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Food doesn’t have to taste disgusting!

Cancer patients stop eating during chemo treatments because food is no longer enjoyable.

Who wants to eat food that tastes bad? The answer is NO ONE! During chemotherapy, food begins to taste disgusting, smell terrible, and can hurt when we eat it. All these factors combined create a horrible eating experience. Over time, this causes us to become discouraged and avoid eating all together.

As a cancer supporter, our mission is to teach you HOW to adjust your cooking so your food no longer tastes disgusting! We teach common sense, practical, and easy to use cooking techniques that help you enjoy eating again. Our easy to understand cooking techniques help cancer fighters take one more bite of food to fight off starvation. Our goal is to help you take back a part of your life that cancer has taken away… the simple enjoyment of eating good tasting food.


cooking for chemo and after second edition book cover

Cooking for Chemo …and After! (Second Edition)

Food doesn’t have to taste disgusting anymore!

With this cookbook, you will learn how to use common sense cooking techniques, to fix the flavor of food that YOU want to eat.

This New and Improved Second Edition of Cooking for Chemo… and After! is an innovative, exciting, and practical resource for cancer fighters and their caregivers. Written with ease of use in mind, Chef Ryan guides you through the taste and flavor changes that cancer fighters face every day.

Cooking for Chemo …and After! teaches you how to combat the most common eating related chemo side effects: loss of appetite, metallic taste, mouth sores, nausea, and difficulty chewing & swallowing

Click Here to Purchase Cooking for Chemo …and After!


chef ryan callahan and jessie callahan cooking for chemo

Cooking for Chemo Podcast

We are proud to announce the new Cooking for Chemo Podcast! With episodes lasting about 20 minutes, it’s the perfect thing to listen to on you lunch break, your commute, waiting at the doctor’s office, or even sitting in the infusion center! Don’t forget to subscribe!

You can find and listen to new episodes right here on CookingForChemo.org, on your favorite streaming service, and listen to older episodes on our dedicated Cooking for Chemo Podcast Page

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Cooking for Chemo Classes in Your Home.

We are proud to announce the availability of a free Cooking for Chemo Class that you can watch in the comfort of your own home at any time. We have created a fun high-energy Cooking for Chemo Class video and a brand new interactive Class Guide that will take your Cooking for Chemo experience to a whole new level!

Click HERE to watch a Cooking for Chemo Class.


Don’t know the difference between sauteing and baking? Burn your food on a daily basis? Brand new to cooking? Learn how to cook from Chef Ryan on his personal website. Chef Ryan has written many helpful articles that will literally hold your hand through the cooking process and make you feel confident in the kitchen! Chef Ryan’s personal website is both a general audience cooking resource site, and a place to find out all things related to Chef Ryan Callahan.

Click here to learn more: chefryancallahan.com