Since last round of chemo was so brutal that I took time off from blogging (and from my regular self), I have been using the last few weeks to plan out my next round arriving in a few days time. I have a plan for the fourth and fifth days which were the hardest seeing as the strong drugs are done and I'm on my own. The plan involves going to my dad's house during the day instead of being alone and sitting on the couch with Sophie, our sweet springer spaniel.
I'm getting away from the point though, here is the culmination of much research into which take-out foods you should get your little chemie after they've been poisoned by their oncologist
*. These are restaurants in Calgary, Canada although, the foods themselves are universally beneficial post-chemo. Click on the links attached to each restaurant to see their Urbanspoon listing and in the case of multiple locations I just chose the ones that I most frequent. I'm confident that that little nugget of information won't lead to stalking because really, who would want to stalk me? I'd pick someone way cooler.
Best Take-Out Foods for Chemotherapy
- The fusili pollo limone at La Viena Restaurant. It's chicken soup in pasta form and it has a nice lemony after flavor. The mixed salad from here would round out the meal and has a succulent dressing that is light and neutral. There's something Caesar-like about the dressing but without any dairy and the owner makes her own pasta.
- The chicken soup or the minestrone from Lina's Italian Market is like having an Italian mother come to your house and kiss you. I don't even eat chicken and I'd still eat this soup for the broth and the little pasta pieces.
- Anything from Booster Juice or Jugo Juice because you really need the hydration and both regular size servings are a nice number of calories to re-fatten your little cancer patient. I personally like something with either peaches, strawberries or watermelon.
- The udon noodle soup from either Tenshi Sushi or Globefish. It has cabbage and broccoli for digestion but the broth is lovely and gently scented with ginger.
- The seafood noodle soup at the Calgary Court Restaurant in Chinatown. It has whole heads of bok choy to cleanse the palate but the clear broth is pleasant, fresh and light in your tummy. The noodles are perfectly al dente, long and skinny.
- Nice, little pizza's from Pulcinella or Famoso Pizzeria are fun to eat and can be saved for later. I prefer the marinara because it's without cheese but the quattro staggione at Pulcinella's or the Capricciosa at Famoso are good too. Famoso has vegan cheese available as well!
- If your cancie doesn't have mouth sores (sugar and mouth sores aren't friends because it seems to make them worse) and they want a special treat then the Vegan Lemon Cashew Coconut Square from The Coup is phenomenal. It's got a date almond crust and a light lemony flavor but without any heavy ingredients that might sit badly in a chemie's stomach.
May you have luck if you're doing chemo or if you're trying to get your loved one to eat something this week.
Love,
Cailey
*Sorry to my delightful Dr. Webster, as I know that his poisonings are keeping me alive and that he's studied very hard to balance the effects with my safety. No matter how tricky chemo gets, I do still like him very much.
Firstly, today is one of those curl up in the fetal position days although, I did just made myself get dressed so I could act like a real human. Whenever my throat is sore and it hurts to swallow, I have bad days because food taunts me with it's smells.
