Nutrition Guide

In order to prepare for the next few months I got a Chemotherapy Survival Guide from Amazon. It's excellent, despite the obnoxiously soothing purple and light blue cover. My favorite chapter is on good nutrition, which is a bit different than anything you have ever read on the subject. Here is a quote:

"One apple has about 80 calories; one slice of apple pie has about 400. If your appetite is poor and the pie appeals to you, eat the pie and get five times as many calories. Instead of drinking a plain glass of milk, make a milkshake with added ice cream. If a liquid diet is all you can tolerate, make the liquids high in calories. Use a blender to make sherbert shakes. Make your hot cereal or cocoa with milk and half-and-half instead of water. Add cream to your soups. Spread mayonnaise, peanut butter, or cream cheese on bread. Smother vegetables with cheese or cream sauces. Drink eggnog with your meals."

So as you can see, Sheela and I are getting to work fattening me up.



UPDATE (10/6) : The nutritionist gave me some better advice, and all you health fans will be relieved to know that the fats are out, more or less. My body needs proteins to rebuild, in part so that my liver can process the chemo so I'm eating more meats and fewer baked goods.