Ingredients: 1 can reduced sodium tuna in water, drained1 can white beans, drained and rinsed1 tablespoon capers¼ cup Kalamata olives1 tablespoon olive oil½ tablespoon red wine vinegar1 teaspoon oreganoSalt and pepper Instructions: In a bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper.Add tuna, beans, olives, and capers. Stir to combine.Eat alone or serve over greens. … [Read more...]
Roasted Squash Soup Recipe
Ingredients: 2 acorn squashesRed pepper flakes2 shallots1 clove of garlic1 teaspoon curry powder1 cup plain Greek yogurtVegetable broth as needed Splash white wine vinegar Instructions: Cut acorn squash in half and scoop out seeds. Sprinkle with olive oil and pepper flakes. Roast squash at 425° for 15 minutes. Cut the top of the garlic bulb and remove skin from shallots. After 15 minutes, add garlic, shallots, and pepper to pan and roast additional 20 minutes.Once … [Read more...]
Dairy and Breast Cancer
Today's topic is a guest post by a fellow oncology dietitian who also helped me write my handout on sugar and cancer. I feel like we go "way back" even though I think we've only met once in real life! I very much appreciated her perspective and asked if I could share on the blog. She agreed! I hope you find benefit too. I'm working on getting my latest survivorship cooking class recipes up here soon, so stay tuned for some delicious Mediterranean inspired ideas to use in your … [Read more...]
Do You Have Mouth Sores From Treatment? Healios® Could Help!
Thanks to Healios® for sponsoring this post and for their support of Cancer Services! Their sponsorship will support our educational programs for survivors. If you're someone who is in chemotherapy or radiation, you might have mouth sores, trouble swallowing, and/or increased sensitivity in the mouth. This often makes it difficult to chew, swallow or get adequate nutrition. The reason these sores develop is because chemotherapy and radiation target rapidly growing cells, … [Read more...]
Smart Food Choices, Power Foods, Food Anxiety and More!
Did you know that I just had my 12 year blogiversary?? Since 2007, I've has written more than 500 articles on this site and I now have over 5,000 subscribers of her e-newsletter and over 10,000 social media followers. Thank goodness for Cancer Services, Inc, the non-profit I work for. They embraced the site from my first day on the job and continue to make it possible for me to share info here AT NO CHARGE! Stay tuned for ways you can support our ongoing efforts! Thank … [Read more...]
Julie’s Delicious and Nutritious Holiday Cooking Class Recipes!
A little over a week ago I taught my last Cook to Thrive! Survivorship cooking class for 2019. It’s part of our programs at Cancer Services, the non-profit I work for. Cook to Thrive! was a series of 4 classes that I taught once a month since August. It was a lot of work, but so worth it! If you missed the recipes from some of my past classes, you can check them out here: More Salad in a Jar Recipes! Thai Chicken Salad, Greek Chickpea Salad and Pesto Salad! Taco … [Read more...]
Garlic & Chives Mashed Potatoes – Delicious Even With Skin On!
Garlic & Chive Mashed Potatoes with SKIN ON for extra nutrition! This recipe really is from my Aunt Donna! I changed it a little bit, just adding extra garlic and extra chives and I do like to leave the skin on my potatoes, people seem to like them just as well that way. You will need to make sure to scrub them really well with a vegetable brush and cut off any bad spots before cooking them. The other change I made was to use Greek cream cheese, because it increases the … [Read more...]
DIY Chai Tea Latte Mix with No Added Sugar!
Chai Tea Latte Mix Recipe If you're like me, you don't want a lot of sugar in your drinks. When it comes to Chai Tea, the mixes, or the drinks you buy at the coffee shop already have a lot of added sugar, and you can't take it out! Here's your solution! Make your own Chai Tea mix with no added sugar. Then, if you have guests that want some sweet, they can add it themselves with whatever sweetener they prefer. NOTE that this recipe makes a LOT of mix. It could probably make … [Read more...]
Save Oven Space and Cook Your Turkey Breast in an Instant Pot!
Cooking Turkey Breast in the Instant Pot Cooking a turkey in the instant pot may just be the next big thing, but there are some areas that you may find need tweaking when it comes to cooking the perfect turkey breast. The great thing about using an Instant Pot for your turkey is that it frees up the oven to be used for other foods. Also - it cooks a lot faster and is not dried out! The recipe that we started with called for a boneless turkey breast, however we ended up … [Read more...]
More Salad in a Jar Recipes! Thai Chicken Salad, Greek Chickpea Salad and Pesto Salad!
Thank goodness for interns, I am getting these recipes up. Late is better than never and we are also very close to getting all the Instant Pot recipes up, but that will have to wait a week! For now, enjoy the other 3 salad in a jar recipes from my September Cook to Thrive class with the theme of Salads: More Than Just Lettuce! I showed participants how to make 4 different salads and make them ahead in a jar so that they can eat them for lunch, or dinner, on multiple … [Read more...]
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