the breast cancer risk of women with lower levels. The reason I bring that up is there was a study of dairy benefits showing insulin growth factor can possibly increase breast cancer. The casein in dairy can increase IGF. 

There are some wonderful aspects of dairy we applaud—calcium is necessary to fight osteoporosis, so it's about calcium balance. We also know that dairy contains CLA, conjugated linoleic acid, which is a good transfat that may fight breast cancer, and whey protein which may have profound benefits. (By the way, the “runny” part of cottage cheese is whey and the chunky part is the “curds.”) But because of the IGF, we don't promote dairy for people with breast cancer.Penny Block IGF1 is not a chemical that's added by the dairy industry. It's a component of cow's milk, but it can contribute to the growth of breast cancer cells.

A bit better today. Woke up wanting French toast. Able to digest and hold it. Will go back to healthy

Sasha, I think our bodies tell us what they need, especially when we're under stress.  During chemo French toast was also one of my go-to foods.  I also ate a lot of grilled cheese, good mac & cheese, and graham crackers.  Not sure if it's emotional comfort, what the tummy can tolerate, or a real need for simple carbs, but none of those are things I normally eat.  (((Hugs)))  Deanna

Mods,

Cows given recombinant IGF1 have higher levels of IGF1. Exercise can boost levels of IGF1 in blood. Prunes also increase IGF1. IGF1 improves bone formation. I exercise, drink organic milk and avoid prunes. I'm not sure I want to give up dairy, especially cheese. It goes so well with wine. Resveratrol supposedly suppresses IGF1 effects.

After going super healthy since dec. now I'm into carbs. Omg. Any way rough Sunday. Neulasta kicked in. Now trying to keep liquids up. Thx for the recipe fredntan will try when if I ever cook real food again just not feeling inspired. I told a friend I'm vegetarian now and she asked why do they really know what's giving us bc. I always watched what I ate before. Now I'm so confused what we're allowed during chemo. My local vitamin shop told me about a nutritionist. She wants $500 non insurance to give me a chemo diet. No thanks. I'll stick with you guys.

Just a question ladies: I'm working on anti estrogen diet because I haven't been able to take the AIs due to severe SEs - Been doing this for about 6 months and now I'm starting to have severe hot flashes - is that because I'm taking out the estrogen producing foods and eating anti cancer? Is this a good thing?

Great thread! Will be back!

I havent looked over all the posts but am looking forward to sharing recipes, etc.

Does anyone else have a naturpathic oncologist for personalized nutrition?

I'd love to include more raw organic veggies and fruit(low-glycemic) in my diet. I definitely feel better when I eat "clean"(avoiding processed foods)--but havent totally gotten there yet!:)

Going to make myself a rainbow salad-which is basically whatever colorful veggies i can find and mix them all up--lemon and olive oil for the dressing.

Hi, I've been lurking and trying some of your wonderful recipes...thank you to everyone who posts!  I just happened to make Kale chips today SoLinda.  It was my first attempt, and yes, they crunch, but they are fairly fragile.  I put too much salt on them, but will know better next time.  I just cut chip size pieces, sprayed with a little olive oil (with a misto) sprinkled sea salt, tossed and baked on a cookie sheet at 350 until dried out. I think they will be a good snack if baked properly.I wanted to try them because they are over $7 for a very small package at the market.  Note:  A big bunch of kale makes a single cookie pan of finished chips...they reduce quite a bit as they dehydrate.

Kelly279 I actually went directly to the kitchen after reading your "cookie" recipe and made them.  I did add a bit of stevia because I have a sweet tooth and packaged the finished cookies in snack bags to have as breakfast on the go.  Thank you!

I've made kale chips. Very easy to do! How long do they keep for you? I found they were best if you ate them in a day or two.