For this month’s book club, we’re sharing a few cookbooks that provide tips, recipes, and recommendations for healthy eating for anyone who’s been diagnosed with cancer. Whether you’re approaching survivorship or going through cancer treatment, these recipes can help you better understand how you can nourish your body with whole foods.
Check out these titles at your local library or bookstore, or see if your library uses the Libby app, so you can potentially read any of these digitally for free.
1) The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery by Rebecca Katz with Mat Edelson
Chef and nutritional entrepreneur Rebecca Katz provides 150 easy, delicious, nutrition-dense recipes, with scientific rationale that explains how each food can benefit the body through both cancer treatment and recovery.
2) The Living Kitchen: Nourishing Whole-Food Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery by Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman
Cancer-care cooking experts and certified nutritionists Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman share easy prep recipes designed to relieve symptoms and side effects from cancer treatment and help your body recover through survivorship. Their book also includes quick directions for snacks, smoothies, soups, and other nutrient-rich foods complete with nutritional analysis.
3) Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz MD
Written by board-certified gastroenterologist and gut health expert Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, this book offers a blueprint for optimizing your gut microbiome with more than 65 delicious recipes. Dr. Bulsiewicz explains how a fiber-rich diet and thriving microbiome can reduce cancer risk and support overall health. He challenges popular diet trends and focuses on long-term, sustainable ways to nourish your body.
4) Crazy Sexy Kitchen by Kris Carr and Chad Sarno
Although not written specifically for cancer patients, Crazy Sexy Kitchen is a fun and engaging cookbook filled with over 150 tasty, plant-based recipes. Whether you’re looking for full meals, snacks, or meal prep ideas, this book has everything you need to incorporate more plant-based recipes into your lifestyle.
5) SpiceRack: A Spicy Action Plan with Recipes to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk & Manage Your Weight by Rachel Beller
Rachel Beller, MS, RDN, offers realistic and attainable strategies and recipes that are packed with cancer-fighting nutrients. She incorporates evidence-based techniques in an approachable way to help you understand how to build a meal plan that’s tasty and nutritious.
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