Seattle’s KOMO News turned the spotlight on Cook for Your Life, Fred Hutch Cancer Center’s free cooking and nutrition resource for people affected by cancer. The segment highlighted the work of Dr. Heather Greenlee, director of Cook for Your Life, and her team, whose research focuses on how diet and nutrition impact cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship.
The feature walked viewers through Cook for Your Life’s resources, which include over 1,100 recipes, instructional videos, and science-based nutrition tips available in English and Spanish. They showed how people can filter recipes based on symptoms or side effects, making it easier to find meals that feel manageable during treatment.
In the Fred Hutch Human Nutrition Lab, Dr. Greenlee demonstrated one of the website’s recipes—a simple cabbage salad. The ingredients weren’t complicated, but they were chosen for a reason: they’re rich in phytonutrients, compounds in plants that may help reduce inflammation and support recovery.
A Mission to Reach More People
Dr. Greenlee explained that Cook for Your Life is “a resource dedicated to advancing research on diet, cancer prevention and survivorship.” Her team aims to expand access to evidence-based nutrition tools that empower people to take care of themselves during and after cancer.
Cook for Your Life continues to build on that mission by—adding new recipes, creating new blog posts, and developing resources that meet people where they are in their cancer journey.
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