Cancer service's new cookbook is recipe for success

A pioneering programme to help people with cancer has produced a cookbook to help patients improve their health and fitness.

Kent and Medway Prehabilitation is a trailblazing service that aims to help people lose weight, improve fitness and feel mentally strong and ready for their treatment.

The team behind it has now launched a cookbook - A Collection of Recipes - with protein-rich meals to help the body’s natural healing.

Clinical Director Dr Tara Rampal said: “As part of our nutritional support, we help patients with devising a high-protein diet that helps the body repair after the debilitating effects of cancer treatments. 

“Many people experience a huge loss in appetite and are struggling to find delicious high-protein recipes. As a result, we’ve put together a selection of recipes, which meet both the medical criteria and are also mouth-wateringly delicious. 

“The recipes have been kindly donated by outstanding chefs from local restaurants and around the country to inspire patients with ideas for delicious and nutritious meals.”

The cookbook was launched last week by the service’s patron, Tracey Crouch MP for Chatham and Aylesford.

Ian Vousden, Programme Director at Kent and Medway Cancer Alliance, said: “We have been a long-term advocate for prehabilitation in the cancer alliance due to its obvious benefits to patients and this new book provides a really useful resource to help enhance nutritional support. It also has some delicious looking recipes.”