Top 5 freezer friends

On the theme of unbearably low energy days, here are some of my favorite freezer goodies.
These also work for anyone short on time or just plain lazy! ;)

Let's start with the basics:
1. A bag of frozen vegetables
Fresh and raw veggies are always the best but it is surprising how much energy it takes to properly clean and prep vegetables, especially after a round of chemo. These are an easy way to add some much needed nutrients to your meal.

2. Stromboli vegetarian pizza
Pizza is my friend. Pizza is everyone's friend! But sadly there is some guilt associated with being so close to such a friend. On the other hand, this one is packed with yummy garlicky veggies like diced tomatoes and artichokes <3 (this brand is only available in Quebec)

3. Amy's breakfast burrito (organic & vegan)
Ironically I'm not vegan and don't usually like tofu. But these burritos are a yummy and pretty filling quick breakfast option for those morning where even boiling an eggs seems exhausting.

4. Natural selection pizza snacks
Ok ok.... Guilty pleasure! Not particularly nutritious but damn they're good! I actually like these better than pizza pockets...(BLASPHEMY!!). No but seriously they have more filling and the dough is better in my opinion.

5. Edamame
There have been many nights where I wanted a snack, and thought to myself "If I have one more baby carrot I'm going to kill someone".
Boil these babies for 5 minutes, add some salt (and a bit of sesame oil if you're feeling crazy) and voila! A snack fit for a queen :)

The foodie road blocks

Being the foodie that I am, learning about the food restrictions that come with undergoing chemotherapy was pretty hard to hear.
For the next 2 years I have to avoid all my favourite foods:
Tartars
Sushi
Oysters
Raw egg (includes home made mayo and hollandaise sauce.... There goes my favourite brunch items)
Any meat cooked under well-done
Charcuterie
Soft cheeses (brie, camembert..)  
Basically, the only thing I can have raw are vegetables.

All this seriously broke my heart.

Added to all this is the oh-so-wonderful nausea, unbearable stomach acid and the occasional ulcers that make it uncomfortable to eat anything at all!
You also can't forget the very heavy fatigue caused by the treatments and medication that stops you from cooking up that healthy fresh meal that follows all the rules.

My blog, for the majority, will be about how I deal with all this, what I eat when I don't feel well, low energy easy recipes, restaurants I go to when I'm feeling good and maybe a few rants or anecdotes from time to time.
Here's hoping this little blog will find it's place in the over saturated world of the internet!

What it's all about

For those who don't know me, my name is Donna. 
I am 24 years old.
And this past august I was diagnosed with Acute Leukaemia A.L.L. 
It was quite the shocker for both me and my family. 
I had just moved out on my own for the first time, just started a new job and even adopted my first pet 2 weeks prior to my diagnoses. 
I was right there were I wanted to be: really ambitious and WAY too excited for the rest of my life. And then BOOM "you have cancer".

Well the dust has now settled, and I've been sitting at home with not much to do for the past 4 month and I have 5 more months of joblessness ahead so I figured starting a blog could pass the time, answer some questions and maybe even offer some support to other young adults going through this too.