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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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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Dec 11, 2025
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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 I'm just the opposite. I could give up lunch, and even dinner, as long as I didn't lose breakfast.

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dogrocketp | @dogrocketp | Dec 11, 2025
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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 ?

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@surftohealth88 It’s difficult to know, as I was sledgehammered by both. At this point, I’m looking forward to the end. And I do find 2 eggs and a single piece of white toast do the best in the morning. I also cut my portions 50% when all this started. The weight came anyway.

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florida11 | @florida11 | Dec 12, 2025

I try to fast for 14-15 hours each day (then do a 3-day water or 5-day Prolon fast every 6-8 weeks). I think this helps keep the ADT weight off and provides other benefits.

I do something similar most days with the oatmeal - I make a tray for the week with organic steel cut and/or 5-grain, add a trio of frozen berries, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, walnuts, vegan vanilla protein powder & cinnamon. I look forward to eating a serving each day with a small banana.

I do alternate sometimes with chocolate smoothies. There is 25g of protein in the powder plus flax, greens, berries, almond butter, etc., so I find them filling.

To mix it up, I made have avocado, tomato & arugula toast on whole grain with some fruit. Maybe on a holiday - buckwheat pancakes with almond butter and maple syrup. I made Dr. Gregor's banana bread recently and it was delicious.

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