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

Posted by anything4him @anything4him, Dec 11, 2025

Hi everyone! Wife here again looking for advice.

Short summary: Husband (60) had radical prostatectomy 2024, PSA bumped up again so just completed ERBT radiation and is now on Orgovyx, Abiterone, Prednisone. Very aggressive cancer. Treatments under a Center of Excellence. Rough road we are on but doing our best to stay positive.

I am struggling with breakfast. Yes, I stress over feeding him correctly!

Lunch & Dinner is no problem to get in a variety of veggies & healthy protein sources. But what are you eating for breakfast?

I’ve been rotating various egg & veggie combos and what I call loaded oatmeal- oats, a bit of almond butter, a scoop of plant protein, flax, nuts, seeds, raisins, dried apricots etc. Smoothies don’t keep him full for long which doesn’t work with his med schedule. Trying to keep him (us!) as healthy as possible and fill him with needed protein, iron, calcium etc.

Would love to hear what others are generally eating in a day. Thanks in advance for any yummy food suggestions!

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | 1 hour ago
In reply to @bikeman1 "@guybe Hi All, I have been reading these diet stories and am still perplexed on my..." + (show)
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@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?

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@bikeman1
I eat a combination of cereals in the morning that has about 25 g of protein in it. I have a salad midday and put either small bay shrimp or chicken in it. At dinner, chicken or fish, There’s a way along with brown rice and a vegetable with tomatoes in it.

There is no reason you cannot eat chicken, turkey or fish. The real problem is red meat.

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