Anti-Cancer Diet: Recipes!

sweetbean - those lentil recipes sound yummy!  Thanks for posting them!

I am 12 years out since DX. First diet move I made was to cut all sugar from my diet. This year I decided to try the keto style of diet and am feeling the best ever. Since I cut all grains and lowered my carbs I no longer have reflux and have tons of energy to workout or travel around the world. I will have the odd cheat day when I am on a cruise ship but then I fast the next day and get right back on the bandwagon. I can still have a glass of good red wine which I do.

Recipes are nice, In to discovering new ways to prepare food, you might discover toods you thought you did not like. General guidelines I hear from my oncolgist include mediterranean diet and organic. I seem to do better if I do not eat more than 3 servings of poultry/pork week. I almost never eat beef, and do need to get more fish. Recognizing that organic can be very expensive and maybe not available, she emphasizes mediterranean. Nutrition/diet might be more contentious than religion. It also seems to change, a lot. Lots of very firmly held beliefs. If going organic, some food might be more important to go organic than others because of what is used on them, its persistence in food, and health issues. "Anti-Cancer , a new way of Life" by David Servan-Schreiber, has lots of information on "anti-cancer" foods. "Anti-Cancer Living- Transform your life and health with the mix of six" by Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jeffries, does not have as much detailed information on food, but also lookes at social/emotional support, managing stress, improving sleep, exercise, diet, and minimizing exposure to toxins. Since I tend not to eat much meat, I have recently increased the amount of tofu, tempeh, and unsweetened peanut butter(on celery) in an effort to get more protein. Often add tumeric to meals for its anit-inflammatory properties.

Chana Masala (garbonzo beans) was a recent for me. Good, but the cayenne I used might have been a little hot. Some recipees use coconut oil vs other oils or canned tomato vs fresh

https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-chana-masala/

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/236564/chana-masala-savory-indian-chick-peas/

Broccoli ( no milk, cream or cheese, just vegies) soup was another recipee that turned out well. Serves Six. I left out the bacon, used smoked paprika. Sautee vegies, blend except florets, you will put some in each bowl. Blend sauteed vegies with vegetable stock. I also added 1 can garbonzo beans by mistake. Did not blend in beans.

2 heads broccoli, 4 slices bacon ( I did not use, but added smoked paprika), 2 carrots, 2 celery stalks, onion, 2 TBSP coconut oil, 4 garlic cloves, 6 cups vegetable stock), 15 OZ Northern beans, 1 1/2 tsp dry mustard, 1/4 tsp cayenne, salt and pepper to taste

Simple recipes that you like are nice, even if it means a little extra shopping for things you normally do not buy. I like the option of bulk spices, because then I can buy a small amount to check out a recipe. Mostly I've found guidelines on "anti-cancer foods" as well as foods to eat minimally or maybe not at all.

Guidelines -but nutrition is more contentious than religion, so advice seems to change with time. So far, vegies, especially cruciferious (broccoli, kale, brussle sprouts), garlic, leeks etc top the list, Red meat is out in favor of some fish and maybe poultry.

https://foodrevolution.org/ I've listened to a couple of free seminars and am thinking of signing up for their course on foods, recipes etc

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/healthy-diets-for-cancer-patients/

Anti-Cancer , a new way of Life" by David Servan-Schreiber, has lots of information on "anti-cancer" foods.