In Treatment

Taste Changes: Managing Metallic or Bitter Flavors

During or after radiation or chemotherapy treatments, cancer patients may experience taste or smell alterations. Food and drinks can taste bland, too sweet, or too salty. Food and drinks can also taste bitter or metallic — which is what we’re focused on with the roundup of brightly flavored, zingy recipes below. But first, a few helpful hacks: If your glass of water is tasting like metal, try adding...

Red Pepper Panzanella Recipe Image

Red Pepper Panzanella

Rated 5 out of 5
20 min prep
Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya Recipe Image

Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya

Rated 4 out of 5
20 min prep
Pan-Fried Marinated Tofu Recipe Image

Pan-Fried Marinated Tofu

Rated 5 out of 5
30 min prep
Homemade Red Salsa Recipe Image

Homemade Red Salsa

Rated 3 out of 5
Eggs in Tomato Sauce With Herbed Yogurt Recipe Image

Eggs in Tomato Sauce With Herbed Yogurt

Rated 5 out of 5
5 min prep
Chicken With French-Style Pan Sauce Recipe Image

Chicken With French-Style Pan Sauce

Rated 4 out of 5
10 min prep
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Chicken Tortilla Soup

Rated 5 out of 5
30 min prep
Spicy Sweet Potato Fries Recipe Image

Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

Rated 4 out of 5
15 min prep
Thai-Style Tempeh Curry Recipe Image

Thai-Style Tempeh Curry

Rated 4.8 out of 5
30 min prep
Moroccan Vegetable Stew Recipe Image

Moroccan Vegetable Stew

Rated 4 out of 5
30 min prep
Cajun-Style Spiced Shrimp Recipe Image

Cajun-Style Spiced Shrimp

Rated 4 out of 5
15 min prep
Raspberry Lemonade Recipe Image

Raspberry Lemonade

Rated 5 out of 5
15 min prep
Spiced Nuts Recipe Image

Spiced Nuts

Rated 5 out of 5
15 min prep
Ruth’s Spicy Pepper Pasta Recipe Image

Ruth’s Spicy Pepper Pasta

Rated 5 out of 5
30 min prep
Curried Coconut Carrot Soup Recipe Image

Curried Coconut Carrot Soup

Rated 4 out of 5
30 min prep
Balsamic Roasted Onion Recipe Image

Balsamic Roasted Onion

Rated 5 out of 5
15 min prep
Turkey Chili Recipe Image

Turkey Chili

Rated 5 out of 5
30 min prep
Gingerbread Loaf Recipe Image

Gingerbread Loaf

Rated 4 out of 5
30 min prep
Blueberry Peach Crisp Recipe Image

Blueberry Peach Crisp

Rated 4 out of 5
15 min prep

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