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this whole cancer journey started for me just a month ago. and now with surgery being postponed, I’m feeling really low i am pre diabetic & this past month, I’ve not been looking out for myself. Consuming cakes, bread and other stuff that I don’t usually eat my recent blood tests showed a raised glucose level of 7.2 its usually 6.2 I’ve put weight on too and now I have to start my diet regime all over i do LCHF I’m really over all of this 🥹 just having a bad day72ViewsSign in to react to this post1CommentWorried I’ll overdose on salt!
Hello, I’m new here. I’ve only had one round of chemo (last Tuesday) and I’m completely weirded out by my mouth turning into a foreign entity! The only thing that seems to give me any sense of my old self is salty liquid. I’m talking stock powder dissolved in boiling water - it’s now one of the few ‘foods’ that gives me any joy! I’m trying to eat a balanced diet, but finding it hard to do with zero appetite and a rebellious mouth. Worried I’ll overload my system with salt! Help!ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsWhat are your easiest, tastiest meals - quick to prepare when you can't think of anything!!
Hi guys I have a few 'standard' easy meals that I always have the ingredients handy, in case I seriously can't be bothered cooking a 'fancy' meal ....... feel free to add your own 'Favs'! ;) Last night, we had our winter favourite 'comfort food' - Lamb Shanks!! I cheat, and buy the Aldi FROZEN Lamb Shanks (2 for $12 already cooked - they usually cost that 'RAW'!!) - that way you can always have a couple in the freezer. I often take them with me when I am camping too - SO easy to just cook in the microwave with some sweet potato 'on the trot'! Take them out of the box and they are even easier to store in the Freezer. If you decide to cook them up later in the day - just pop them in the sink (or big container) with cold/lukewarm water & they'll thaw out pretty quickly. Change the water if you want them to defrost quicker. They come in 'individual Vac Pacs' - and because they are already Pre Cooked - when you open them, the 'cooked fat' is already 'in solid form' and you just pull it out - so they are healthier for you too!! There are 2 flavours - one with Mint in the gravy & the other one based on a red wine gravy. Both are LOVELY! This is how I prepare them for 2 people ....... In a BIG casserole pot, add 1 tin of diced tomato & 1 drained tin of Chickpeas. Add 1 x Cubed Potato, 1 x cubed small Sweet Potato, 1 x chopped/cubed Carrot. Mix them into the tomato/chickpeas sauce. Remove any 'solid fat' from both of the Shanks and add them to the casserole pot along with all the gravy in each pack. Mix the gravy well with the tomato mix. Cover the pot & cook at 180 degrees Celsius oven for 2-3hrs ..... stir every hour. The meat will just fall off the bone and I bet you enjoy them! BONUS: After serving up with the gravy and veggies (and cabbage or your choice of greens...) whilst the remaining gravy & veg are still hot - use a Bamix (or similar) to pulverise it all ..... this will make a wonderful soup for the next day or so! I usually water it down a bit as it can be quite thick. Lovely with some toast for lunch. One of my other favs is the 'Vac Pac'd' 'FLAT CHICKEN' .... once again, Aldi do a lovely one - with yoghurt & garlic with NO BONES - so you just cut up the chicken in slices when cooked. Just do a BIG ROAST - I do it in 2 dishes - the chicken in one (with alfoil under the chicken on a cake rack to reduce the cleaning!) and all the potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, carrot & onion in another tray, all into the oven at the same time as the chicken - and it takes a bit less than 1hr to cook at 170 degrees Celsius. Turn the chicken & veg around after 1/2 hr. Cook greens in the microwave 5 mins before serving time. This gives us 2 full sized meals for 2 for 2 nights. Once again - keep one of the chickens in the freezer - as they …ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsCalm before the storm
Hi all, We have our first dose-dense AC treatment this Friday for Rebecca and while we're really glad to have some sense of momentum and control now with the treatment plan, I'm trying to get organised this week with meals and am a little out of my depth as to what to expect. Normally we'd write a meal plan for the week, pre-order the ingredients for those meals and basically just roll with it, however with chemo coming up, we're not 100% sure if that's going to work any more, especially with changes in taste and appetite. Our plan is to try and stick to the routine as much as possible and keep meals as healthy and varied as we can to ensure good nutrition and healing, but obviously will have to test and adjust as we work through side-effects etc. I've done some research and it seems like a lot of websites are suggesting sticking with somewhat normal meals, but maybe just a bit blander / different in texture. Other sites say do more regular, smaller snack-type meals, so maybe a mix of both? I'd really appreciate any tips you might have with regards planning for meals etc, particularly during the first few days of treatment. Thanks :) GeorgeViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsDietitian who specialises in breast cancer
Was wondering if anyone can please recommend a dietitian who specialises in breast cancer.ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsCannabis oil (CBD)
Anyone tried? What are your thoughts. And what about diet. I'm thinking I might try alkaline diet. I think my current diet is way too acidic. And wine? Does that have to go? So many questions, so many thoughts rolling around in this lil ole brain of mine. 🙄ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsGluten free bread recipe
Hi. I suffer from gluten intolerance and have found that the bread I usually make has become unpalatable to me since starting chemo. Does anyone have a gluten free bread recipe that is fairly bland tasting? I've found that just using more rice flour makes the bread too 'ricey' and not really much better tasting. Any suggestions appreciated.ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsWhat to Eat
Hi I haven’t been on for a while been struggling a bit and wasn’t able to handle anything negative so avoided online I have had my 3rd taxol and so far have been really lucky with side effects I am asking for some ideas of what to eat I think I’m being to paranoid about what I can and can’t eat and am getting sick of Chicken Stir Fry and Spaghetti Bolognaise does anybody have any good food ideasViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsYummy mushy foods- do they exist?
Hi All, I’ve just finished my last round of dose dense AC and gearing up for next 4rounds of Taxol. I already have one Mouth ulcer that I just can’t budge, no amount of salt water, Kenalog and dental hygiene is healing it. Does anyone have any yummy or at least strong tasting, foods / recipes that they have found are easier to eat with a mouth ulcer? Thanks in advance 😊😊ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsConfused about eating and drinking
Morning all, I have seen different things on what is good to eat to help keep you going and to keep stronger, and also about drinking alcohol if you should stop all together or have 2 a day? your help is appreciated thanks in advance, CherylViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsSupermarket Deliveries
Hey @BCNA, I've got a friend having AC who lives alone. Coles have cancelled her online deliveries saying they're reserving them for the vulnerable and at risk members of the community. But her immune system is very compromised. She's exactly a person who should not be exposed to the risk of Covid19. How does she get through to Coles or Woolies that she should be on the list? Your help and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! K xox @Giovanna_BCNA @Riki_BCNA @Rosie_BCNA @Kirsten_BCNAViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsHas anyone heard about the Keto diet helping to fight tumours?
Googling and reading today I came across information that a Ketogenic diet has been clinically proven to reduce squamous cell carcinomas- I don't think breast cancers are those, but is there any information on a Keto diet helping fight breast cancer? Anyone tried it?ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsHelp Needed for Easy Lunches
Like many of you, I am trying to eat as well as I can but I often find meals and in particular, lunchtime at work, rather challenging. Unless there are leftovers in the fridge at home (and with 3 teenagers, there's almost never leftovers), I usually end up buying unsatisfying, calorie dense meals from the canteen. It's expensive, leaden and not particularly nutritious. I think I would like to be able to have a bowl of vegies or something like that that I could stick in the microwave. But I'm looking for some easy sauce recipes to add to them that I could make at home - enough to keep in the fridge for a few days and use as needed. I'm trying to keep it healthy but happy to add more dairy to my diet. I love things like potato/vegetable bakes so things along those lines would be great or other ideas to add a zing. And they'd need to be suitable for microwave reheating. I'm hoping that some of you great cooks out there can share an easy recipe or two.ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsHospital food
Last week I was an inpatient in a public hospital. The food was very poor. One of the doctors looking after me, told me that the local health service attempts to feed patients for $2 per day. I wasn't even offered toast for breakfast. Instead, I was presented with two slices of dry bread. I have sent an email to the local health service expressing my concerns. Hopefully, I will hear back about what they think they should do about this. Surely good nutrition aids recovery from any illness. Obviously, those in authority, in their ivory towers, believe that buildings are more important than patients. Millions of dollars are being spent on refurbishment of wards, new car parks, etc. Don't those in authority at hospitals realise that without patients, they would not have a job?ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsDrinking Water during Chemo
if you were like me and couldn’t handle the taste of water during chemo this might be good for you. Got it off amazon and you will the centre with fruit/veg that u like and it infuses the water. I normally do lemon or lime, ginger, cucumber and mint.ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsDysphagia
Hello all. So over christmas and new years i was in hospital again. I have been having some swallowing issues for about 6 months now and its seem to have got worse as the weeks go bye, when i mentioned it to my oncologist she said it could be a mixture of chemo, body being so weak, radiation to breasts and just the cancer itself. So she didnt do anything about it. Just before christmas we called ambulance to the house cause i was javing trouble breathing, long story short, ended up in hospital for unrelated issue, but refused to leave till i got answers about the throat issue. Did tests turns out i have Dysphagia......... does anyone else have this? I have been on puree diet since christmas and it is HARD. My husband and i are doing our best to make recipes up then hope once its pureed they taste good. I have ent specialist next week and i hipe hes able to give me some good news. Any help or recipes maybe you ate when you had trouble swallowing would be greatly appreciated. I can give my email address if it makes it easier or msg me privately. Thanks so much in advance.ViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsFeedback on the Kickstart Meal Replacement Program
Following surgery to clean out an arthritic knee my health fund sent me some forms for a weight loss program run by Healthy Weight for Life. My doctor approved it so I followed through. A big box of food sachets and an even bigger manual arrived - much of which was given over to constipation which is a side-effect of the program. Lots of suggestions like using Dulcolax !!!! I am thinking this is not a healthy alternative and the box is still sitting there, gathering dust. So, before I throw it out, has anyone used this program and what is your feedback ? I am 70+ kgs and only need to lose 5-6 kgs to look good. Obviously weight-bearing exercise is not recommended. PLEASE, I do not want other weight loss advice so only those having used the program please respond. Thank you AnneViewsSign in to react to this postCommentsFoods for wellbeing
I was wondering if anyone has had advice about eating for wellness or has seen a dietitian?i find it all confusing,books I’ve read say vegetarian? No dairy,just wondering what people have been told is best?one doctor told me to cut out carbs.i realise minimal sugar and minimal alcohol are advised.ViewsSign in to react to this postComments
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