ADT & Diet: What are others generally eating in a day?

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 : )))

@dogrocketp
Female version of "poster child here" - so I know exactly what you are talking about : ((( I can not take even OTC meds like NSAID-s , also no eye drops with any preservative, no cortisone or steroid of any kind , not even local use (like nose spray or eye drops) etc etc.

Do you think that perhaps radiation had more effect on your guts than ADT itself ? Or you think that main culprit is ADT : ( in your case ?

I know that this an old tread, I hope your husband is doing well, I will tell you about what I eat, once I was diagnosed with metastatic PC Gleason 9 I realized that meds alone was not sufficient, so I read everything I could get my hands on, studies done, video from PCC Prostate cancer center, and a lot of studies specifically the one done by the university of San Francisco, indicated that a diet based on whole food mainly plant based, lots of fruits and vegetables, low fat and high fiber was promising. So I went from Paleo to vegan overnight, and now I follow a semi a low fat vegan diet but I incorporate salmon once a week, you said breakfast was your husband issue, as for me was not what I liked or disliked it’s all about what do I have to do to get my health back, I’m 74 for now and my breakfast is simple, oatmeal not too much, 1 scoop of organic pea protein, 2 tablespoons of Sacha incha ( protein) 2 tablespoons of hemp seeds, 1 tablespoon of psyllium, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of 7 mushrooms powder, 2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast, 1 scoop of egg shell powder, 1 scoop of fermented beet powder a few walnuts and a hand full of blueberries I have this a 9am 2 hours after all my meds, I’m good until 1 or 2 pm.
Lunch is usually cooked veggies from the night before, quinoa salad (quinoa, tomatoes, onions olives) or cooked lentils with cashew cream, dinner veggies, could be any vegetable mix, mushrooms and quinoa or very little white rice cooked the night before and refrigerate so it becomes a resistant starch and beans normally black beans with two tablespoons of hemp seeds, im learning how too cook vegan Indian food, has lots of vegetables and quality proteins, I snack on high fiber fruits, nuts and hummus
I hope this helps, I will keep you and your husband in my prayers

@zzotte Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my older post. I think we have finally gotten the food plan down - a bit more difficult for him as he has other GI issues so all vegetables have to be cooked. He misses salads so much! Our oatmeal too has become quite loaded with those extra goodies.

I'm very fortunate not to have had the weight or food issues so far on ADT, but I might have something to contribute since you mentioned difficulty working in diet with food schedule. My ADT regimen is Orgovyx, abiraterone, and prednisone. Orgovyx can be taken any time. Prednisone must go with food - no problem, I just have to remember it over breakfast. The only issue is the abbie. which needs an empty stomach before and after. I deal with that by taking it in the middle of the night, when I (and maybe your husband) reliably get awakened by a hot flash and/or need to get up and pee. That takes the one med scheduling issue off the table.

@guybe
Hi All,
I have been reading these diet stories and am still perplexed on my main issue--how to get enough protein?
Google says a 170-pound 72-year old active man should get "about 77 to 93 grams of protein per day...If he’s doing regular endurance or resistance exercise [I am], the target can be a bit higher, around 85 to 115 grams per day."
My problem is I am trying to keep on a whole food, plant based diet, or as I told my friend: "It's simple, anything you want to eat, you can't. No dairy, meat, eggs, or sugar." So good sources of large amounts of protein (eggs, yogurt, meat) are off the table, or at least minimized. When I look at labels for beans, flaxseed, nuts seeds, etc. I see mostly 5, 6, 8 grams of protein/serving. I just dont see how to get to 85 to 115 grams/day with these numbers. To be honest, I eat a lot of salmon and tuna and occasional skinless organic chicken, but even with those, meeting the targets seems a stretch. How do you all do it?