Food rich in beta carotene can fight cancer as it eliminates the free radicals (the unstable atoms that can damage cells, causing illness and ageing) from the human body. Fruits and vegetables that are bright red or orange in colour, like the pumpkin, carrot, and ripe papaya, and green leafy vegetables are rich sources of beta carotene. Here are some recipes of the dishes that can be served to cancer patients, supplying them with all the essential nutrients.
Pomegranate juice
Ingredients
Juice of 1 pomegranate
½ cup water
Preparation
Blend the pomegranate seeds and pass it through a sieve
Add water and mix well.
Mango-orange juice
Ingredients
1 ripe mango (cut into pieces)
2 oranges (deseeded and cut into pieces)
½ cup water
Preparation
Blends the mango and orange pieces and add water.
Carrot juice
Ingredients
4 carrots (cut into small pieces)
Half of an apple (cut into small pieces)
A small piece of ginger
1 cup water
Preparation
Blend the carrot and apple pieces
Crush the ginger and extract the juice
Add the ginger extract and water
Mix well.
Vitamin C helps to ease the pain for cancer patients. It also fights the disease. Carrot juice is an incredible source of vitamin C.
Mackerel-green pea cutlet
Ingredients
½ cup mackerel (de-boned)
¼ green peas (cooked and mashed)
¼ cup potato (cooked and mashed)
A piece of ginger (finely chopped)
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 small onion (finely chopped)
½ tsp tomato (diced)
1 tbsp cashews (roasted and powdered)
1 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
Salt as required
½ tsp oil
2 tbsp semolina
Preparation
Heat a pan and rub oil in it
Add the finely chopped ginger, garlic and onions
Into it add the mashed potato and green peas, tomatoes, mackerel, chopped coriander leaves and cashew powder
Sauté on low flame until the fish is cooked
Add the salt and mix well
When this mixture is cooled down, make small balls from it
Shape it into cutlets and roll it in semolina
Rub oil on a tawa and cook the cutlets by flipping it
It can be served with fresh tomato sauce.
These cutlets are delicious and nutritious as they have mackerel with omega-3 and vegetables, peas and cashews which are powerhouses of various nutrients.
Dates-gooseberry-jaggery drink
Ingredients
½ cup dates (deseeded and cut into small pieces)
3 gooseberries
2 tbsp jaggery
Preparation
Grind the dates and gooseberries in the blender
Into it add melted jaggery
Mix well and serve.
This is rich in vitamin C, iron and glucose which are essential for a cancer patient. Many vouch that regular consumption of this drink helps to prevent anaemia and increases the number of red blood cells as well.
