Since this blog is not private, I should explain a few things:
Seven weeks ago, I would not have thought of setting up a recipe book for patients undergoing chemotherapy in my wildest dream. Life is full of surprises and this time it was not a pleasant one. Nasrin, my wife, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and she will start her chemotherapy next week.
While educating ourselves about potential side effects of chemotherapy, we realized that her diet should change drastically as chemo patients may lose the lining of their stomach and intestines. They cannot have food that is sour/acidic, spicy, greasy, etc. So I decided to create new recipes or alter existing recipes to accommodate a chemo patient, while keeping in mind that food should always be tasty and exciting.
I will post and modify recipes during the next six months as they happen and will only keep the ones that Nasrin would consider edible, as she will be the ultimate tester.
Since this blog is public, I should also note: "In no case should any recipe be interpreted or construed as clinical or medical advice, and under no circumstances can I or any other contributor be held liable for the outcome or result of any action taken based on the recipes contained on this blog. In simple words: Try at your own risk!"
1 comment:
I tried to remember what baba ali and maman fati were making for us when we were sick:
they were very simple, mostly liquid form or pretty close to liquid forms, variety was taken care of as much as possible, softness and lightness were the key.
on all the recipes use a pinch of sea salt.
1. chicken or meat broths cooked with small white onions mixed with vermicelli or potatoes served with yogurt. we can add ginger too.
2. soft rice and yogurt (specially for runny stomach)
3. no salt yogurt drinks with herbs and ground walnuts or almonds (when we were recovering)
4. Persian zuccini steamed with onions, garlic and coriander. served with yogurt. We can add giner too.
everything was chopped together and steamed.
5. Coriander soup: Water, rice, onions, coriander, meatballs. served with yogurt on the side.
6. soft rice with cooked meat:
cook the meat with onions in a small amount of water. low heat. serve with very soft rice.
7. in season sweet lemons (whole or juiced). Sweet lemons are major source of vitamine c and they are not acidic. extremely refreshing for liver.
these are some recipes that I thought of:
8. steamed mashed Edamame with tofu soup (water or broths cooked with small white onions,just a bit sea salt, tofu, mushrooms)
9. Tofu pate: tofu mashed with cooked vegitables.
10. soft rice with vegitables and mushrooms.
11. mushrooms pate: ground mushrooms steamed and mixed with vegitables (onions if you like).
12. potato puree mashed with steamed vegitables, meats (cooked with onions, garlic if you like) or mushrooms.
13. rice pudding with safran and ground almonds.
14. rice pate: soft rice mashed with ground meat and vegitables.
15. pasta: steamed noodles served with mashed or steamed vegitables, mushrooms or soft cooked meat with garlic.
16. pasta: dumplings: small dumplings in broths served with steamed vegitables.
17. avocado paste with steamed vegitables and yogurt.
Desserts:
1. teas mixed with pieces of cooked fruits.
2. baked fruits served with yogurt or rice pudding and a bit of honey.
3. cooked (low heat in its own juice) fruit souces served with a bit of honey.
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