What To Eat During Cancer Treatment: 100 Great-Tasting, Family-Friendly Recipes to Help You Cope »

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.

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.

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Author and Atlanta-based food columnist Besser (The First Book of Baking, The Great American Eat-Right Cookbook) teams up with three registered dieticians to create this handy reference guide for cancer patients and caregivers. More than 100 recipes are included, classified by the side effects they help abate-nausea, weight loss, taste alterations, digestive issues, difficulty swallowing and others (most dishes apply to multiple symptoms). Besser emphasizes the familiar and comforting (chicken noodle soup, shepherd's pie, tuna melts, mac and cheese), but dozens of suggestions for each symptom ensure patients will find something satisfying. A simple Honey-Teriyaki Salmon may jolt taste buds out of a funk; Rosemary Beef with Shallot Cream provides valuable protein and nutrients for the underweight, while a lush, creamy roasted cauliflower soup soothes a sore mouth. Each recipe is written clearly, with nutritional information as well as suggestions for substitutions and leftovers (extra mashed potatoes from Mashed Potato-Chicken Patties? Use them in a Shepherd's Pie). Besser closes with thoughtful ideas for a portable survival kit, including drinks, crave-busting snacks and tips for dining out. Approved by the American Cancer Society, this collection serves as a welcome reference and comfort for those living with illness.
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Recipes
Alleviating Symptoms (Daily menu and recipes for each)
Altered Taste
Constipation
Diarrhea
Nausea/Vomiting
Sore Mouth/Swallowing
Difficulty
Unintentional Weight Loss

Jeanne Besser is a food columnist for the

Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the author of six cookbooks

including The Great-American Eat-Right Cookbook, also published

by ACS.

Kristina Ratley, R.D., L.D.N., Michele Szafrankski, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.,and Sheri Knecht, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.,

all are dietitians, experts on cancer nutrition, and operate the

Dietitian on Call program (South-Atlantic Division of the

American Cancer Society).