| If you have or suspect you will have cancer, this | | | | may no longer appeal to you, while foods you |
| article is for you. This is because the knowledge | | | | were never fond of may suddenly become |
| of nutrition during treatments of the cancer you | | | | appealing. You will want to allow for more variety |
| have is highly important. | | | | to ensure you get adequate nutrition |
| During cancer treatment, the signals that trigger | | | | - Keep snacks readily available and convenient by |
| appetite can become disrupted and leading you to | | | | your side so that you can eat them when you |
| think you are always not hungry. This is the case | | | | need it |
| even though your nutritional needs are higher than | | | | - Nutritional supplement drinks, such as canned or |
| before. Such is the side effect of going through a | | | | powdered shakes can provide a significant amount |
| cancer treatment. Therefore, it is advised to | | | | of calories and require little or no preparation. It is |
| follow the steps below to deal with this new | | | | considered easier to drink than to eat something |
| found problematic habit:- | | | | solid |
| - Vary the color and texture of foods to make | | | | - Sip on a beverage or drinks with calories. Drinks |
| the meals look more appealing, visually | | | | like hot chocolate, milk and juice, milkshake, |
| - Add oils to your foods. For example, the taste | | | | creamed soups are great types of beverages. |
| of plain rice porridge can be enhanced by adding | | | | You can consume more calories this way, through |
| sesame oil or fragrant fried ginger | | | | out the day. |
| - Experiment with foods, once favourite foods | | | | |