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Cancer Support

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Wed May 6, 2015, 09:42 AM May 2015

When you were diagnosed, did you start eating organic vegetables, exercising [View all]

regularly, avoiding red meat and gluten; or did you say to hell with it and go eat a juicy hamburger?

AS for me, broccoli will never again cross these lips!

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When you were diagnosed, did you start eating organic vegetables, exercising [View all] hedgehog May 2015 OP

I still wish brocoli didn't smell so funky olddots May 2015 #1

Steam it and season with lemon juice. Even kids will eat it and like it. alfredo Mar 2016 #7

I gave up red meat years ago, before my diagnosis. Solly Mack May 2015 #2

My comfort food broccoli dish. alfredo Mar 2016 #8

Sounds tasty. Thanks! Solly Mack Mar 2016 #10

I hope it is still tasty after all this. alfredo Mar 2016 #12

Eventually. :) Solly Mack Mar 2016 #14

Until I can fully enjoy some Chicken Shawarma, I won't be satisfied. alfredo Mar 2016 #15

If by "organic", you mean Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #3

I did enjoy some pulled pork, cole slaw, and potato salad alfredo Mar 2016 #9

I could die happy Tab Mar 2016 #17

I went 100% organic, grass-fed, pasture-raised and low sugar-salt-fats wordpix May 2015 #4

Michael Pollan gave good guidelines for food in "In Defense of Food." alfredo Mar 2016 #16

When I could eat Tab May 2015 #5

I didn't. I went the other way just to gain a bit of weight going into this trial. alfredo Mar 2016 #6

Good! Solly Mack Mar 2016 #11

It was fun. alfredo Mar 2016 #13

Ironic moonscape Apr 2016 #18

I've lost 15lbs, but now I am back on my feed. alfredo Apr 2016 #19