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Cooking For Cancer Patients

Recipes that I've made for friends and family with cancer, as well as soft/liquid diet recipes that might be suitable for cancer patients who are experiencing side effects from cancer treatment such as mouth sores, or difficulty chewing and swallowing. In addition, you will find some tips for cooking for cancer patients that might be helpful.

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

Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth Recipe {Paleo}

March 2, 2015 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth {Paleo} - drink a mug of this mineral rich bone broth - it's healthy and nourishing, and facilitates digestion

This Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth is great for sipping as well as using in soups and sauces. Bone broths are all the rage these days, selling for as much as a cup of Starbucks coffee at some places. These bone broths are nothing like the kind you buy at the supermarket. They’re rich in minerals…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, soups, Special Diets Tagged With: beef bones, bone broth, paleo

Copycat Panera Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

February 23, 2015 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Copycat Panera Bread Creamy Tomato Basil Soup - so creamy and delicious, just like Panera's!

This Copycat Panera Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is so creamy and delicious, you’ll want to make it time and time again. Do you like Panera Bread? I have to admit I was never a big fan and hadn’t been there in a while, but my son likes their tomato soup. So, last week when he was on…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, soups, vegetarian Tagged With: copycat recipe, cream of tomato soup, Panera bread, tomato basil soup

Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake

February 22, 2015 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake - this healthy breakfast is filling and hearty, perfect for a cold winter morning.

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake is a hearty breakfast for a cold winter day. It’s been freezing the past few weeks – in the single digits and teens, and if you count windchill, it was negative 6 degrees the other day. I have to admit February is the toughest month for…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, whole grain Tagged With: breakfast, breakfast bake, cocoa powder, peanut butter, steel cut oatmeal, steel cut oats

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse Recipe

February 10, 2015 by Jeanette 43 Comments

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse - just 145 calories! The perfect Valentine's Day treat!

This Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse is secretly healthy, the perfect treat for chocolate lovers. Valentine’s Day is this Saturday and I’ve got the perfect chocolate dessert for your loved one that is healthy and sugar-free too! After all, what’s Valentine’s Day without some chocolate. This recipe for Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse comes from my friend…

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Filed Under: book review, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, Brenda Bennett, chocolate mousse, cocoa powder, dairy-free, low carb, sugar-free, Sugar-Free Mom

Creamy Spinach Feta Soup with Pine Nuts Recipe {Low Carb}

December 22, 2014 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Creamy Spinach Soup with Feta and Pine Nuts (Low Carb) - this is a healthy, light soup that has a rich creamy taste

This Creamy Spinach Feta Soup with Pine Nuts takes the flavor of spinach pie and turns it into a bowl of comfort. Have you ever had Greek spinach pie? It’s one of my favorite indulgences when I visit our local Greek market. Sometimes the owner bakes spinach pies and sells them at the checkout counter….

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets Tagged With: creamless creamy soup, pureed soup, Recipe Redux, soft food, spinach soup

Chestnut Praline Latte (Dairy-Free/Vegan)

December 11, 2014 by Jeanette

Chestnut Praline Latte - creamy and delicious, this latte is a healthier version of Starbuck's newest latte. Made with real chestnuts and pecans, and cashew milk to make this dairy-free.

Cozy up to a mug of this Chestnut Praline Latte, a healthier and dairy-free version of Starbuck’s latest holiday latte, made with real chestnuts and pecans. Have you tried the newest Starbuck’s Chestnut Praline Latte? Recently, I saw an article that said this latest drink does not actually contain any chestnuts or nuts in it….

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Filed Under: beverages, Chemotherapy Recipes, Christmas, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cashew milk, cashew milk recipes, chestnuts, dairy-free, Silk, Silk Cashew, Starbucks Chestnut Praline Latte, vegan

Super Vegetable Blend-In Sauce Recipe

October 21, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

This Super Vegetable Sauce is a great way to get your kids to eat more vegetables - stir into chili, pasta sauces, mix into meatballs and meatloaf

This Super Vegetable Blend-In Sauce is a great way to sneak in extra vegetables into your family’s meals. Stir into chili, pasta sauce, stews, and meatloaf mix for an added boost of goodness. I have to say I hesitated before posting this recipe simply because this is not the most attractive sauce to photograph. In…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Pureed Food Diet, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: blend-in vegetable sauce, how to get kids to eat more vegetables, pureed vegetables, sneaking vegetables into meals

Smashed Miso Avocado and Egg in a Cup

October 7, 2014 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Smashed Miso Avocado and Poached Egg in a Cup © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Smashed Miso Avocado and Egg in a Cup makes a quick and easy breakfast. I’ve been obsessed with miso, avocado and eggs lately. You might have noticed my Breakfast Smashed Avocado Tomato Toast with Fried Poached Egg or the Smashed Miso Avocado Toast with Poached Egg and Furikake posts recently. There’s just something about…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Recipes For Foodies, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, miso, paleo, poached egg, smashed avocado

Acai Banana Kale Smoothie Recipe

August 4, 2014 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Acai Banana Kale Yogurt Smoothie © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Power up your morning with this Acai Banana Kale Smoothie, packed with antioxidants. This summer, the twins have been working out feverishly, which has had a trickle down effect on my husband and me. Funny how that works. Not only are they working out, but they’re also trying to put on some weight, so they’ve…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: acai, kale, kale in smoothie, preworkout, smoothie

Healthy Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl Recipe

July 16, 2014 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Breakfast Refried Bean Bowl © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Healthy Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl make a protein-rich breakfast or a versatile side dish at dinnertime. Top with salsa, avocado, a poached egg and hot sauce for the ultimate Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl. One of my boys has been on a huge breakfast and workout spree. You should see the spread that he makes for himself each…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Instant Pot, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pantry Recipe, Pureed Food Diet, vegetarian Tagged With: beans for breakfast, breakfast bowl, healthy refried beans, how to cook refried beans, pink beans, poached egg, protein rich breakfast

Healthy Fruit Punch Popsicles

June 26, 2014 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Healthy Fruit Punch Popsicles © Jeanette's Healthy Living

These Healthy Fruit Punch Popsicles are packed with goodness – they’re a treat your kids will happily eat on a hot summer day. Summertime is the perfect time to keep your family hydrated and nourished with fresh fruits in season. I find making frozen drinks or popsicles using fresh fruit make getting my kids to…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cherries, frozen treat, fruit punch, healthy popsicle, nectarines, pineapple juice, strawberries, summer

Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie Recipe

June 4, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie is a great way to start off the day. It’s packed with nutrients and antioxidants. I’ve been making smoothies for a while now but we seemed to be on a smoothie hiatus the last couple of months. So, recently when my husband ordered a Strawberry Banana Smoothie from…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: chia seeds, matcha green tea, smoothie, strawberry

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

Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice Recipe

September 11, 2013 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Kale Grape Ginger JuiceKale Grape Ginger Juice © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice is a great beginner green juice combination. Grapes make this nice and sweet. Some of you know that I’ve experimented with green smoothies and green juices before, trying to get my kids and my husband to try them. There’s just something about the green color that turns my family…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: grapes, green juice, juicing, kale juice, vegetable juice

Creamy Coconut Chia Seed Greek Yogurt Pudding with Raspberry Puree Recipe

September 9, 2013 by Jeanette 31 Comments

Raspberry Chia Coconut Greek Yogurt Pudding © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Creamy Coconut Chia Seed Greek Yogurt Pudding with Raspberry Puree is a lightened up version of Le Pain Quotidien’s Coconut Chia Pudding with Raspberry Coulis. Over the summer, I met up with two of my friends at a local place called Le Pain Quotidien. The name is fancy and I can never remember how…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: chia seed pudding, coconut milk, Greek yogurt, how to use Greek yogurt, Le Pain Quotidien, light dessert

Creamy Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese Recipe {Gluten-Free}

August 26, 2013 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Creamy Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese is a lightened up version with Greek yogurt and a secret ingredient. Ever since I took a bite of Chef Plum’s Gouda Macaroni and Cheese with Smoked Avocado Salsa at the Culinary Exploration Workshop, and then again, at his Dinner Underground in Newtown, CT, I’ve been thinking about…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, Dinner, Easter, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, side dishes, vegetarian Tagged With: Chobani yogurt, gluten-free macaroni and cheese, Greek yogurt, healthier macaroni and cheese recipe, low fat macaroni and cheese recipe, nutritional yeast, smoked avocado

Low Residue Diet Recipes: Braised Asparagus Tips

August 9, 2013 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Low Residue Braised Asparagus © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Low Residue Diet recipes can be flavorful – these Braised Asparagus Tips infuse flavor into vegetables while sticking to this strict diet. This method works well with almost any vegetable. Today, I’m sharing another Low Residue Diet Recipe. I hope this recipe will inspire those on this special diet to try something new and different, and put…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Low Residue Diet, Resources, resources, side dishes, vegetables Tagged With: asparagus tips, broth braised potatoes, cancer, low fiber diet, low fiber recipe, low residue diet, low residue diet recipe, low residue diet recipes

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup Recipe and Culinary Exploration Workshop

August 5, 2013 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This post recaps my experience at a first-of-it’s kind Culinary Exploration Workshop, where I demonstrated my Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup as a low-fat, low-salt recipe. Several weeks ago, I participated in a first-of-its kind Culinary Exploration Workshop at the Culinary Institute of America Greystone in California where I demonstrated my recipe for a Creamy…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, lunch, Resources, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Alex Talbot, cauliflower soup, Chef Beau MacMillan, Chef Briwa, Chef Kris Plum, chestnuts in soup, creamless soup, Culinary Exploration Workshop, Culinary Institute of America Greystone, low fat recipes, low salt recipes, nondairy soup, Pepsico, roasted cauliflower soup

Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie Recipe

August 1, 2013 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie is perfect for breakfast, or as a mid-morning or afternoon snack. It’s also perfect for anyone on a soft food diet or liquid diet. Last night, a freak accident happened at my husband’s softball game. One of the young men on the team collided with a team mate and ended…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: healthy smoothie recipe, lassi, liquid diet, mango, soft food diet

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie Recipe

June 21, 2013 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie is an beautiful, healthy smoothie packed with nutrients. This Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie is from my friend Faith (An Edible Mosaic). It’s packed with goodness – spinach, cucumber, pear, ginger, and flaxseed. It’s also dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan. I tasted my first green smoothie about eight years ago when our family…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: green smoothies, smoothies

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