Handouts and videos
Nutrition and cancer
Eating well when you have cancer
- To learn more, visit the Canadian Cancer Society’s Eating Well When You Have Cancer booklet.
Protein in common foods
Diet tips for low blood cell counts
Eating well with cancer (video)
Poor appetite and weight loss
How to eat more calories and protein when eating is a chore
Drink to your health: choose fluids that meet your nutrition needs
Smoothies and shakes
Nutrition supplements
How to manage your loss of appetite
- Click here for Cancer Care Ontario’s How to Manage Your Loss of Appetite booklet.
Managing appetite loss (video)
Mouth and swallowing problems
How to manage your mouth problems
- Click here for Cancer Care Ontario’s How to Manage Your Mouth Problems booklet. Then click Patient Guide → choose language.
Easy to swallow foods – for patients who have a sore mouth and throat
Diet tips for taste and smell changes
Bowel problems (like constipation and diarrhea)
Nausea and vomiting
How to manage your nausea and vomiting
- Click here for Cancer Care Ontario’s How to Manage Your Nausea and Vomiting booklet. Then click Patient Guide → choose language.
Special diets
Low-fibre diet
Low-fibre diet for vegans and vegetarians
Tube feeding
How do feeding tubes work? (video)
This information does not replace medical advice. For questions, concerns or additional information contact your dietitian or health care team.
If you are a patient at the Odette Cancer Centre and you would like to book an appointment with a dietitian, visit or call Odette Patient and Family Support.