Kelvin4426 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 My mom starts her treatments this coming Monday and was wondering if there's any food that's good to eat while on it or even without the treatment to help with her lungs Justin1970 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pstar Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Hi Kelvin, I drank a lot of smoothies (blueberry/banana/almond milk - yum!) , fruits like watermelon, apples, cantaloupe and grapes, and vegetables like steamed broccoli, spinach, carrots and celery. I also ate multi grain bread and drank green tea. This helped my immune system and kept me strong for treatments. I also ate six small meals a day. This also kept me from getting constipated or diarrhea and helped fight nausea. Hope her treatments go well Pam CH29, Justin1970 and LouT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy M2 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Get some Ensure or Boost in case food becomes unpalatable. I never liked smoothies myself, and to this day they remind me of being sick. For radiation, it's helpful to consume lots of protein like eggs, peanut butter, fish/chicken/meat. I really liked Trader Joe's macaroni and cheese. Ice cream is good too. For chemo, her chemo education will advise to stay away from uncooked vegetables and fruit that does not have a peel that can be removed, to avoid any potential Ecoli or other bacteria. On top of all that, your mom should eat whatever she can tolerate. This may change from moment to moment. Don't worry about a healthy diet, the goal is to keep her weight up. Best wishes to your mom. LouT, BridgetO and CH29 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin4426 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 51 minutes ago, Judy M2 said: Get some Ensure or Boost in case food becomes unpalatable. I never liked smoothies myself, and to this day they remind me of being sick. For radiation, it's helpful to consume lots of protein like eggs, peanut butter, fish/chicken/meat. I really liked Trader Joe's macaroni and cheese. Ice cream is good too. For chemo, her chemo education will advise to stay away from uncooked vegetables and fruit that does not have a peel that can be removed, to avoid any potential Ecoli or other bacteria. On top of all that, your mom should eat whatever she can tolerate. This may change from moment to moment. Don't worry about a healthy diet, the goal is to keep her weight up. Best wishes to your mom. Thanks just messaged my mom about the ensure/boost drink Judy M2 and LouT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillham Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Watermelon was my savior during all that! CH29 and LouT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rower Michelle Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 You may also want to look into the cookbook by Rebecca Katz, The Cancer Fighting Kitchen which is designed for managing the side effects associated with chemo. I found the recipes pretty tasty and the chemo tricks while counter intuitive actually worked. Kelvin4426, Tom Galli and LouT 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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