It is often difficult for many of the patients here taking chemo and radiation treatments to eat regular food, so frozen yogurt is all they can manage. Well for some mysterious reason, over the weekend the frozen yogurt machine broke down. I thought we were going to have a riot. People were not going to tolerate missing the one thing they are able to eat. It is very interesting what becomes an issue in your life.
The smoothie/shake bar is also popular with the CTCA residents. Yesterday I had my first prescription protein smoothie. It was definitely a taste treat. One scoop of this protein powder contains 25 grams of protien which goes a long way in helping me reach my goal of 60 grams of protein a day. You can select from a base of water, organic fruit juice, or organic milk depending on whether you want a smoothie or a shake. To the base you can add an array of fresh fruit or even a scoop of ice cream (organic of course).The salad bar is amazing. You can select from an generous list of organic vegetables, artichoke hearts, pasta salads (today we had a wonderful blend of whole grain pasta mixed with shrimp and chicken), tabouleeh, seeds, nuts, cheeses, cottage cheese - and the selections go on! The grilled sandwiches and wraps are amazing. The entrees are not only scrumptious, but they are also building up my immune system.
What puzzles me is why with my doctor's in Long Beach diet isn't really discussed. The nutritionist at St. Mary's thought a balanced diet for a cancer patient included a huge piece of chocolate cake. Isn't it strange that I had to come 1200 miles to find a treatment plan that included organic/whole food as a critical component?
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