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Physical versus mental constraints following head & neck cancer treatment. This is a transcript (Excerpt) from my podcast The No Feeding Tubes Show Episode 5….
A difficult diagnosis to swallow. #SAD March 16
“Today I can’t swallow” – a poem by Yvonne McClaren – March 2022 Two years post treatment and today I just can’t manage. I naively…
HNC treatment triggers, how to minimise their effect.
Head & Neck Cancer treatment I now know is traumatic. Hell, even my surgeon said it can be brutal. The trouble is you don’t know…
Goal setting provides mental benefits to head & neck cancer patients.
Here’s what I do in late December of each year – after HNC treatment I found this really important once I had gotten through the…
4 stage PEG transition to successful eating post HNC treatment.
As we draw closer to Christmas Day and the “food and drink” holidays as I like to call them, the importance of why I wrote…
Anxious free eating over the holiday season with this 3 berry fluff for altered eating.
You might like to add the Watermelon Sorbet with rosewater as a shaved garnish. Recipe here. 3 Berry Fluff (Keto Friendly) with shaved watermelon sorbet…
Watermelon sorbet with rosewater. Excellent keto dish, anti-inflammatory & gluten free.
Ingredients Diced watermelon flesh Filtered water Rose water (about a capful) Squeeze of lime (I used lemon) to taste Teaspoon of honey Method Take half…
Altered eating changed your relationships? How to “break bread” post HNC Treatment.
If it isn’t hard enough Christmas is a particularly difficult time of year for those suffering head and neck cancer treatment. As we march towards…
Simple creamy mushroom sauce for a dry swallow.
Fun fact: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics dating back 4,600 years depict mushrooms as a symbol of immortality, and the pharaohs declared that only the royal family…
5 minute Cauliflower soup that will have you coming back for more.
Did you know the white part of a cauliflower is caused by the leaves shielding the flowers from the sun during the early growth period….
The secret to appeasing no taste after chemotherapy
No taste after chemotherapy is one of the many side effects of head and neck cancer treatment. Your saliva is likely the key here, if…
Bean burger offers hope to radiated necks & fatigued taste-buds.
Bean burger offers hope to those with side effects of HNC treatment. I have a love hate relationship with meat & chicken following treatment &…
Everything you need to master a fish curry guaranteed to delight cancer taste buds.
Fish for Dysphagia Fish is an excellent protein source for dysphagia. I spent some time discussing with my fish monger what fish to use in…
Mash Potato with Clam Cream
Courtesy @Mangiare_al_Cucchiaio Recipes for Dysphagia. Flavour layering for fatigued tastebuds. Another high protein dish is Chickpea Cream with Clam and Cherry Tomato Drops. (recipe below)…
How to drink Bacon
Start with bacon powder – PEG-feeding help dysphagia First you have to powder it. I took 6 rashes of bacon and grilled it on high….
Brussel Sprout Soup
Soup for Dysphagia & taste buds-Brassica oleracea Let’s be honest, there are two camps with Brussel Sprouts and I am never too sure to which…
Let’s talk about sauce.
We don’t think much about sauces until we get a bad one. You know that packet flavoured gloop thrown on top of an other wise…
Are you thick? My morning smoothie and using a spoon
My morning smoothie has become a ritual, and I have gone from disliking smoothies to actually missing them if I can’t access a blender or…
Tomato soup with carrot, celery, basil & stalks.
I read this somewhere, use the stalks of the tomatoes in your soup and it will take the humble tomato soup to a whole new…
Japanese Dashi Stock/Broth
When living in Saigon, I was fortunate enough to reside in the Japanese quarter in a residence called Bon Bon. Wandering the streets provided all…
Soup saved my life.
My mum taught me how to make great soup, she had the ability to make soup out of anything and it always tasted like a…