cancerwife - diet

Healthy Eating with Cancerwife

CancerWife — Sat, 24 May 2014 06:35:51 +0000

I love to eat. Food delights me.

Even when I stayed in the hospital for chemo, I looked forward to each meal and snack. Some of the hospital food was not that great, but I found some appetizing items!

Healthy Eating at Home: Nuwave Oven

CancerWife — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:10:41 +0000

One of the hardest diet regimens that I've been on is the ketogenic diet. This involves cutting down carbohydrates to about 20g carbs a day, and mainly eating protein and fats.

Not only was it difficult with the low blood sugar, but on top of that, I needed to cook a LOT of protein throughout the day! That was when we got a Nuwave oven to help cook all the meat.

No-Cook Honeydew Coconut Chia Pudding

CancerWife — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 22:26:45 +0000

A quick and healthy spin to a classic Asian dessert, honeydew coconut pudding.

4 ingredients only and no cooking required!

Healthy Snacking: Kettle Chips Real Sliced Potatoes

CancerWife — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:33:01 +0000

Potato chips are one of my guilty pleasures. When I started the low omega 6 diet, I realized that most of the chips have a ton of omega 6 fats.

Chips are usually fried in large amounts of sunflower or safflower oil, which are high in omega 6 (4g or 10g omega 6/ Tbs, respectively).

Freekeh Mediterranean Salad

CancerWife — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:38:29 +0000

In looking for healthy grains that are low glycemic, I found freekeh. It's an ancient grain that is readily available at Costco (Village Harvest Organic Freekeh).

An added benefit of this dish is that I have fun saying "I'm eating freeky" :-)

Blueberry Chia Egg Oatmeal

CancerWife — Tue, 27 May 2014 17:53:11 +0000

I've been searching for a good breakfast food that is fast to make, low in carbs and high in protein.

I may have found it with this recipe!

The High Omega 3 Low Omega 6 Regimen

CancerWife — Wed, 21 May 2014 04:43:10 +0000

What are Omega 3 and Omega 6?

Omega 3 and omega 6 are both fats. Specifically, they are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA).

It’s important to be mindful of how much omega 3 and omega 6 we eat and drink, because these fats are incorporated into all the cells of the body, both normal and cancer cells.

How to Approximate Omega 6 from Food Labels

CancerWife — Tue, 20 May 2014 04:58:05 +0000

On the Nutrition Facts label, look under “Fats”.

See if it lists the “Polyunsaturated Fats” (PUFA). Omega 3 and Omega 6 are both polyunsaturated fats. Most labels will not list out the amount of Omega 6. Since most foods have higher amounts of Omega 6 compared to Omega 3, I assume the total amount of “Polyunsaturated Fats” is the amount of Omega 6 in that food.

Case Studies of High Omega 3 Low Omega 6 Regimen

CancerWife — Fri, 02 May 2014 06:35:28 +0000

Table comparing Patient DH and my high omega 3 low omega 6 regimen

As of Jan 2015

Nutrition Facts for Low Omega 6 Diet and Ketogenic Diet

CancerWife — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:03:22 +0000

** UPDATED 5/1/2014 - Peanut butter and Almond butter added under "Nuts"

** UPDATED 4/26/2014 - "Condiments" added. Various Beans added under "Starches"

To make it easier to identify the pertinent information for each diet: