The  1/4 cup of dried plums (yes, prunes) used in this recipe account for 90 calories as opposed to the 406 in the same amount of butter! Put aside any prejudice you may have against the humble prune, and give this recipe a whirl!

8 oz. dark chocolate, melted

1/4 cup prune puree(recipe follows)

1/8 cup vegetable shortening

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 eggs,

3/4 cup brown rice syrup

3/4 cup flour

pinch salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

Pre-heat the oven to 350.

Sift the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Lightly beat the eggs, and then stir in the prune whip, shortening vanilla, and chocolate. Fold into the flour mixture and pour into a lightly greased 8 x8 baking pan.

Bake 30 min. and let cool in the pan, Cut and serve.

Fat repacement -Prune whip
You can use this to replace 1/2 or even all of the fat in many recipes. Experiment at will.

8 oz. pitted prunes

1/2 cup hot water

puree in food processor until smooth

• 1 large grapefruit
• 1 Avocado
• 6 oz cooked chicken
• 2 Tbs sundried cranberries
• 2 Tbs toasted sliced almonds
• 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed and chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh goat cheese (if you’re eating dairy)

Cut the rind of the grapefruit and cut it into segments

Squeeze the pulp to get out all the juice and reserve for the dressing.

Cut the avocado and chicken breast into bite-sized cubes

Toss the avocado and chicken in 1/2 of the dressing and reserve.

Toss the greens with the other half and arrange on plates.

Then sprinkle the rest of the ingredients over the top, and serve.

Dressing

1/4 cup grapefruit juice

1 tsp coarse grain mustard

Pinch Sea salt

A couple of grinds fresh black pepper

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Serves 4

3 navel oranges

1 med. red onion

1 clove garlic

!/4 cup lemon juice

3/4 cup light olive oil

1/4 tsp. freshly ground cumin

pinch each, cayenne and paprika

salt and pepper to taste

4-6 cups washed and dried salad greens

Cut the peel from the oranges and slice into 1/4 inch rounds, reserving any juices for dressing. Thinly slice the onion into rings. Mince the garlic. Whisk the garlic and spices, reserved orange juice and lemon juice together. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Taste for salt and pepper, and marinate the orange slices in the dressing for at least 1/2 hour. When ready to serve, toss with the onion rings and serve over the mixed greens. Any remaining dressing can be refrigerated for later use.



• 2 zucchini- chopped
• 3/4 cup raw tahini paste
• 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup cold pressed olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp sea salt
• Pinch freshly ground black pepper

In a high speed blender puree the garlic, salt and lemon juice until completely pureed. Add the rest of the ingredients and puree until creamy.

2 cups organic cocoa powder (unsweetened)

2/3 cup cold pressed coconut oil- warmed slightly until it melts

1/3 cup Agave syrup (Maple syrup can substitute)

1 tsp vanilla extract

pinch sea salt

Mix all the ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. It will seem quite thin, kind of a thick syrup. Pour it into a shallow bowl or pie tin and put in the refrigerator to set. In about an hour you can scoop the truffles out with a melon baler or spoon.

Keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.

The coconut oil melts at 75 degrees, so you can pop one of these into your mouth and let it melt slowly, coating your mouth with rich chocolate flavor.

This is wonderfully soothing when the chemicals from chemo kills all the beneficial bacteria that protect the lining of your throat and thrush sets in. Thrush is an infection of the mouth caused by the Candida fungus, also known as yeast. It can make the throat and mouth dry and scratchy and make it difficult to swallow.

Coconut oil is said to kill the candida and support immune function. Non-hydrogenated coconut oil acts like a carbohydrate in that it is quickly broken down in the liver and used as quick energy. It also supports thyroid function and can increase metabolism and lower blood pressure.

Coconut oil improves digestion and absorption of fat soluble vitamins, minerals and amino acids. It improves the body’s use of blood glucose and improves insulin secretion and absorption.

Agave syrup is becoming more and more popular and is said to be very low on the glycemic index.

Date sugar on the other hand has a lovely “brown sugar” flavor and is digested more easily without the humongous gluccose spike you see with refined white sugar.

1/2 c vegetable shortening
1/2 c date sugar
1/4 c warm water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c Flour
1 c Organic rolled oats
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 c Raisins

Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly, then beat in water.

Mix together the remaining dry ingredients, then stir them into the creamed mixture.

Roll all the dough into a log about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours. Cut into 12-14 rounds 1/4 inch thick.
Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F about 10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
Remove from pan, cool. Store in a covered container. Makes about a dozen cookies.

4 cups hot water

2 cups rolled oats

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp white miso

Cook the oatmeal in the water for 10 minutes over low heat. Stir in the vanilla and cook 2 more minutes.

Take off the heat and transfer to a glass or ceramic bowl. Cover with a clean towel and set aside at room temperature overnight.

In the morning, pour into a blender and blend until smooth. Let it rest in the blender for about 15 minutes, then carefully pour the liquid off the top, leaving the sediment behind.

Refrigerate in a tightly covered container.

Tips

If you have a Champion julicer, use it to do your pureeing and there will be little of the sediment left.

You can do this with the Scotch type oatmeal (oat groats) but you’ll need to add more water and cook it longer.

To sweeten more, add brown rice syrup or agave nectar. This milk will keep refrigerated for about a week

According to Budwig  “The formation of tumors usually happens as follows. In those body areas which normally host many growth processes, such as in the skin and membranes, the glandular organs, for example, the liver and pancreas or the glands in the stomach and intestinal tract…it is here that the growth processes are brought to a stand still. Because the dipolarity is missing, due to the lack of electron rich highly unsaturated fat, the course of growth is disturbed—the surface-active fats are not present; the substance becomes inactive before the maturing and shedding process of the cells ever takes place, which results in the formation of tumors.”

It also happens that nausea is a very common side effect of chemo and combined with a sore throat something cool and soothing just hits the spot. Every morning and sometimes twice a day for months I made variations on this same shake. Sometimes it would just be a sip here and a sip there but I think it provides a lot of punch and the Flax oil in the diet provides Omega 3 fatty acids as well as significant amount of vitamin E.

In addition when the white count was low I’d use frozen fruits which have a lower bacteria count and so less risk than fresh fruits.  I used cottage cheese but switched to yogurt to replace some of the intestinal flora that were destroyed by the drugs. Coconut water is often used for hydration and contains a lot of  useful nutrients. It can also have a natural laxative effect though so use in moderation or as a natural way to address constipation that occurs because of the drugs and nausea (which results in lack of hydration)

Pretty much any fruit will work. It depends on what you like and these measurements are easily modified to suit your own needs.

• 2 Tbs Flax Oil
  1/2 cup organic cultured yogurt
• 1 cup frozen chopped fruit (mangos, blueberries, banana, pinesapple, straberries, you name it!)
• 1/2 cup coconut water
• 2 TBS hemp based protein powder (optional)

Toss it all in a blender and blend on high until smooth and creamy. Add ice if it seems too thick. If it needs sweetening try a tsp of agave nectar.

More about chemo induced nausea
When the nausea hits in the hours following chemo you need to remember to stay hydrated. It’s a vicious circle because you don’t want to eat or drink–but if you don’t you get dehydrated and that actually makes the nausea worse.  Tehre are some drugs that help quite a lot. but we’re here to talk about food!

Avoid foods that are greasy, fried, or fatty, foods that are extremely spicy or sweet, and foods with strong smells.

Start with popsicles or ice chips. Something they can suck on and gradually ingest

Frozen coconut water will lend a huge amount of nutrients, minerals and electrolytes in a small package.

Fat intake is one of the key risk factors linked to cancer, especially animal fat, which has been consistantly implicated with higher cancer rates.

When someone eats sugar, the body produces insulin, and insulin can cause breast cancer just as estrogen does.

Cancer is thought to grow and feed off the alcohol produced in your body by excess sugars. Drinking alcohol accelerates this process.

Potentially cancer-causing substances are also produced when meat, chicken, or fish are fried or BBQ’d for a long time at high temperatures..

A recent Three-Nations report suggests that women who breast-feed their babies for prolonged periods have a lower risk of developing breast cancer.

If an American woman consumes one-and-a-half servings of red meat each day, her risk of developing breast cancer is double that of a woman who consumes three servings per week or less, say researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA.

Heterocyclic amines are cancer causing chemicals. It is also possible the growth hormones, which are given to cattle, could be a factor.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=56707

Sept. 24, 2003 (Copenhagen, Denmark) — As if life isn’t stressful enough, Swedish researchers say that being under stress maydouble a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.