🌱 Wednesday Wellness: Food, Strength and Wellbeing: During and Beyond Treatment🥗
For many people affected by breast cancer, finishing treatment can bring a mix of emotions. While there may be relief, there can also be questions about what comes next, including how to look after your health, energy levels and wellbeing moving forward. This week's wellness reminder is that food doesn't need to be perfect to be nourishing. 💛🥗 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre's CanEAT Survivorship resource brings together practical, evidence-based nutrition information for people living with and beyond cancer. It explores topics such as healthy eating after treatment, managing ongoing side effects, maintaining strength and energy, and adapting nutrition needs as life changes. Your body may not feel the same as it did before treatment, and that's okay. 💕 Some days healthy eating might look like preparing a balanced meal. Other days it might mean choosing a quick, nourishing snack because you're tired. The resource also recognises that life after treatment can come with challenges such as: ✨ Changes in appetite ✨ Weight gain or weight loss ✨ Taste and smell changes ✨ Ongoing nausea or digestive issues ✨ Finding simple and manageable meal ideas when energy is low This Wednesday, instead of focusing on food rules, consider asking yourself: 💭"What does my body need from me today?" Maybe it's a nourishing meal. Maybe it's staying hydrated. Maybe it's accepting help with cooking. Or maybe it's sharing a meal with someone whose company fills your cup as much as the food does. ☕💕 If you'd like to explore more, the CanEAT Survivorship resource includes fact sheets, meal ideas, nutrition guidance and support for common challenges experienced after cancer treatment. Available here 👈 🌿 What's one small thing you've found helps you nourish yourself, body or mind, after a breast cancer diagnosis?17ViewsSign in to react to this post0Comments🍎Help shape a new nutrition resource after cancer treatment
A new research study called Survivorship Bites is inviting people with a lived experience of cancer, as well as carers, to take part in co‑designing a nutrition resource for people living with and beyond cancer. This study aims to create practical, evidence‑based information to support eating and drinking well after cancer treatment. Participant experiences and ideas will help guide the development of this new resource. 👥 Who can take part? People aged 18 years and over Victorian residents Those with lived experience of cancer within the past 10 years, or carers for someone who does 💬 What’s involved? Up to four online workshops via Microsoft Teams Each session runs for around 1.5 to 2 hours One short online survey Gift vouchers are provided to thank participants for their time 📅 Important dates Expressions of interest close 14 April 2026 If this sounds like something of interest, members are encouraged to express interest via the link or QR code provided below. Your voice can help shape meaningful support for people after cancer treatment 💛 For more information please contact Project Officer: Kirsty Rowan Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Phone: (03) 8559 5220 Email: mailto:[email protected]53ViewsSign in to react to this post0Comments🌱Wednesday Wellness - 01Apr26 - Simple Nourishing Snacks During Treatment🌱
When you’re going through treatment, eating can feel like a challenge. Fatigue, nausea, taste changes or reduced appetite can make full meals difficult, and that’s completely okay. What can help is keeping small, gentle, nourishing snacks on hand so you can eat when it feels right. Here are some easy, comforting snack ideas that offer steady energy and nutrition without feeling overwhelming. 🍌 Soft and Simple Fruit Options Sliced banana with a drizzle of honey Stewed apples or pears with a sprinkle of cinnamon Berries or melon cubes for something refreshing 🥛 Protein Rich Little Boosts Greek yoghurt with a spoon of jam or puréed fruit A small smoothie made with milk or a milk alternative, banana and oats Cottage cheese with soft fruits or crackers 🧀 Easy Bites for Energy Cheese slices with wholegrain crackers Peanut butter on toast or rice cakes Avocado mashed on crackers with a pinch of salt 🥣 Gentle, Warm Comfort Foods A small bowl of creamy soup Plain scrambled eggs Instant oatmeal with soft fruits 🥜 When You Need Something Quick Handful of nuts or trail mix if tolerated Muesli bars with simple natural ingredients A boiled egg or chopped cucumber sticks for grab and go options 💗 A Gentle Reminder - Every day is different. Some days you’ll feel like eating more and some days less, and that’s completely okay. Celebrate the little wins, and let these moments of nourishment be a reminder that you’re supporting yourself in the ways that matter most. You've got this 💪 👇Let us know how you go with these snack ideas in the comments!42ViewsSign in to react to this post0CommentsWorried 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!283ViewsSign in to react to this post8Comments
University of Qld study encourages women to exercise & pay attention to their nutrition.
Recruiting NOW until end of 2025. After being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, Sharon Oakley felt her world fall apart. Now, she's finding new strength through a UQ study examining how diet and exercise can enhance the wellbeing of women living with metastatic breast cancer. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-11/metastatic-breast-cancer-diet-exercise-study-queensland-uni/104444842 The program offers virtual sessions with dietitian and exercise experts, aiming to help women with metastatic breast cancer stay strong, informed and supported. The ‘Optimising care: Supporting you to be active and eat well’ study, aims to determine the effectiveness of an exercise and dietary program for women who have metastatic breast cancer Learn more, or sign up for the Optimising Care study here: https://public-health.uq.edu.au/optimising-care-supporting-you-be-active-and-eat-well ( BCNA Please copy & add to the private Mets Group)131ViewsSign in to react to this post0Comments
Calm 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 :) George894ViewsSign in to react to this post19Comments
Dietitian who specialises in breast cancer
Was wondering if anyone can please recommend a dietitian who specialises in breast cancer.365ViewsSign in to react to this post5Comments
FOODS TO AVIOD DURING CHEMO
So i have just stated chemo for breast cancer and i have read different things of what to avoid. Sushi Raw Seafood - Raw soft cheeses honey Alcohol It feels like Iam pregnant all over again !!!! no good food, morning sickness, insomnia Can anyone tell me if these are correct and have i forgotten anything?499ViewsSign in to react to this post5Comments
Gluten 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.389ViewsSign in to react to this post10Comments
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