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Nutrition and diet are very important for cancer patients in many ways. I tend to believe that plant based diet is the best since most studies show that and our surgeon strongly suggested we stick with it and avoid any animal products. Luckily for us we both love veggies, fruits, grains , legumes, nuts etc etc.

My husband is not a breakfast person so I actually have to remind him to "eat something", although I tend to skip breakfast too. Our breakfast can be something as simple as banana lol , but most often it is oatmeal with plant based milk , some flax seed or hemp seed, dried strawberries, or other fresh or dried fruit, half tea spoon of coconut oil, some spices like cinnamon or allspice etc. etc. Some days it is whole wheat multigrain bread with vegetable based spreads or egg-less mayo and tomato slices, cucumber, pickled (anything) on top , or avocado spread etc etc. He also likes to drink tomato juice with his breakfast. My husband has no problem following his doctor's advice and actually our breakfast did not change much since PC diagnosis, we were never eating substantial breakfasts.

Lunch and dinner are also vegetable based - stews, salads with grilled fish or small portion of skinless chicken , we try to have meatless meals at least twice a week and honestly we do enjoy our veggie based food immensely. My husband is full of energy , works 3 jobs and is in top shape and actually never complains of "hunger", just too busy to feel it lol, I guess.

However , he is not on ADT but as much as I understood so far about ADT and muscle mass the most important thing for maintaining it is exercise ! Extra protein without exercise will not make a difference : (. If my husband is ever on ADT and was in a need of extra protein I would buy him organic plant based protein or organic grass fed whey with no artificial colors or artificial taste.

Hope this was of some help and wishing you and your husband all the best : )))

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@surftohealth88 Thanks so much! high veggie eaters here too so appreciate the ideas!

@surftohealth88 I'm just the opposite. I could give up lunch, and even dinner, as long as I didn't lose breakfast.