7-Day Meal Plan for Cancer Patients: Nutritious & Quick Recipes

When we talk about cancer, all that people ever talk about is how it doesn’t have a cure and there is nothing you can do about it before; it is sudden, and it can affect anybody. Hopelessness really governs the conversation, and we are left feeling if we can actually ever meaningfully take care of our bodies.

But what isn’t talked about enough is how big of a difference can be created by changes in your lifestyle, food choices, and regular exercise. At OneHealth, we truly believe that food is medicine. This is why our team of doctors and nutritionists, led by Dr. Shikha Sharma, has crafted a 7-day meal plan for cancer patients that focuses on cancer-fighting foods and foods that prevent cancer.

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Let me tell you what this plan is, and you will realize how easily you can add it to your day-to-day life.

Day 1: Start your day with a glass of turmeric water, which is the best natural anti-inflammatory food easily found in your kitchen.

For breakfast, enjoy steamed rice idlis with a mint-coriander chutney, and I know we all need something to drink, so you have a tasty and healing jasmine infusion.

Mid-morning, that is when the cravings happen, so you can have coconut water and some presoaked almonds, walnuts, and a fig.

Lunch is millet, yellow moong dal, and ghia vegetable, with my favorite jeera buttermilk.

In the evening, you have healthy sautéed paneer with some rhododendron infusion.

End the day with multigrain chapatis, pumpkin vegetable, and a sweet and hot bowl of makhana kheer made with oat milk to make it healthier.

Day 2: First thing, you have turmeric water again, and then vegetable ragi porridge. It tastes amazing.

A protein shake and stewed apple with nuts when you crave something mid-morning.

Lunch is multigrain chapatis, palak-chana dal, and broccoli, with jeera buttermilk, of course.

Evening is baked besan dhokla and rhododendron infusion.

Dinner is a light yet so yummy lemon parsley quinoa with stir-fried vegetables, and at last, you end it with some sweet carrot kheer made with almond milk.

Day 3: After your morning turmeric water, have some vegetable rice poha for breakfast.

Mid-morning, enjoy kefir and pear with nuts and raisins.

Lunch is the yummiest meal today with missi chapatis, methi mushroom curry, and steamed salad, with non-negotiable jeera buttermilk.

Evening brings carrot and lentil soup with paneer cubes. Dinner is multigrain chapatis with mixed vegetables, and the day concludes with pumpkin kheer.

Day 4: Start with our usual turmeric water and mix dal cheela stuffed with vegetables to start the day right.

A protein shake and an apple with nuts to give you energy mid-morning.

Lunch is steamed brown rice, rajma curry, and tinda sabzi, with jeera buttermilk.

Evening snacks: roasted trail mix and rhododendron infusion.

Dinner is light and simple with multigrain chapatis with zucchini vegetables, and end the day on a sweet note with yummy sabudana kheer.

Day 5: After turmeric water, have paneer cutlets with mint-coriander chutney for breakfast.

Mid-morning, have plain yogurt with banana, nuts, and raisins; it is tasty and so fulfilling.

Lunch is millet, palak besan kadhi, and mushroom vegetables.

A protein shake and a murmur give you the perfect evening snack.

Dinner is multigrain chapatis with potato-peas curry and tauri sabzi, and you end it all with some makhana kheer.

Day 6: Begin with turmeric water like every day and have yummy steamed oats idli with coconut chutney.

Mid-morning, sip coconut water and have nuts and raisins.

Lunch is a grilled tofu wrap with amla beetroot dip.

A protein shake and makhane in the evening.

Dinner is vegetable quinoa soup with grilled broccoli and mushrooms, and finally some millet kheer.

Day 7: Ending the Week on a Healthy Note

Start with turmeric water and oat besan pancakes for your breakfast.

Mid-morning, have a thick protein shake with some apple and nuts.

Lunch is soy brown rice pulao, matar mushroom curry, and steamed salad, followed by jeera buttermilk.

Evening is light yet fulfilling you with protein in the form of clear vegetable soup and paneer cubes.

Dinner is multigrain chapatis with some carrot-capsicum vegetables with loads of nutrients, and for your long-awaited Sunday treat, you have the absolutely yummy, healthy ragi ladoos.

How OneHealth Can Help?

At OneHealth by Dr. Shikha Sharma, we understand that cancer is truly the hardest battle, and each person has a different journey with this disease. Our team of doctors and nutritionists makes personalized meal plans for your specific needs.

We add cancer-fighting foods and also give you a weekly meal plan for cancer patients.

This 7-day meal plan for cancer patients shows how you can use food as a medicine to heal naturally. Contact us today to book a free consultation to learn more about your personalized nutrition plan according to your body type.