June - Day of Chemo

Peach Soup

“This is an exceptional cold soup that is so easy to mix together. Canned peaches work fine and no one will know the difference… also makes a refreshing snack.” – Holly Clegg, coauthor of Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Recommendations During & After Treatment

Ingredients

* 1½ pounds fresh peaches, peeled, pitted, and sliced, or 1 (28-ounce) can sliced peaches, drained
* 2 cups nonfat plain yogurt
* 1 cup fresh orange juice
* 1 cup pineapple juice
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 1 tablespoon almond extract

Instructions

1. Purée the peaches in a food processor until smooth.
2. Add the yogurt, orange juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, sugar, and almond extract, blending until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.

Makes 10 servings

Nutritional information per serving

* Calories - 92
* Protein (g) - 3
* Carbohydrate (g) - 18
* Fat (g) - 0
* Calories from Fat (%) - 0
* Saturated Fat (g) - 0
* Dietary Fiber (g) - 1
* Cholesterol (mg) - 1
* Sodium (mg) - 38
* Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit

Holly coauthors the bestselling cookbook, Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Recommendations During & After Treatment with oncologist, Gerald Miletello, MD. This book focuses on the foods best tolerated and those that ease the symptoms during cancer treatment. The chapters are divided into the side effects a person experiences during treatment. This book proves to be one of Holly's most rewarding endeavors; making a difference in someone's life.

Holly's message, which comes through in her Trim & Terrific™ cookbook series is simple: food that is good for you can be delicious and easy to prepare. Holly's reputation for her healthier approach continually garners national media coverage through television appearances and columns in national food magazines and Internet food sites. A Fort Worth, TX native, Holly personally tests all of her recipes in her Baton Rouge, Louisiana home. She is a wife and mother of three children.

http://www.hollyclegg.com