Food Type	Allowed	Not Allowed
Desserts	Any cooked dessert	Fresh cream cakes
	Jelly/Ice Cream (individual portions only)	Trifle
	Tinned e.g. rice, custard	Mousse
Yoghurt	UHT/Pasteurised Yoghurt	Live/Bio Yoghurt
		Nuts in Yoghurt
Sandwiches	Tinned meats & fish	Fresh or pre-cooked meat
		No salad items
Milk	Pasteurised, tinned, UHT or sterilized milk	Milk must be used within sell by date, kept refrigerated and used within 24 hours of opening.
Miscellaneous	Wrapped sweets & chocolates	No loose sweets, chocolates or biscuits
	Crisps	No marmite, veg-e-mite or spreads
	Wrapped biscuits	Condiments from pots. Sachets only.
	Sachets of sauces, sugar and salt	Chocolates containing dried fruit or nuts
	Portions of Jams
	Canned and individual cartons of drink

Some problems with food resulting from Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy and how to deal with them.

Too Salty

- Avoid food with a high salt content e.g. Bacon, salty snacks, crips, nuts
- Avoid packet soups, sauces
- Add a pinch of sugar to soup
- Use herbs and spices during cooking

Too Sweet

- Decrease the sugar content of food
- Add a pinch of salt to drinks & puddings

Metallic Taste

- Eat white meat, fish, eggs and cheese
- Avoid tea, coffee and chocolate
- If eating red meat soak in wine, soy sauce or fruit juice prior to cooking

Blandness

- Use extra flavourings - salt, pickles, mustard, herbs and spices
- Use lemon juice and vinegar to re-adjust food taste