One-week menu during chemotherapy

Patients who need chemotherapy generally have more serious illnesses, because chemotherapy is not only expensive but also a painful process for patients. Whether it is for seriously ill patients or general patients, dietary supplements are a good choice. Food is rich in various nutrients and can also help the body recover. So if there is a patient who needs chemotherapy, how should the weekly diet be arranged?

They say that if you have nothing, you have no money, so if you have something, don’t be sick. But sometimes, when the disease comes irresistibly, we can only carry out active treatment, and during the treatment, we often need to pay special attention to diet, and the same is true for chemotherapy. During chemotherapy, while chemical drugs kill tumor cells, normal cells will inevitably be damaged, resulting in side effects.

First of all, drink plenty of water during chemotherapy. A normal person needs to consume about 2000 ml of water every day, not to mention patients after chemotherapy, who should drink more water to excrete toxins from the body through urine. This substance, which seems very ordinary in normal times, actually plays a role in digesting food, absorbing nutrients, eliminating waste, regulating body temperature, moisturizing the skin, and accelerating metabolism in the body. This shows the importance of drinking water.

Second, light food should be the main food. During chemotherapy, while ensuring nutrition, you should eat light foods such as fruits and vegetables. These two foods contain a lot of vitamin C, which can prevent constipation, improve immunity, prevent cancer, etc., and is beneficial for recovery after chemotherapy.

Third, you should supplement more protein during chemotherapy. During chemotherapy, if conditions permit, you should also eat more high-protein foods, such as fish, lean meat, milk, chicken, red dates, etc. Eating more of these foods can effectively prevent the decrease in white blood cells, platelets and immunity caused by chemotherapy.

Based on the above three points, I have developed the following menu for one week during chemotherapy.

【Monday】

Breakfast: low-fat milk, bran bread, tomatoes, eggs.

Lunch: Rice, pork stewed with kelp, and fried spinach.

Dinner: Wheat bran bread, astragalus, and wolfberry stewed soft-shelled turtle or sea fish.

【Tuesday】

Breakfast: Fresh citrus juice, bran bread, eggs.

Lunch: steamed buns, pig's trotters stewed with ginseng, and fried cabbage.

Dinner: Steamed rice with soaked soybeans, and salad with radish, loofah and gourd.

【Wednesday】

Breakfast: yogurt, bran bread, eggs.

Lunch: Steam rice with soaked black beans, mashed garlic or green onions, mixed with cold cooked lean meat, and fresh tomatoes.

Dinner: steamed buns, carrots, and steamed pork ribs with longan.

【Thursday】

Breakfast: mountain slag juice, bran bread, eggs.

Lunch: Rice, chicken stewed with mushrooms.

Dinner: steamed buns, vegetables, and asparagus soup with chicken sauce.

【Friday】

Breakfast: kiwi, milk, eggs, bran bread.

Lunch: steamed buns, stir-fried tofu with wolfberry and pork slices, and coleslaw.

Dinner: Rice with a little bit of rice bran, boiled cuttlefish, fresh strawberry juice

【Saturday】

Breakfast: fresh sea buckthorn juice or sea buckthorn juice drink, bread, eggs.

Lunch: grilled fish with seaweed, rice, and steamed sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes rank high among many anti-cancer plants.

Dinner: Tremella, lotus seeds and rock sugar soup, Western-style cold cauliflower.

【Sunday】

Breakfast: corn porridge, boiled peanuts, and eggs.

Lunch: Dumplings with fresh wild vegetables.

Dinner: Job's tears and lotus seed porridge, multi-grain steamed buns, and garlic-flavored eggplant.