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Macmillan Cancer Support Medical Reference

Creamy mango rice

Serves 4

Ingredients

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28g/1oz sugar
40g/1.5oz ground rice
560ml/20floz milk
2 very ripe medium mangoes
Lemon juice to taste

Instructions

Place the sugar, ground rice and milk in a thick-bottomed saucepan and simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool.
Peel the mangoes and put about a quarter of the flesh to one side.
Puree the remaining fruit and stir into the rice cream. Add lemon juice to taste (optional).
Chop the reserved fruit and add to the fruit cream.
Pour into a dish and chill well before serving.

Note: Equivalent quantities of alternative fruits may be substituted for the mangoes.

Specific conditions:

Difficulty in chewing or swallowing

Nutritional information

(approximate values per portion)

Energy: 200 kcal; Protein: 6g; Fat: 6g (of which saturates: 3.5g); Carbohydrate: 32g; Fibre: 2g.

Stuffed baked apples

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 cooking apples
Water
1 tablespoon runny honey
28g/1oz butter, melted
Cream or ice cream to serve

Stuffings (choose from the following):

Chopped hazelnuts, sultanas and honey
Mincemeat
Chopped dates, walnuts and honey
Chopped prunes and brown sugar
Raisins and honey
(You will need approx. 2-3 teaspoons of each filling per apple.)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6.
Core the cooking apples and then make a slit in the skin of each to form a ring around the middle.
Stuff the centre of each apple with the filling of your choice.
Place the apples in an ovenproof dish and then add 5mm/0.25 inch water and 1 tablespoon honey.
Drizzle the melted butter over the apples and then bake until the fruit is tender (about 50-60 minutes).
Serve hot or cold, with cream or ice cream if you wish.

Specific conditions:

Dry or sore mouth

Nutritional information

Energy: 140 kcal; Protein: 0.4g; Fat: 6g (of which saturates: 4g); Carbohydrate: 21g; Fibre: 1.5g.

For more recipes, and further advice on eating well during and after cancer treatment, visit Macmillan Cancer Support’s website.

Macmillan Cancer Support Medical Reference

Reviewed on June 01, 2009