Colon Cancer Recipes

Eating right can be a challenge for people with colon cancer -- during and after treatment. If you're dealing with colon cancer, recipes specifically designed to address nutritional challenges posed by the disease can help you get the energy you need for a healthy recovery. One of the colon cancer recipes below (for apple/prune sauce) will help with constipation that may result during or after treatment.

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Colon Cancer Recipes: An Introduction

The colon cancer recipes that follow may be helpful during and after treatment of the disease. We have included the following recipes:

Banana milkshake
Fortified milk
High-protein milkshake
Peanut butter snack spread
Fruit and cream
Lactose-free double chocolate pudding
Apple/prune sauce.

You can also find more information about dealing with the nutritional challenges colon cancer presents -- along with helpful suggestions for eating before, during, and after treatment -- by going to the eMedTV article Colon Cancer Nutrition.

Banana Milkshake

Ingredients:

1 whole ripe banana, sliced

Vanilla extract (few drops)

1 cup milk.

Place all ingredients into a blender. Blend at high speed until smooth.

Yield: 1 serving

Serving size: Approximately 2 cups

If made with whole milk:

Calories per serving: 255 calories

Protein per serving: 9 grams

If made with 2% milk:

Calories per serving: 226 calories

Protein per serving: 9 grams

If made with skim milk:

Calories per serving: 190 calories

Protein per serving: 9 grams

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