Recipes & Recipe Books

I was looking for smoothie-type recipes for Halloween:  here are a few chocolatey concoctions I found on the internet.
Posted by Phyllis Solomon.

Peanut Butter Breakfast Pudding(serves 1)

• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup milk of choice (can use regular milk, almond, rice, or soy milk)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 a ripe banana
• 1-2 T peanut butter (or other nut butter)
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• sweetener (the amount will vary, depending on your tastebuds and what milk you use)
• optional: chocolate chips

Cook the oats, salt, and milk (either on the stove or in the microwave). Meanwhile, blend the pb and banana. Then add your vanilla, sweetener, and 1/2 of the cooked oats to the blender and re-blend. Stir in the rest of the oats. You can blend all the oats if you prefer, but if you like the chewiness, leave some un-blended.

PB Breakfast Pudding Nutrition Facts (The nutritional info is based on the entire recipe)

• Calories: 330
• Protein: 11g
• Carbs: 45g
• Fiber: 8g
• Fat: 14g
• Cholesterol: 0mg

For extra calories can add extra peanut butter, the other 1/2 of the banana, a Boost or Ensure. Also, some 100% Dagoba chocolate often finds its way into the mix. I wonder how that happens…

Ghoulishly-Good Chocolate Mudslide Oatmeal  (serves 1)

Dark, murky, scary … it’s like something straight out of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

• 40 grams uncooked oats (1 serving)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• water or non-dairy milk
• salt, and sweetener
• optional: Amazing Grass chocolate superfood powder
• 5 grams (1T) Special Dark cocoa powder (It has a completely different taste from regular cocoa powder, so if you use regular, you might have to add a lot more for the chocolatey taste.)

1. Cook up a serving of oatmeal with the water and/or milk and a little salt (I use 400g water and 1/4tsp salt). (I like to cook the oats the day before so that I can throw breakfast together more quickly.)

2. Add the vanilla, cocoa, and more salt and sweetener to taste. (I also add more water, as some will evaporate if you leave the cooked oatmeal in the fridge overnight.)

3. Optional: Right before I eat this mess, I sprinkle on about 1/2 a little packet of the chocolate super food powder. Then I drizzle on about 1/8 cup almond milk. I don’t stir either of these things in. I love the unstirred, powdery texture.

A swampy concoction, fit for a Monster.

5-Minute Chocolate Oatmeal

(Serves 1)

• 1 serving rolled oats (40g)
• 3/4c  nondairy milk
• 1 banana
• 1 -1/2 T cocoa powder
• 1/8  tsp salt
• 1/4  tsp pure vanilla extract
• extra  sweetener if desired

Combine all ingredients and cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes. When it starts to bubble, stir occasionally. Add additional sweetener and liquid as necessary.

Mango/Strawberry Smoothie – Posted by Phyllis Solomon

• 1/2 Fresh Mango 3-4 Fresh Strawberries (cut off most of seeds if necessary)
• 8 oz. Vanilla Almond Milk (or Vanilla Boost for add’l calories) or liquid of your choice
• 4 oz. Lite Coconut Milk
• 1 tbsp dark choc almond spread (like peanut butter, but BETTER!) I got mine at Whole Foods (you may notice that many of my recipes have some sort of chocolate in them!)

Add water for the right consistency Blend on high for 1 minute! Enjoy!!

Refreshing Cantaloupe Smoothie – Posted by Phyllis Solomon

• 1/4 cantaloupe, diced
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 4-8 oz sparkling water
• couple of dashes of lime juice

Blend on high for 1 minute, and voila – A refreshing summer drink!

My niece was visiting recently and came up with the following new smoothies for me to try – they were terrific and I wanted to share them here.  Posted by Phyllis Solomon

My niece calls this one “Weird Banana”

drink cold or at room temp.

• 1/2.Banana – 50
• 4 oz. Apple juice natural – 100
• 1/2 small Cucumber (seeded) –  8
• 1 handful Raw Spinach – 10
• 8 oz.Rice Milk – 130
• 6 oz.Water –  0
• 8 Red Grapes – 25 – Vitamin C
• 1 scoop Ruby Red Powder – 30 – Lots of vitamins and minerals and more

Total Calories 353

Awesome Almond

• 1 Cup Rice Milk – 130
• 1.5 tsp Ground Raw Unsalted Almonds – 30 – good fat, fiber
• 1/2 Banana – 50
• 1/2 tsp honey – 10
• shake of cinnamon – 0
• 1/2 Clementine – 18 – Vit. C

(almonds were grounded in dry container Vitamix first)

Total Calories 238

Blueberry-Grape Blend – Posted by Phyllis Solomon

• 1/2 cup to 1 cup seedless red grapes
• 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 medium ripe banana, peeled
• 1-2 cups nonfat milk with DHA (docosahexaenoic fatty acid) (or lowfat or full milk if you need to add calories) (or use Boost, Boost Plus, Ensure, etc., or substitute 1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt)
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed (or flaxseed oil)
• 1 scoop vanilla-flavored whey protein powder (or any type of protein powder -I use egg white protein powder in chocolate or vanilla)
• Add ice if you want it thicker, or add some water to thin it down for the right consistency for you

Instructions:
In a blender, place grapes, blueberries, banana and milk; process for 30 seconds or until completely blended. Add flax seed and protein powder; blend for 15 seconds or until incorporated. Add ice or water for proper consistency.

Depending on what you add, this smoothie can be anywhere from 500-1200 calories.
Also, think about adding a teaspoon of honey to any smoothie/shake.

Happy Blending!!!

Perfect Parsley – a Green Boost for your system!

• 1 handful Parsley leaves
• 8 oz.Raw Spinach
• 1 big sprig Red Kale 1/4. banana
• 1/2 Cup Water
• Total Calories 45

Blend up all ingredients together.

Boost your Spinach

For additional calories, can have a Boost Plus (adds 120 calories, or two entire Clementines for total 72 calories), or an entire medium banana which is 75 calories.  If you add in these items, it would make the total calorie count 682.

High Calorie Smoothie – Posted by Phyllis Solomon

Here is a favorite Boost Smoothie. This smoothie is 900-1200 calories, depending on what you add. If you need higher calories, be sure to drink Boost Plus, not regular Boost.

• 2 Boost Plus (360 calories each) Strawberry, Vanilla and/or Chocolate Flavor
• 1 Medium Ripe Banana
• 1-2 Tablespoons Sunflower Butter (a bit healthier than peanut butter and less acidic, or 1-2 Tblsp Smooth Raw Almond Butter, but that is not as smooth)
• 1 heaping teaspoon pure cocoa powder
• 2-3 oz of Pelligrino to get the right consistency
• Blend it all up in a VitaMix blender, and voila, enough calories and nutrition for 5-6 hours.

Add-ins: tablespoon of Organic Virgin Coconut Oil for another 200 calories (diet tool: while this is healthy fat, for some reason, every time I use this coconut oil I lose more weight, so try it out and let me know if the same thing happens to you).

Get creative and add fresh strawberries, blueberries, clementines, red grapes, apricots, etc.

Dessert add-ins:  I’ve added (not all at the same time!)  a homemade brownie,  coconut milk ice cream (usually chocolate, choc-pnut butter, or choc mint flavors), triple chocolate pumpkin pie to a vanilla Boost and blend up, or add in some Mocha Kahlua for a nice treat. It’s a little bit of heaven!

“Protein Shake” – Posted by Robert & Susan Kinaga

I needed to find alternatives for protein and energy supplements listed in cancer treatment materials and recommended from nutritionist. Commercially available “protein drinks” are labeled lactose-free, but are not dairy-free. I didn’t think there was a difference until I had a most unpleasant experience at a restaurant after 3 days of drinking one of the commercial drinks.

My wife Susan developed a “Protein Shake” for me. Below is how she made them, and (as Tony the Tiger says) they are GREAAAT!

1. In a blender, she added the following to make a great shake for me even though I could not taste much of it (I’m guessing it tastes sweet)
2. Protein powder (199 cal)
3. 1.5 cups of vitamin-enriched rice milk made by Rice Dream (200 cal)
4. One medium banana (80 cal)
5. Add blueberries or peaches (80 cal) — OR – Del Monte Fruit Natural Peach Chunks (140 cal)
6. This equals approx 500 calories and 21 grams of protein

Protein powder Mediterranean Wellness Shake is made by Pure Trim and was special order on line, not in stores, and on the expensive side ($100 for 3 boxes of 10 servings each = $3 per serving). Many ingredients you can tell by package, but mainly vegetable pea and brown rice protein and 500mg of calcium. Key thing is no dairy, soy, whey, aspartame and sucrose. Rice Dream, fruits and juices you can find in most stores (e.g. – Whole Foods).

You may also add fruit juices instead of rice milk, but it scorched my throat due to acidity so we stayed away. Also experimented with and avoided most other fruits like citrus, even apples and others unable to tolerate.

My wife also found in the supermarket a protein drink made by Odwalla called “Super Protein”. There are 8 fluid ounces (2 servings) per container = 380 calories and 18grams of protein.

I preferred Vanilla because I reacted to chocolates stinging my throat. That drink is mainly soy milk, oatmeal milk, bananas and almonds.

I am very grateful for my wife finding and developing these items. She helped sustain me at most critical time during weight loss and symptoms increasing plus helped to keep me mentally in the game with the energy provided.   We hope this helps…

Blueberry-Grape Blend – Posted by Phyllis Solomon

• 1/2 cup to 1 cup seedless red grapes
• 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 medium ripe banana, peeled
• 1-2 cups nonfat milk with DHA (docosahexaenoic fatty acid) (or lowfat or full milk if you need to add calories) (or use Boost, Boost Plus, Ensure, etc., or substitute 1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt)
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed (or flaxseed oil)
• 1 scoop vanilla-flavored whey protein powder (or any type of protein powder -I use egg white protein powder in chocolate or vanilla)
• Add ice if you want it thicker, or add some water to thin it down for the right consistency for you

Instructions:
In a blender, place grapes, blueberries, banana and milk; process for 30 seconds or until completely blended. Add flax seed and protein powder; blend for 15 seconds or until incorporated. Add ice or water for proper consistency.

Depending on what you add, this smoothie can be anywhere from 500-1200 calories.
Also, think about adding a teaspoon of honey to any smoothie/shake.

Happy Blending!!!!

Kale Kawanga (warm)

• 3/4 Cup Raw spinich leaves – 10 – Vitamin A/potassium
• 4 sprigs Raw kale – 10 – Vitamin K/Vitamin A/potassium
• 1 Cup Water –  0
• 3/4 Cup Potato Soup – 80
• 1/4th Banana – 25 – Magnesium/folate/fiber
• 8 Baby carrots cooked – 20 – Vitamin A
• 1 tsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice – 0

Blend everything in the Vitamix for a smooth warm drink.

Total Calories 145

Spleen Supreme Soup

These liquid recipes may be helpful to those that have difficulty swallowing, are unable to eat solid food and/or use a feeding/g-tube. If you have a favorite liquid recipe book, smoothie, soup or other creative concoction, please email it to us at Info@HNCSupport.org for submission on this page.

Ensure
Boost
Boost Plus
Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC (Very high calorie)
Specifically for G-tube: Nutren 2.0, Fibersource

Probiotics such as Kefir, Acidophilus, Bio-K+, and Kambucha drinks

Juven– posted by Lynn Sulier-Music:

Juven was a big help to me during my treatments. It’s a powder amino acids supplement to put in your water. I took a bottle of Juven water with me everywhere I went, especially dancing (my hobby).

Lactose Intolerant

try these alternatives to milk: Almond Milk, Rice Milk, Oat Milk, Hemp Milk, Coconut Milk.

Other drinks that taste great by themselves or blended up with a Boost or Ensure – Posted by Phyllis Solomon

Oh Yeah! Nutritional Shake — high protein and good calorie count 220 cal 14 oz bottle. Look online for a store near you, or order by the case online.
Oat Shake by Simpli (loved the chocolate flavor, found the fruit flavors too acidic), used as a snack 120 cal 8 oz. Found it at Gelson’s originally, but they don’t sell it any longer.

Bolthouse Farms Protein Plus (again, loved the chocolate) 190 cal 8 oz. most health food stores and some markets carry this line, including Target.

Some favorite soft food recipes and other recipes posted here by HNC Patients and Survivors. Be sure to email us your favorite recipes for inclusion.

Scrambled Eggs with add-ins: Posted by Phyllis Solomon

2 large eggs – add a couple tablespoons milk and blend. Add salt/seasoning for taste.
Scramble very loosely in 1/2 tablespoon butter or oil.

Add-ins: whatever you can handle.
I’ve added in fresh avocado and goat cheese; smoked salmon and goat cheese; very soft bread stuffing. If you make the bread stuffing yourself, try using either egg bread or Hawaiian sweet bread.

And drink lots of water to get it down as smoothly as possible.

Breakfast: Posted by Pam Field

1 wheatbix soaked for about an hour in 1/4 cup of hot water, puree this thru a sieve
Stir in 1/2 of yougurt
Stir in 1/2 cup of pureed apple or whatever flavour
Sitr in 1 tablespoon of honey.

Yum

There are many books that contain fresh juice and smoothie recipes, many of which help to boost a sluggish immune system, and several with full and tasty all-liquid meals.

“Dinner Through a Straw, Without the Straw”
by Patti Rann Thigpen.

This book has everything: beverages, shakes, breakfasts, soups and liquid salads! Veggie and side dishes, entrees, casseroles and desserts, as well as a section on “everything you always wanted to know but forgot to ask your doctor.” You can order at 800-842-3841 or www.dinnerthroughastraw.net or email at dinnerthroughastraw@yahoo.com

Low Carb Smoothies (50+ recipes)
by Dana Carpender

Dr. Jensen’s Juicing Therapy by Dr. Bernard Jensen
Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices by N.W. Walker, D.Sc.
Smoothies and Juices (over 200 delicious recipes) by Hamlyn