Food and juice you enjoyed

janaes
janaes Member Posts: 799 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Im going shopping tommarrow so I dont have to worry about going shopping after chemo treatment.  I would like some recomendations of what to get and how much.  For my surgery I bought a bunch of food to have right buy my bed.  I would like to do that again.  Hopefully Im not in bed alot but still want stuff by where I sit alot.  What kinds of stuff did you guys enjoy and help you the most?

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  • TeddyandBears_Mom
    TeddyandBears_Mom Member Posts: 1,811 Member
    #2
    The things I could usually

    The things I could usually count on to taste good or at least be tolerable on my bad days was: Watermelon, Baked Potatos, Green Beans, Black Eyed Peas and Low Fat Ice Cream. Everyone is different but I would say have easy to fix stuff on hand. Toast, crackers, soup, etc. for those days that you just don't feel like cooking. I could not eat sweets during chemo. (I sure have made up for it since I finished though - ugh!)

    You will do great. If you haven't, please read the thread on Ladies Going Through Chemo. I think it will help you a lot.

    Love and Hugs,

    Cindi

  • Editgrl
    Editgrl Member Posts: 903 Member
    #3
    Soup!

    I made soup before and I had friends who brought soup during.  For me, it was perfect.  I also had a lot of fresh fruit around...  melons, watermelon, popsicles or juice bars to suck on when you just can't drink another glass of water.  Crackers and ginger ale, too.

  • EZLiving66
    EZLiving66 Member Posts: 1,482 Member
    edited June 2016 #4
    I ate a lot of soup.  I have

    I ate a lot of soup.  I have a friend who is the queen of soup and she made me individual servings.  Popsicles were also a go-to food.  But somedays, absolutely nothing tasted good.  Good luck!!!

    Love,

    Eldri

  • ConnieSW
    ConnieSW Member Posts: 1,678 Member
    edited June 2016 #5
    EZLiving66 said:

    I ate a lot of soup.  I have

    I ate a lot of soup.  I have a friend who is the queen of soup and she made me individual servings.  Popsicles were also a go-to food.  But somedays, absolutely nothing tasted good.  Good luck!!!

    Love,

    Eldri

    Let's see

    cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, yogurt, smoothies, vegetable juice, oatmeal, sparkling cranberry juice.

  • Soup52
    Soup52 Member Posts: 908 Member
    edited June 2016 #6
    Applesauce, soup, crackers,

    Applesauce, soup, crackers, and Popsicles have been my choices, but some days even water doesn't taste right. For me this just lasts a few days and then I slowly add more foods in.

  • janaes
    janaes Member Posts: 799 Member
    #7
    Thanks every one for your

    Thanks every one for your ideas.  I think I will defenetly buy me some watermelon (already cut up) and some kind of soup.  i like chicken noodle.  Crackers and popsicles too. Hopefully my kids dont eat the popcycles  Ha! ha! Connie i like vegtable juice too. hopefully I can drink that.  Im wondering where i can get smoothies.  That sound good but im not sure if I will feal like making them.  Any suggestions on that.

  • CheeseQueen57
    CheeseQueen57 Member Posts: 933 Member
    #8
    Watch out for already cut up fruit

    For food safety reasons, I would not recommend pre-cut fruits or vege when you are immune compromised. Too much risk of bacteria contamination. Buy whole fruit and be sure to wash the outsides thoroughy, especially melons. I would suggest you even use dish soap on melons since they sit directly in dirt and manure may be used for fertilizers or sometimes farm workers use fields for bathrooms. Not to mention how often this stuff is handled before you get it. Sorry to be icky but better safe than sorry!

  • TeddyandBears_Mom
    TeddyandBears_Mom Member Posts: 1,811 Member
    edited June 2016 #9
    CheeseQueen57 said:

    Watch out for already cut up fruit

    For food safety reasons, I would not recommend pre-cut fruits or vege when you are immune compromised. Too much risk of bacteria contamination. Buy whole fruit and be sure to wash the outsides thoroughy, especially melons. I would suggest you even use dish soap on melons since they sit directly in dirt and manure may be used for fertilizers or sometimes farm workers use fields for bathrooms. Not to mention how often this stuff is handled before you get it. Sorry to be icky but better safe than sorry!

    Yep! I used dish soap on my

    Yep! I used dish soap on my melons before I cut them. Then, I cut the entire thing up so that it was ready for me on my bad days. It will keep fresh for several days. It was truly my life saver when I couldn't eat anything else.

    Hide those popsicles! :-)

    Good luck and I know you will do great.

    Love and Hugs,

    Cindi

  • ConnieSW
    ConnieSW Member Posts: 1,678 Member
    #10
    Smoothies

    You can buy premade  in the grocery store but I never felt too bad to make them.  I kept chopped up bananas in the freezer ( makes them thick like a milkshake) and tossed them   into my blender with yogurt, other fruit,  handful of leafy greens, etc.  Check Pinterest for some good ideas.

    Happy birthday

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 789
    #11
    Peanuts and Tree Nuts tasted off to me

    Peanuts and tree nuts tasted off to me - actually they tasted like water - but other than that, everything else tasted fine. I eat a ton of greek yogurt. It is high in protein and is on the sour-side which really worked for me on chemo days.

    Only had one or two times when I felt nauseous after eating and it was because I ate too much. My husband is the cook in our house and he really enjoys making dinner for me. :)

    I agree with Cheese and Cindi, wash all fresh fruit and veggies that you don't peel to eat with dish soap and rinse thoroughly. It's easy to do and better safe than sorry. Kim

  • txtrisha55
    txtrisha55 Member Posts: 693 Member
    #12
    My go to food that never

    My go to food that never tasted bad was chili out of a can.  Turkey Wolf brand.  Peanut Butter tasted really bad, threw it away and have not eaten it since just the thought makes my stomach upset. Fruit and veggies I would eat too.  ON the days before chemo I would eat some smoked salmon with crackers to get my blood count up so I could pass the blood test so it would not be down and they refuse to give me a treatment.  But besides the days were everything tasted bad I ate anything I wanted.  Good Luck trisha

  • TeddyandBears_Mom
    TeddyandBears_Mom Member Posts: 1,811 Member
    #13
    Another good thing to use for

    Another good thing to use for fruit when you wash it is vinegar. I soak grapes in a lot of water and a little bit of vinegar then rinse well.

    Grapes tasted really BAD for me during chemo and I still can't eat them almost 6 months later. Too bad sweets/candy/cake didn't have that lingering bad taste! :-)

  • ConnieSW
    ConnieSW Member Posts: 1,678 Member
    edited June 2016 #14
    Yeah

    I agree

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