FOOD BUCKET LIST (the lighter side)

ditto1
ditto1 Member Posts: 660
edited April 2012 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
When I was 1st dx with H&NC and learning what the future would hold for taste buds and eating that I was going to have a Food Bucket List as long as I could until treatment started. I know some on this website have not started treatment so eating is likely / others who are in treatment so looking forward to their favorite food again / and those regaining or have regained there ability to eat. So just wondering what your favorite food is/was/or will be again. For me #1 Big Cheesburger & fries #2 Pizza, All meat,#3 KFC enough said. The wife is a great cook love her Chicken Pasta. Likley will start treatment next week or two so may have to just watch the Food Channel with a tear in my eye for the near future. So whats your Favorite Food?
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  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #2
    Look at me...answering with my Kindle while at the
    ONC's office :-) I'm with you on cheeseburgers.....with everything is the top of my list....ate one every single day before I ended up in the hospital...none since. I love...love....love Mexican....you name the dish I love it. Now I'm getting hungry...think I'll check with hubby about hitting the Mexican restaurant tonite....better catch it while I can....YES
  • Ingrid K
    Ingrid K Member Posts: 813
    #3
    phrannie51 said:

    Look at me...answering with my Kindle while at the
    ONC's office :-) I'm with you on cheeseburgers.....with everything is the top of my list....ate one every single day before I ended up in the hospital...none since. I love...love....love Mexican....you name the dish I love it. Now I'm getting hungry...think I'll check with hubby about hitting the Mexican restaurant tonite....better catch it while I can....YES

    great idea for a new thread
    hi there...for me the thing I (still) miss most is a Lou Malnati's pizza. It is a Chicago-style deep dish and my all time favorite food. Cheeseburgers are a close second... but today I actually ate a small plain McD's cheeseburger !! So, your taste DOES eventually come back in bits and pieces... it took me almost one year since my last radiation treatment so don't give up hope.
  • tommyodavey
    tommyodavey Member Posts: 728 Member
    #4
    Ingrid K said:

    great idea for a new thread
    hi there...for me the thing I (still) miss most is a Lou Malnati's pizza. It is a Chicago-style deep dish and my all time favorite food. Cheeseburgers are a close second... but today I actually ate a small plain McD's cheeseburger !! So, your taste DOES eventually come back in bits and pieces... it took me almost one year since my last radiation treatment so don't give up hope.

    Favorite Food
    Good idea for a thread topic. Considering I've just gotten back about 90% of my taste buds, today's lunch was the best meal I think I've ever eaten.

    A few of us went to the best #1 rated Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas for lunch and I swear the flavors were out of this world. For the last two months everything has tasted lousy due to my RT's. Lucky for me my taste buds returned and made the meal quite enjoyable. This was the first time out since rads and I was really worried I'd make a scene due to coughing or just not being able to eat it. Tried a chip w/salsa and it hurt like the devil. My tongue is still really sore and my throat has active hurting sores on it. Yes I'm still using the Magic Mouthwash.

    But it was a success and I raved about it all day. And actually finished my plate! My meals for the last couple of months have been small and somewhat bland. Spices hurt too much so I was afraid the tacos would burn, but they didn't. When I can put pepper on food again may be awhile. At least today I got the required amount of calories, yea!

    So thanks for posting this, I've been really grateful all day.

    Tommy
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #5
    tommyodavey said:

    Favorite Food
    Good idea for a thread topic. Considering I've just gotten back about 90% of my taste buds, today's lunch was the best meal I think I've ever eaten.

    A few of us went to the best #1 rated Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas for lunch and I swear the flavors were out of this world. For the last two months everything has tasted lousy due to my RT's. Lucky for me my taste buds returned and made the meal quite enjoyable. This was the first time out since rads and I was really worried I'd make a scene due to coughing or just not being able to eat it. Tried a chip w/salsa and it hurt like the devil. My tongue is still really sore and my throat has active hurting sores on it. Yes I'm still using the Magic Mouthwash.

    But it was a success and I raved about it all day. And actually finished my plate! My meals for the last couple of months have been small and somewhat bland. Spices hurt too much so I was afraid the tacos would burn, but they didn't. When I can put pepper on food again may be awhile. At least today I got the required amount of calories, yea!

    So thanks for posting this, I've been really grateful all day.

    Tommy

    Good for you Tommy!!
    I was starting to drool when you were describing your Mexican meal. Hubby is right now, on his way to picking our "eat out at home, Mexican dinnners"....love that we can get it to go...can hardly wait for him to get home!

    p
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #6
    Food Channel....
    Several including meself have already beat you to it way back when, LOL...

    Three letters....DVR, never miss a show.

    Best Burgers
    Best Steaks
    Best BBQ
    Man Against Food
    Anthony Bourdain

    LOL, I think we covered most...sitting there drooling imaginary drool, and wiping my dry lips.

    JG
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #7
    Skiffin16 said:

    Food Channel....
    Several including meself have already beat you to it way back when, LOL...

    Three letters....DVR, never miss a show.

    Best Burgers
    Best Steaks
    Best BBQ
    Man Against Food
    Anthony Bourdain

    LOL, I think we covered most...sitting there drooling imaginary drool, and wiping my dry lips.

    JG

    LOL...
    You are very funny, John....that cracked me up.

    p
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #8
    Ten Gallon Food Bucket List
    I did try to get in all faves as taste was starting to go. I remember being very sad at the realization that I couldn't taste spaghetti sauce (but at the same time, I COULD taste steamed chicken - huh?). Another temporary loss that really stung was strawberries - they smelled soooo good.

    My first daydream was catsup. I was very happy to be able to eat it again, but it took a while. Oddly enough, it burns again now (like salad dressing), but not enough to deter me. My big goal was steak with horseradish. I made that, too. Yep, steak, kiddies. I don't order it at restaurants, but sometimes get it at buffet. Even two years out, there are times when certain foods just aren't worth the time an effort.

    Each new food I reclaimed was a celebration. Well, maybe not EACH - but many. I called my friend when I ate a donut. Not that I was a donut fanatic, but it was a slow food to get back for me.

    A big goal was Chipotle burrito bol with chicken and corn salsa. The first time I tried to eat it after treatment,it made water come out of my eyes, and I could see my son's heart melt, as he jumped up to place an order for some plain rice and beans I could mash. Now, I find that I usually prefer to just get the vegetarian version - gauc helps.

    I did try to recall the foods that I could taste the longest - these were the foods I tried to eat first as taste was coming back. For the record - some kind of ready made cinnamon roll pudding was one of the foods I could swallow and taste the longest.
    OK - sorry I started thinking about this - now I have cravings.

    For those in treatment - know that most of us get back at least most of the foods we love. Do well.
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #9
    Skiffin16 said:

    Food Channel....
    Several including meself have already beat you to it way back when, LOL...

    Three letters....DVR, never miss a show.

    Best Burgers
    Best Steaks
    Best BBQ
    Man Against Food
    Anthony Bourdain

    LOL, I think we covered most...sitting there drooling imaginary drool, and wiping my dry lips.

    JG

    Another Food Channel Devotee
    Was it Soccer who called it "food porn"?
  • Tonsil Dad
    Tonsil Dad Member Posts: 488
    #10
    Pam M said:

    Ten Gallon Food Bucket List
    I did try to get in all faves as taste was starting to go. I remember being very sad at the realization that I couldn't taste spaghetti sauce (but at the same time, I COULD taste steamed chicken - huh?). Another temporary loss that really stung was strawberries - they smelled soooo good.

    My first daydream was catsup. I was very happy to be able to eat it again, but it took a while. Oddly enough, it burns again now (like salad dressing), but not enough to deter me. My big goal was steak with horseradish. I made that, too. Yep, steak, kiddies. I don't order it at restaurants, but sometimes get it at buffet. Even two years out, there are times when certain foods just aren't worth the time an effort.

    Each new food I reclaimed was a celebration. Well, maybe not EACH - but many. I called my friend when I ate a donut. Not that I was a donut fanatic, but it was a slow food to get back for me.

    A big goal was Chipotle burrito bol with chicken and corn salsa. The first time I tried to eat it after treatment,it made water come out of my eyes, and I could see my son's heart melt, as he jumped up to place an order for some plain rice and beans I could mash. Now, I find that I usually prefer to just get the vegetarian version - gauc helps.

    I did try to recall the foods that I could taste the longest - these were the foods I tried to eat first as taste was coming back. For the record - some kind of ready made cinnamon roll pudding was one of the foods I could swallow and taste the longest.
    OK - sorry I started thinking about this - now I have cravings.

    For those in treatment - know that most of us get back at least most of the foods we love. Do well.

    The best!!!!
    DINERS,DRIVE-INS and DIVES
    This is my favorate show on the Food Channel.......I want to eat EVERYTHING

    Great thread, but it teases us with no taste....ha ha.

    God bless
    Tonsil dad,

    Dan.
  • osmotar
    osmotar Member Posts: 1,006
    #11
    Tonsil Dad said:

    The best!!!!
    DINERS,DRIVE-INS and DIVES
    This is my favorate show on the Food Channel.......I want to eat EVERYTHING

    Great thread, but it teases us with no taste....ha ha.

    God bless
    Tonsil dad,

    Dan.

    Lovin D-D-D
    I love that show..I wish I could travel with Guy in that red converatable to some of those places.

    Linda
  • zipperneck2012
    zipperneck2012 Member Posts: 27
    #12
    osmotar said:

    Lovin D-D-D
    I love that show..I wish I could travel with Guy in that red converatable to some of those places.

    Linda

    i want...
    When my taste/ability to swallow comes back I want to eat:

    Pizza
    Sweet and Sour Chicken
    Sushi
    Chicken Tikka Masala
    Nachos Fajitas
    Bacon cheeseburger
    A nice crunchy salad with lemon
    Ravioli di Portabello
    Anything with A-1 on it

    Things I'll never ever ever eat again....EVER

    Ice cream
    Alfredo anything
    milkshakes
    mashed potatoes
    Scrambled eggs
    Hardboiled eggs
    Yogurt
    Boost/ensure/glucerna

    -_-
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #13
    zipperneck2012 said:

    i want...
    When my taste/ability to swallow comes back I want to eat:

    Pizza
    Sweet and Sour Chicken
    Sushi
    Chicken Tikka Masala
    Nachos Fajitas
    Bacon cheeseburger
    A nice crunchy salad with lemon
    Ravioli di Portabello
    Anything with A-1 on it

    Things I'll never ever ever eat again....EVER

    Ice cream
    Alfredo anything
    milkshakes
    mashed potatoes
    Scrambled eggs
    Hardboiled eggs
    Yogurt
    Boost/ensure/glucerna

    -_-

    Must say I've added to what
    has been deleted from my bucketlist (my sister came again tonight bearing food)....

    Homemade eggrolls (oooooo so yummy)
    Homemade WonTon soup...
    Manacotti

    I didn't get into the Manacotti, yet...will wait for that tomorrow.

    Hubby is loving this variety. I was working nights, so cooked a couple of things on the weekends to get him thru...but I've never been the cook my sister is...Greg told me tonight I have to get well quick, so he can go on a diet...LOL.

    p
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #14
    zipperneck2012 said:

    i want...
    When my taste/ability to swallow comes back I want to eat:

    Pizza
    Sweet and Sour Chicken
    Sushi
    Chicken Tikka Masala
    Nachos Fajitas
    Bacon cheeseburger
    A nice crunchy salad with lemon
    Ravioli di Portabello
    Anything with A-1 on it

    Things I'll never ever ever eat again....EVER

    Ice cream
    Alfredo anything
    milkshakes
    mashed potatoes
    Scrambled eggs
    Hardboiled eggs
    Yogurt
    Boost/ensure/glucerna

    -_-

    Hah
    I see your point, zipperneck. A few days ago, a lady at work said "Oh, I LOVE Cream of Wheat - do you like that, Pam?" Hmmmmm - I looked at her, and said "I NEVER eat it". Still like eggs, though - Cheesy eggs at Waffle House was my first successful food out post-treatment. I even had a few bites of raisin toast (not so successful at the time).
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #15
    phrannie51 said:

    Must say I've added to what
    has been deleted from my bucketlist (my sister came again tonight bearing food)....

    Homemade eggrolls (oooooo so yummy)
    Homemade WonTon soup...
    Manacotti

    I didn't get into the Manacotti, yet...will wait for that tomorrow.

    Hubby is loving this variety. I was working nights, so cooked a couple of things on the weekends to get him thru...but I've never been the cook my sister is...Greg told me tonight I have to get well quick, so he can go on a diet...LOL.

    p

    YumYumYum
    I keep saying I want to make homemade egg rolls. (And keep not doing it.)

    Your sis gets hero points for feeding the troops.
  • tommyodavey
    tommyodavey Member Posts: 728 Member
    #16
    Pam M said:

    Hah
    I see your point, zipperneck. A few days ago, a lady at work said "Oh, I LOVE Cream of Wheat - do you like that, Pam?" Hmmmmm - I looked at her, and said "I NEVER eat it". Still like eggs, though - Cheesy eggs at Waffle House was my first successful food out post-treatment. I even had a few bites of raisin toast (not so successful at the time).

    Cream of Wheat
    Pam, so you got burned out on the Cream of Wheat? Funny, I had forgotten how much I liked that stuff as a kid. Bought a box during the worst of it and have been eating it ever since. My wife asks for it several times a week. Next I want to try Malt O Meal.

    What I want is SPICY Mexican food. My tongue is still so sore even mint toothpaste hurts. One day it will heal (and my throat too) and I'll feast on nice and hot salsa with lots of spicy dishes followed by a bite of a Jalapeno pepper every time. I wonder how long it will take?

    One great benefit of this topic is it is stimulating my one and only salivary gland!
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #17
    tommyodavey said:

    Cream of Wheat
    Pam, so you got burned out on the Cream of Wheat? Funny, I had forgotten how much I liked that stuff as a kid. Bought a box during the worst of it and have been eating it ever since. My wife asks for it several times a week. Next I want to try Malt O Meal.

    What I want is SPICY Mexican food. My tongue is still so sore even mint toothpaste hurts. One day it will heal (and my throat too) and I'll feast on nice and hot salsa with lots of spicy dishes followed by a bite of a Jalapeno pepper every time. I wonder how long it will take?

    One great benefit of this topic is it is stimulating my one and only salivary gland!

    Today I start my second week of rads...
    but for sure...in the next couple of days, I'm doing the Mexican again, before I have to go a long time without...

    AND I may just try Cream of Wheat :)....I haven't eaten mush for eons...hubby has a bowlof oatmeal every morning, and offers to make me some...I'm persistant with the "No thanks" :)

    p
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #18
    Trout & Cheese Grits
    I might have missed it, did anyone list some fresh trout and cheese grits;

    Trout & Cheese Grits


    Best,
    John
  • Ingrid K
    Ingrid K Member Posts: 813
    #19
    Skiffin16 said:

    Trout & Cheese Grits
    I might have missed it, did anyone list some fresh trout and cheese grits;

    Trout & Cheese Grits


    Best,
    John

    no thanks
    John, you can't even GIVE AWAY those grits !!! the fish on the other hand, looks yummy.
  • Tonsil Dad
    Tonsil Dad Member Posts: 488
    #20
    Ingrid K said:

    no thanks
    John, you can't even GIVE AWAY those grits !!! the fish on the other hand, looks yummy.

    hey.
    hey John, thats my kind of fish at the top of the picture,

    LANDSHARK!!!!!!! Lol..

    Tonsil Dad,
    Dan.
  • CajunEagle
    CajunEagle Member Posts: 408
    #21
    Pam M said:

    Another Food Channel Devotee
    Was it Soccer who called it "food porn"?

    Nope......twas I
    In the discussion a few years ago, I told the group that I kept a Bon Appetit Magazine hidden under my pillow during treatment.

    Larry

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