Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Recommendations During & After Treatment

by Gerald Miletello, Holly Clegg

For 15 years, Dr. Miletello, an oncologist, wanted to write a cookbook as one of the most frequently asked questions was, "What should I eat?" Holly Clegg, author of the successful Trim & Terrific cookbook series has answered this question with her common sense approach to cooking and her easy, everyday recipes that has become her trademark for healthy cooking in today's hectic world. Diet and nutrition are at the top of the list for anyone with a newly diagnosed malignancy. Patients have problems with a loss of appetite and altered taste either before or during treatment. Dr. Gerald Miletello, a practicing medical oncologist, collaborated with cookbook author, Holly Clegg to create Eating Well Through Cancer, a collection of 200 easy recipes to help cancer patients tolerate treatment. As nutritional evaluation and recommendations are daily concerns, practicing oncologist, patients, and families can benefit from this publication. In Eating Well Through Cancer, the personal experience of its authors combine to produce a cookbook that serves as a guide for nutrition before, during and after cancer treatment. Besides the recipes themselves, the book features diabetic exchanges, menu planning, high calorie variations, Doctor's Notes and a section that cross-references recipes and side effects. Chapters are organized according to the phase of treatment and possible side effects. Additional sections are devoted to long term post treatment healthy eating as well as snacks and suggestions of foods for friends to bring those undergoing treatment. Some chapter titles are more characteristic of a medical encyclopedia, however the recipes resemble anything but hospital cafeteria fare. Although there are a few medicinal recipes from a natural laxative or a basic weight gain shake, Eating Well Through Cancer excels in presenting tasty favorite dishes with a healthy twist. Any patient undergoing chemotherapy will find this book to be an essential asset. The recipes are simple, tasty and easy to prepare. The last Chapter contains healthy nutritious recipes that are aimed at maintaining a smart healthy lifestyle.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Medical

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 21, 2001

Reviews

[Kimberly Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

1 ★

Do NOT Buy This Book..... Do NOT Use This Book

I do not know what the hell these imbeciles were thinking when they wrote this book, but it wasn't about eating healthy.

You Do NOT: make a pizza w/ Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Dough; eat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter; make a pie using Instant Chocolate Pudding; eat bottled Light Italian or Caesar Dressing; use packaged Low-Sodium Taco Seasoning; nor do you cook w/ Margarine......

Do you get the idea of what I'm ranting about? 99.9% of these recipes are made with FAKE Food products, which are chemical based.

Eating chemicals will NEVER make anyone healthier..... And the recipes in this cookbook are nothing but Poison!

SHAME on these authors!

[MD · Rating 2 out of 5]

It may have been created for cancer patients but I’m pretty sure nobody associated with it has actually had cancer. Or else they had someone to do all of their cooking for them. There is no way I could have made almost any of these while I was undergoing treatment. I question how healthy many are too. I noticed bread as an ingredient in many of the recipes, along with corn. The book seems to mostly ignore the difference between saturated fats and unsaturated fats, or complex carbs vs simple carbs.

[Kathy Friedlander · Rating 2 out of 5]

I probably don’t need these recipes. As long as I cook my heathy foods I usually do, and make sure everything is washed extra well and cooked thoroughly, it will probably be fine.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

We worked through this book methodically during the immunocompromised period following my husband's stem cell transplant. There were several recipes we liked well but nothing that helped me get him to eat more! Let's say I consumed much more of the results than he did. I was hoping he was at least getting good food when he could keep it down!
The recipes kept ingredient number & preparation to a minimum which was helpful.

[Danell Duff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect cookbook for a cancer patient during treatment and beyond. Well organized and easy to find recipes for any situation.