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Recipe: Frozen Pumpkin Mousse Pie
Photo courtesy of Morrison Healthcare, food service provider for Upstate Medical University. When you crave something decadent and sweet, it can be tricky not to go overboard on calories. Here’s a...
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Gingerbread recipe comforts people with nausea, diarrhea, mouth sores
Gingerbread with Brown Sugar Meringue Ingredients For gingerbread: 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup molasses ¾ cup hot water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon...
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Black Bean and Avocado Enchiladas
For a nutritious meal high in fiber and protein, pair black beans with avocados. You’ll also get a healthy serving of B vitamins and folic acid. Just remember that canned black beans, while convenient,...
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Soothing nourishment for those with mouth sores
This recipe for milk and rice soup from the “Betty Crocker Living With Cancer Cookbook” offers soothing nourishment to those with mouth sores. And because milk is added to bananas and rice in this...
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Mediterranean chickpea salad offers a light, adaptable meal
Here’s a light meal that you can change with the addition of seasonal greens, such as spinach, kale, arugula or frisee. This recipe yields four 2-cup portions. Ingredients 6 ounces “spring mix”...
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Recipe: Broccoli, Garlic and Lemon Penne
Broccoli, Garlic and Lemon Penne is an easy-to-prepare recipe from the American Cancer Society’s “Great American Eat-Right Cookbook.” The American Cancer Society’s “Great American Eat-Right Cookbook”...
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Recipe: Couscous With Cranberries, Mint and Pine Nuts
This simple dish combines cranberries and toasted pine nuts with fluffy, protein-rich couscous (wheat granules or semolina), which is lower in calories than rice or other pastas. Ingredients 1-1/2 cups...
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Comfort food recipe: Cinnamon apples
Enjoy this recipe as you would homemade applesauce, as a snack or for dessert. Cinnamon apples go good with pancakes, waffles or biscuits. For variety, you may want to add ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg and...
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Clean cooking Mother-daughter team turns love of healthy food into blog
Jillian Cardinali in her kitchen with protein pancakes and blueberry sauce. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY JIM HOWE A lifelong interest in fresh, healthy food and a love of cooking together inspired an...
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Quality nutrition comes from easy, adaptable plant-based recipes
Upstate registered dietitian nutritionist Maria Erdman speaking at a cooking demonstration at Syracuse University’s Falk College. She guided students there who prepared plant-based recipes for cancer...
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Recipe: Freekeh Fruit Salad with Pecans and Cinnamon Vinaigrette
This whole-grain and vegetable salad easily layers into a jar, for a single 2-cup serving. You can mix and match with grains, vegetables and dressings that you have on hand. And remember, grating...
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Recipe: Berry Good Wraps
High in vitamin C and antioxidants, berries of all sorts are good food choices eaten as they are. But you can also include them in recipes for meals. This wrap showcases strawberries, which are rich...
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Recipe: Acorn Squash and Apple Soup
Acorn Squash and Apple Soup offers a soothing dish designed to be easily eaten by those with mouth sores or sensitive stomachs due to cancer treatment. For a soothing, cool-weather meal that’s easy on...
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Where cancer patients can find advice for eating right
Maria Erdman Upstate registered dietitian nutritionist Maria Erdman recommends these resources for help eating well during and after cancer treatment. She also sees patients who are referred by...
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Recipe: Fudge Pudding Cake With Ice Cream
Dessert can be an important part of a meal for cancer patients because it often provides plenty of calories per bite. If the patient feels too full to eat this dessert after a meal, he or she can try...
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Setting an example: Pediatric gastroenterologist/amateur cook eats lots of...
Prateek Wali, MD, in his kitchen preparing a marinade for salmon (see recipe below). (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY AMBER SMITH As a child growing up in Kashmir, India, Prateek Wali ate mostly locally...
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Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Dip
Healthy dips like this one are good for sharing – and surrounding yourself with friends and family can help lift your spirits, says Kris Ghosh, MD, author of the “Betty Crocker Living With Cancer...
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Recipe: Broccoli, Garlic and Lemon Penne
Ingredients 1/2 pound penne pasta 5 cups broccoli florets or 1 12-ounce bag frozen broccoli florets 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 10 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth...
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Quick and easy recipe: Blueberry Ginger Kale Smoothie
Ingredients 3 cups frozen blueberries 3 cups coconut milk 1 cup kale, or more if desired ½ cup plain Greek yogurt 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup 2 teaspoons grated ginger water, if necessary, for...
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Recipe: Acorn Squash and Apple Soup
Squash and apples make a soothing cold-weather soup. This soup takes an hour to prepare. It’s loaded with fiber and is a good source of potassium. It’s a nice dish for someone with nausea. It’s also...
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