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Stir-Fry Velveted Chicken and Vegetables

March 12, 2019 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Stir-Fry Velveted Chicken and Vegetables

Stir-Fry Velveted Chicken and Vegetables highlights a special Chinese cooking technique called water velveting. Water velveting is a Chinese cooking method that results in the most tender chicken breast. It’s a healthy way of cooking boneless chicken breast, and a great way to ensure your chicken won’t be dry. I’ve used this cooking method with…

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Filed Under: Asian, Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, chicken, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Dinner, Low Residue Diet, main courses Tagged With: Chinese cooking technique, low fiber diet, low residue diet, velveting cooking technique

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins Recipe

February 11, 2019 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins are a quick and easy dinner idea for busy weeknights. I made these individual meatloaf muffins for a cancer patient who is on a low fiber/low residue diet. These meatloaf muffins are a good source of protein, and are relatively low in carbs. Meatloaf cooked in muffin tins is a great time…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Dinner, Low Residue Diet, main courses, Pantry Recipe Tagged With: cancer cooking, low fiber diet, low residue diet

Lemon Chicken Rice Soup

January 28, 2019 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Lemon Chicken Rice Soup

Lemon Chicken Rice Soup is a healthy, nourishing soup that is a bowl of comfort. There is no added fat in this recipe, so this is a lighter option than some lemon chicken soups. 131 calories/1 freestyle point per serving. I made this soup for two cancer patients recently who are on a low fiber/low…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Low Residue Diet, soups Tagged With: cooking for cancer, low fiber diet, low residue diet

Egg Potato Bites

December 10, 2018 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Egg Potato Bites are packed with protein for a easy on-the-go breakfast.

Egg Potato Bites are packed with protein for a easy on-the-go breakfast. The secret ingredient in these portable breakfast bites is cottage cheese, which is naturally high in protein.  I made these egg potato bites for a friend undergoing cancer treatment. She is on a low fiber/low-residue diet, and has been experiencing mouth sores, and…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Holidays, Low Residue Diet, vegetarian Tagged With: brunch, cancer cooking, low residue diet recipe

Vanilla Soy Pudding

November 26, 2018 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Vanilla Soy Pudding - light enough for breakfast, snack or healthy dessert

Vanilla Soy Pudding is light, healthy and delicious, perfect for a snack, breakfast or dessert. Vegan and vegetarian adaptable, and gluten-free. Suitable for soft-food diet. I made this vanilla soy pudding for a cancer patient who has been experiencing bad side effects from chemotherapy and radiation. Some of the side effects include very bad mouth…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, Dysphagia, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Low Residue Diet, snacks, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cancer cooking, low fiber diet, low residue diet, soft food, vegan, vegetarian

Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup Recipe

November 12, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup - served with maple syrup coconut cream - vegan and vegetarian friendly

Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup is vegetarian and vegan friendly soup that is healthy, delicious and light. I made this Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup for a friend who just had oral surgery. She is one of the sweetest, most considerate and thoughtful person I know. Of course, she didn’t tell anyone she was having…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Dysphagia, gluten-free, Holidays, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: pureed soup, winter squash

Best Italian Meatballs Recipe

October 2, 2017 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Best Italian Meatballs - these are hands down the best meatballs, tender and moist. They freeze well too

These are the Best Italian Meatballs – seriously. I’ve been making these meatballs for a cancer patient the last couple of weeks, and they are the most requested item. There’s nothing magical about the recipe at first glance, but it works incredibly well and the end result is tender, moist meatballs in a delicious tomato…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Dinner, main courses, Pantry Recipe Tagged With: anti-microbial diet, cancer cooking, Italian meatballs, Italian recipe, neutropenic diet

Cooking For Low Microbial Neutropenic Diet

September 20, 2017 by Jeanette 8 Comments

How To Cook for Microbial Neutropenic Diet

Recently, I was asked to help cook for a young girl who is on a low microbial neutropenic diet. I had never worked with this diet before, but after some research figured out it’s not as complicated as it sounds. A low microbial neutropenic diet is essentially a diet that ensures food is safe. Safe…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer Tagged With: cancer, low-microbial diet, neutropenic diet

Cooking For Cancer Patients Tips

September 18, 2017 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Cooking for Cancer Patients Tips

Cooking for cancer patients can be both challenging and rewarding. I have been cooking for cancer patients for over ten years and have learned a lot about the difficulties cancer patients face trying to stay well nourished throughout cancer treatment. I’ve put together some tips based on my experiences that I hope will help others who…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer Tagged With: cancer, cooking for cancer patients

Yellow Eye Bean Chicken Smoked Ham Vegetable Soup Recipe

March 8, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Yellow Eye Bean Chicken Smoked Ham Vegetable Soup - this hearty soup highlights unique Rancho Gordo Yellow Eye Beans.

Yellow Eye Bean Chicken Smoked Ham Vegetable Soup is a hearty winter soup, smoky in flavor, and featuring creamy beautiful Rancho Gordo Yellow Eye Beans. I made this delicious soup and shared it with friends recently, who loved how flavorful and soothing this soup was. This soup can be prepared in a pressure cooker, slow cooker…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Instant Pot, soups Tagged With: cancer cooking, Rancho Gordo beans, winter soup, yellow eye beans

Lemongrass Ginger Chicken Broth Recipe

March 6, 2017 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Ginger Lemongrass Chicken Broth - this broth is scented with crushed fresh lemongrass and ginger.

Lemongrass Ginger Chicken Broth is fragrant and soothing, scented with crushed fresh lemongrass and ginger root. Chicken soup is the ultimate comfort food whether you’re fighting a cold, trying to stay warm during the winter, or need a hug and a little comfort. I made this for a friend recently by special request. It’s perfect…

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Filed Under: Asian, Cancer, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, New Year, soups Tagged With: cancer cooking, chicken broth, chicken soup, ginger, lemongrass

Macadamia Nut Milk Recipe

February 27, 2017 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Macadamia Nut Milk - a rich and creamy dairy-free milk that doesn't require any straining

Macadamia Nut Milk is a creamy and delicious dairy-free milk alternative. It’s wonderful blended into smoothies and creamy soups when you don’t want to use milk or other dairy products. This nut milk is so easy to make, and requires no straining. Recently, I tried making macadamia nut milk because I was looking for a…

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Filed Under: beverages, Cancer, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cooking for cancer, dairy-free, nut milk

Healthy Calorie Boosting Ingredients For Cancer Patients

February 22, 2017 by Jeanette 9 Comments

This post includes some suggestions of Healthy Calorie Boosting Ingredients For Cancer Patients that need to gain weight during cancer treatment. It’s important to maintain a healthy weight during cancer treatment. For some, keeping weight on can be a real challenge, especially when faced with side effects from treatment that impact appetite or the ability…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer

Green Bean Casserole Soup Recipe

November 14, 2016 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup - all the flavors of green bean casserole in this healthy and delicious soup!

This creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup incorporates all the flavors of a traditional green bean casserole into soup form. Bright green beans, sauteed onion, mushrooms, thyme and nutmeg, and cashew cream come together to create a deliciously healthy and vibrant soup. I developed this Creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup for Thanksgiving this weekend. One of…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Thanksgiving, vegetarian Tagged With: community, cooking for others, green bean casserole, pureed soup, soft food diet, thanksgiving

How I Started Cooking For Cancer Patients

October 17, 2016 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Jeanette Chen cooking for cancer patients ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

In this post, I share how I started cooking for cancer patients. Cooking for cancer patients is a passion of mine, and I hope to inspire others to cook for cancer patients in their community. Recently, the story of how I started cooking for cancer patients was featured in the local news. The reporter did…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer Tagged With: cooking for cancer

Cooking For Cancer Patients TV Segment

October 12, 2016 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Jeanette Chen on WTNH Cooking For Cancer Patients

This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to do a live TV segment – Cooking For Cancer Patients – on local news channel WTNH, an ABC-affiliated television station. I made Lentil Vegetable Farro Chard Soup, a soup I first made six years ago for a breast cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy. I wanted to show people how to cook…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer Tagged With: cooking for cancer, TV segment, WTNH

Lentil Vegetable Farro Chard Soup

October 5, 2016 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Lentil Vegetable Farro Chard Soup is a hearty, nutritious soup that’s packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.  222 calories/2 Freestyle Points per serving. Some of you might know that I started Jeanette’s Healthy Living as a place to record recipes I was making for friends and people in my community with cancer. My first experience…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, New Year, Pantry Recipe, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: anti-cancer foods, anti-cancer soup, cancer fighting

Detecting Skin Cancer Early

May 16, 2016 by Jeanette 2 Comments

How To Spot Skin Cancer

This post is about checking your skin for the signs of skin cancer and melanoma, a preventable cancer that is highly treatable when spotted early. Sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology. I’ve lost several friends to cancer and cooked for many cancer patients in our community over the past ten years, so when the American Academy of Dermatology asked me to…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Healthy Living Tagged With: American Academy of Dermatology, how to spot skin cancer, preventing cancer, skin cancer, skin cancer awareness month, skin cancer screening, sponsored post

Melanoma Skin Cancer Protection and Detection #MelanomaMonday

May 2, 2016 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Melanoma Monday - Protect yourself and your family from skin cancer

This post is about Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, but you can protect yourself from getting it, and it can be successfully treated if detected early. Read this post to learn more. Sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology. Today is Melanoma Monday and I’m helping the American Academy of…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Healthy Living Tagged With: #MelanomaMonday, American Academy of Dermatology, cancer, melanoma, skin cancer

Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth Recipe {Paleo}

March 9, 2015 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth {Paleo} - sip on a cup of this mineral rich bone broth or use it as a base for soups, stews or sauces - it's healthy and nourishing, and facilitates digestion

This Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth is a staple recipe every cook should have – sip it as is, or use it as a base in soups, sauces and stews.  I’ve been making lots of soup this winter, and keeping my freezer and refrigerator full of bone broths. Oftentimes, I have extra chicken bones and vegetable…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, soups Tagged With: bone broth, chicken broth, chicken feet, mineral rich, paleo

Cancer-Fighting Recipe: Roasted Mushrooms and Thyme {Superfood Research at City of Hope}

October 21, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Cancer-Fighting Oven Roasted Mushrooms and Thyme

Did you know that certain Superfoods might help fight cancer? This Cancer-Fighting Roasted Mushroom and Thyme recipe was inspired by a recent trip to City of Hope, a cancer research hospital. Recently, I had the amazing opportunity, along with an intimate group of women (including Lisa Stone, co-founder and CEO of BlogHer), to spend the…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Sponsored Post, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: anti-cancer, cancer, cancer fighting foods, cancer research\, cancer-fighting ingredients, City of Hope, cooking for cancer, superfoods

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