Examples Please

[Mary Jo]

Hello -

Rhonda and Becky were so helpful yesterday in all they "taught" me on The Breast Cancer diet. Now, if you wouldn't mind - could someone give me a few examples of a typical day of eating - ie - breakfast - lunch - dinner - snacks etc.

I did like that Rhonda treats herself weekly to a snack ie - cookie - bar - pie etc.

Again, thank you in advance for your help.

Love - Mary Jo

P.S. Is having the ultra sound of my arm pit today - remember my PET/CT scan showed everything was super duper - however, 1 tiny glitch - lymph node opposite side of breast cancer side lit up - onc. and surgeon say "forget about it" BUT I'm having an ultra sound of the left "pit" area just to be sure.

God Is Good!

[Becky]

Here’s what I do.



Breakfast – cereals (Uncle Sam, All Bran Extra Fiber, Kashi nuggets) with a tablespoon or 2 of raw wheat germ, blueberries (or other berries), 10-12 whole walnuts (on top of 1 cup of lowfat yogurt). I use different cereals. Sometimes I have oatmeal made with 1% milk (I use lowfat for breakfast vs fat free in order to get a serving of conjugated linoleic acid), always berries and walnuts (for short chain (ALA) omega 3. On the weekend I have a veggie omelet (no cheese – I NEVER have cheese on anything). Sundays are pancakes with flaxmeal and fruits.

Lunch – during week – salad bar with only veggies and beans/legumes. Since they don’t have olive or canola oil, I only use lemon juice. Usually salad is large but I watch how much beans/legumes but it’s a free for all on the low cal veggies and lettuces. Sometimes I have sushi with a small salad. On the weekend I have leftovers and I might zap some extra veggies in the microwave.

Dinner – we rarely eat red meat (probably once a week). We eat fish, vegetarian meals and chicken. We always have whole grain pasta, brown rice. Sometimes I will have a white potato (if we are having mashed) but usually a yam or nothing if it is a potato night. 2 different category of veggies (like broccoli and carrots) unless we have a salad too.

I drink coffee in the morning (2 cups) and then switch to white or green tea and water.

I do have wine on the weekend (usually 1-2 glasses) but if we are out, at a dinner party or having a dinner party, I will have more (we aren't all working so hard not to ever live).

I will (a couple of times a week) have some chocolate (most of the time milk chocolate). I am not a huge fruit eater but eat the 1-2 servings a day at breakfast. My diet seems simplistic but I make it quite varied (especially when looking at it by the week). I only use extra virgin olive oil and canola.

Hope this helps.

[Mary Jo]

Thank you Becky. Yes, it is very helpful.

Hugs -

Mary Jo

[saleboat]

Hi Mary Jo,

I try to follow a few simple rules--

1) I don't eat meat, only fish (this was my preferred diet since 1984, twenty years prior to my bc diagnosis)
2) I try to eat whole foods-- foods that have been largely untouched and unprocessed, for example: whole grains, (whole wheat bread, brown rice, etc.) whole fruits.
3) I (try) to only eat sweets/drink alcohol on weekends.

So my diet, at least today, looks something like this:

1) breakfast: double-latte (with whatever milk happens to be in the fridge), oatmeal with dried cherries and milk.
2) lunch: butternut squash soup and cabbage salad with miso dressing, one-half egg salad sandwich on whole wheate bread, coffee
3) snack: apple
4) dinner: miso marinated cod with green veggie

You may want to see if there is a nutritionist at your cancer center. I think it is hard to make too many changes at once, so baby steps. BTW, I don't do any of the above because I think it will do anything to stop a recurrance of bc-- the horse is already out of the barn. However, I know it makes me feel good, and hopefully will prevent any new cancers.

Good luck,
Jen