Synopses & Reviews
Satisfying recipes deliver more than good taste With cancer comes cancer treatment, and with treatment comes a variety of side effects that present daily challenges related to nutrition and eating: diarrhea, constipation, loss of appetite and/or taste, dry or sore/sensitive mouth, difficulty swallowing, nausea, weight loss or unwanted weight gain, just to name a few. This unique cookbook from popular author Jeanne Besser addresses all these problems and more, offering up 100 delicious recipes specifically targeting the side effects of treatment.
Review
Gold Recipient, Mom's Choice Awards 2010, Adult Books: Cooking, Food & Wine
Synopsis
Winner: 2010 National Health Information Award, Gold; 2010 AM&P Snap/EXCEL Award, Silver
2010 Mom's Choice Award, Gold, Adult Books - Cooking, Food & Wine; 2009 Association TRENDS All Media Contest, Silver; Finalist: 2010 National Indie Excellent Award, Cookbooks; 2009 USA Best Book Award, Cookbooks - General This cookbook contains 100 fast, flavorful recipes to help both patient and caregiver prepare satisfying meals to combat some of the side effects of treatment. Recipes are organized by side effects and include Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese to deal with nausea, Lemon Egg-Drop Soup for diarrhea, Blueberry-Peach Crisp for constipation, a Sherbet Shake for sore mouth, and Honey-Teriyaki Salmon for taste alterations."
Synopsis
Eating well before, during, and after cancer treatment is a key component of healing, recovery, and living well with cancer.
Synopsis
This cookbook contains 100 fast, flavorful recipes to help both patient and caregiver prepare satisfying meals to combat some of the side effects of treatment. Recipes are organized by side effects and include Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese to deal with nausea, Lemon Egg-Drop Soup for diarrhea, Blueberry-Peach Crisp for constipation, a Sherbet Shake for sore mouth, and Honey-Teriyaki Salmon for taste alterations.
About the Author
Jeanne Besser is a food columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the author of six cookbooks, including The Great-American Eat-Right Cookbook. Kristina Ratley, RD, LDN, Michele Szafrankski, MS, RD, LDN, and Sheri Knecht, MS, RD, LDN, are all dietitians and experts on cancer nutrition. They operate the Dietitian on Call program from the South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society.
Table of Contents
Recipes Alleviating Symptoms (Daily menu and recipes for each)
Altered Taste
Constipation
Diarrhea
Nausea/Vomiting
Sore Mouth/Swallowing
Difficulty
Unintentional Weight Loss