What to Eat Now: The Cancer Lifeline Cookbook [Paperback]

Rachel Keim (Author), Ginny Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

After 23 years of supporting cancer survivors and their families, Cancer Lifeline presents What to Eat Now. With practical easy-to-understand nutritional information, tips for getting through treatment, and delicious, simple recipes, this cookbook is for cancer patients and anyone whishing to make lifestyle changes to improve their health.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This book was written for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers, but also serves as a general nutrition guide by setting the stage for a healthy lifestyle from which anyone can benefit. Dovetailing the latest health care trends that indicate people want to be more involved in their health care, this user-friendly book provides more than 90 delicious recipes that enable people to make healthy food choices based on sound nutritional information.

From Library Journal

These books recognize the value of nutrition in fighting disease and offer ways of applying diet to attain better health. What To Eat Now, developed by the Northwest cancer support organization Cancer Lifeline, is a combination cookbook and nutrition guide aimed at cancer patients and survivors. The authors stress easy-to-follow tips on choosing and preparing nutritious foods. They also include recipes, some contributed by chefs at popular Seattle restaurants. The meal-planning section, which relies on organization and make-ahead meals, may be of less value to those patients whose appetites require more flexibility in food presentation. Ways of coping with the nutritional side effects of cancer treatment are emphasized. Cooking Well takes a broader approach by including chronic and acute illnesses that have critical nutritional components, such as kidney, liver, and lung diseases. The preservation of nutrients through proper preparation is explained, as is cleaning, storing, and cooking food to avoid contamination. Each disease's specific nutritional therapy needs are defined, and preventing malnutrition, tempting the poor appetite, and preparing special fare such as a liquid or soft diet are addressed. Recipes are included in each section, and a special chapter on sick children and a list of resources with recommended readings round out the book. Of the two titles, Cooking Well is more comprehensive and inclusive, making it an excellent choice for health collections.?Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans Hosp., Tampa, Fla.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570610738
• ISBN-13: 978-1570610738
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,341,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great nutritious recipes and info on disease fighting foods, April 10, 1999

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This review is from: What to Eat Now: The Cancer Lifeline Cookbook (Paperback)

This book helps to give you a start in incorporating specific, known anti-cancer foods into your daily diet. The foods are family-friendly and the dishes have drawn rave reviews from unsuspecting "tofu-haters". I especially like the section "Top Ten Super Foods" that outlines ten particular foods that are essential in a cancer-fighter's diet. This book has been a great addition to my arsenal in my 9 year old daughter's fight against cancer. If you comprehend the link between cancer and nutrition, this book will give you tools to increase your body's ability to effectively fight cancer. I highly recommend it!