Eating Hints for Cancer Patients

Breakfast
1/2 cup strained fruit juice *
1 egg
1 slice white toast
3 tsp. butter or margarine
Jelly

Snack
1 cup milk **
1 serving allowed cereal
Sugar

Lunch
1/2 cup soup ***
2 oz. meat, fish, or poultry
1/2 cup allowed vegetable
2 slices white bread or roll
1 serving allowed dessert

Snack
2 slices white toast
2 tsp. butter or margarine
Jelly or honey

Dinner
5 oz. meat, fish, or poultry
1 cup milk **
3 tsp. butter or margarine
1 baked potato, without skin
1 serving allowed dessert
1/2 cup vegetable juice

Snack
1/2 cup strained fruit juice
3 plain cookies


* 2 servings of fruit / juices allowed per day.
** 2 servings of milk allowed per day.
*** Count as 1/2 cup milk if made with milk.

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