This is a resource for the family to make food for Grandmom to help restore balance from the negative side effects of the cancer medicine.
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Background
It has been four years since Grandmom was diagnosed with lung and bone cancer. As we have all witnessed, she has taken every step of this chapter with grace and strength, and it has barely slowed her down.
Recently the medicine for lung cancer has started causing digestive problems. This makes it difficult for her body to get the nutrients she needs from her food and makes her tired. Eating foods that are nutritious, easy to digest, and have balancing properties can mitigate some of these effects as much as is possible.
In her life, Grandmom has fed everyone: seven children, their friends and cousins, an ever-growing number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and countless community members at church and elsewhere. Now we can take care of her.
Ingredients
List of foods that are most nutritious and restorative for Mom / Grandmom’s current disposition.
Lean Proteins: Beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, venison, and lean pork
Saltwater Fish: Salmon, mackerel, and anchovies
Cooked Grains: Rice, oats, sweet rice, and barley
Legumes: Lentils, chickpeas, black beans, and kidney beans
Root Vegetables: Carrots, sweet potatoes, Chinese yam, Japanese sweet potato, pumpkin, parsnips, taro, and onions
Green Leafy Vegetables: Spinach and kale (cooked)
Mushrooms: Shiitake
Warming Spices and Herbs: Ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel, cloves, black pepper, and garlic
Fruits: Dates, figs, apples (cooked), pears (cooked), cherries, blackberries, raspberries, dried apricots, peaches, goji berries
Nuts and Seeds: Walnuts, black sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chestnuts
Teas: Herbal teas with ginger, licorice, or ginseng, lotus seeds
Saltwater Fish: Salmon, mackerel, and anchovies
Cooked Grains: Rice, oats, sweet rice, and barley
Legumes: Lentils, chickpeas, black beans, and kidney beans
Root Vegetables: Carrots, sweet potatoes, Chinese yam, Japanese sweet potato, pumpkin, parsnips, taro, and onions
Green Leafy Vegetables: Spinach and kale (cooked)
Mushrooms: Shiitake
Warming Spices and Herbs: Ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel, cloves, black pepper, and garlic
Fruits: Dates, figs, apples (cooked), pears (cooked), cherries, blackberries, raspberries, dried apricots, peaches, goji berries
Teas: Herbal teas with ginger, licorice, or ginseng, lotus seeds
NO Spicy food, cold or raw foods and drinks, dairy products, and sweeteners.
Recipes
Recommended recipes if you need ideas. If you would like to add any recipes please send them to me at [email protected].
Beef neck stew
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Lamb stew
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Millet and black sesame
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Dates, walnuts, goji berries snack mix
Snack mix combination of raw dates, toasted walnuts, and goji berries
