Years after prostate surgery: Is it okay to eat steak once a month?

I can't stand broccoli, cauliflower or brussels sprouts. I did eat a chicken sandwich today, but it was fried. Then enchiladas tonight and there wasn't any turkey or chicken in them. It amazing my lipids panels are so good. Did do a 2.08 mile walk today, so that was one thing good, no weights waiting on what doctor says about swollen area. I do like salads and even spinach, but most likely put on too much dressing? Had fish last night, but again it was fried.

@soli
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@jim18
My wife Makes me broccoli for at least three days most weeks. She includes Roasted tomatoes in a bottle she gets from Trader Joe’s. Never liked broccoli all that much but it tastes really good with the tomatoes in every bite. She bakes it in the oven. Some get a little brown on the edges, but it taste good. She makes it in a big 8 x 12 glass dish and I’ll have it for three or four days in a row as I eat about a quarter of it at a time.

She used to buy the pre-bagged broccoli tips, But now gets the big huge stalk of it, and cuts off the pieces at the top.

I eat a big salad for lunch every other day. I use half Romain lettuce and half kale. The kale (Trader Joe’s) is bagged and cut into not too large pieces. Taste just fine with oil and vinegar dressing. I add tomatoes, green onions, Half a can of anchovies Artichoke hearts and either chicken or little Bay shrimp. Fill a 10 inch bowl to the top.

Just a couple things you can do to follow a healthy diet.

@jeffmarc and @soli

I just wanted to add that the highest amount of sulforaphane is actually in broccoli sprouts - about 100 times more and that all cruciferous vegetables have sulforaphane - not only broccoli.
Yes, broccoli has more than the rest but if one hates broccoli other excellent contenders are :

Brussels Sprouts
Kale
Cabbage (both red and white)
Cauliflower
Bok Choy
Watercress & Arugula (Rocket)

We love all of them, except perhaps kale.

The easiest way is actually to just add handful of broccoli sprouts in a salad lol - one will get much more of active substance and avoid eating broccoli.

Also - VERY important :
Sulforaphane is highly bioavailable and quickly enters your bloodstream within 1 to 3 hours. BUT - It is formed when the precursor glucoraphanin mixes with the enzyme myrosinase. To maximize absorption, vegetables must be eaten RAW or lightly steamed, as heat destroys myrosinase !!!

So if you roast broccoli you have to ADD enzymes back ! Easy fix - sprinkle mustard seeds on top of broccoli since they contain high level of myrosinase. That is why good broccoli supplements always contain added enzymes.

Our typical daily menu :

Brunch - one cup steal cut oats with half cup soy milk (I make mine with goat milk ) and half cup water . Added spices (vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg). Added fruits fresh or dried (my favorite freeze dried strawberries; my husband's favorite fresh cut apples). Added nuts or seeds for omega - I like hemp seeds my husband likes flax. Added teaspoon coconut oil to balance out carbs and adding extra nice aroma and smoothness. I LOVE mine so much that I call it a "dessert" lol

Dinner - lettuce mix with cut up cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, edamame beans , pumpkin seeds tossed with olive oil and fig balsamic vinegar. On top is either salmon, crab cake or cubed chicken breast.

Some days it is roasted sweet potatoes, roasted or steamed broccoli, or roasted brussel sprouts, roasted carrots etc etc in different combinations - always roasted with olive oil and spices (Italian mix and garlic etc.) and some protein on a side - roasted chicken or baked salmon.

Some days it is vegetable stew with cabbage, carrots, potato, parsnip, and tiny amount of lean pork that was used as a base - organic pork cubes total that can fit in my hand (like one pork chop lol) and that in a 2 gallon pot - so you get the idea lol - it is just for added aroma . Cubes braised with one big chopped up onion, added pepper and some hot peppers, than added full bottle of organic tomato bottled juice and added all veggies and water to the rim and that simmered for 2 hours - OMG I am getting hungry - it is divine stew and that lasts for 3 days (at least).

Than all kind of risottos with brown rice all kind of veggies , some with shrimp and white wine and fennel bulbs (omg my mouth is watering) - some baked in big pan and that also can last for days.

Now that my husband will start RT I will be preparing chicken bone soup as general tonic to be eaten before dinner or as a lunch.

We eat different kinds of fruit through a day (when we need a snack). We drink coffee and tea galore. Red wine with dinner on some occasions (only 2-3 oz).

Sinful things : Chocolate, occasional plain cookie like petite b, or tiny scone and real cake for special occasions; rarely coconut milk based ice-cream (So Delicious company) I want to say that I prefer that ice-cream to any other not because it is dairy free but because I truly love it and am eating it for 20 years as my first choice - it is light and refreshing and it is obvious by now that I LOVE coconut aroma in most things lol.

Totally excluded from my husband's diet - eggs, bovine milk, processed meats, cheese, red meat (except in that stew recipe I mentioned above and that is made perhaps once in 2 months lol. ) None of that feels like "deprivation" to him at all. He preferred fish to any other meat anyways, eggs we did not consume as a food but as addition in some sauce or cake ingredient or in mayo, so no loss there either. Cheese is missed as well as prosciutto etc., but not to the point of "sadness" lol .

@soli - not only are the broccoli stems very good for you, they taste great as well. I think they taste better than the florets, so I always include those.

Same with cabbage cores - I don’t throw those out. I either steam them until tender, or just mince them very fine and add to salads…or I just lightly salt them and eat them raw while I’m doing the other cooking. Yum!

After my RP, I asked my urologist for any dietary advice. His only response: don’t eat red meat. Seeing that I had given it up 20 years earlier, that was a no-brainer. My personal physician added no cured or deli meats. On a podcast, an expert on prostate health said no dairy. She recommended Ripple milk, which is plant based. It tastes great but is more expensive than dairy milk. I have increased my fruit and vegetable intake, and only eat chicken and seafood(shrimp and Alaska seafood). Oatmeal and blueberries are my go to foods for breakfast. For my sweet tooth, I have a few pieces of Jojo’s dark chocolate only on weekends. I’ll have a small sweet treat on special occasions, like my birthday, anniversary and grandkids birthdays. I’m not perfect but much better than the past. I also stop eating at 6pm every evening. As a former health educator, I always recommended eating “in moderation”. With prostate concerns, being more restrictive is important. On the other end of the spectrum, there are survivors who say they will die happy eating whatever they choose. Many will say there is no exact answer. Obviously, the choice is yours. BTW, make sure exercise is an integral part of your daily routine. Best of luck.