Peach Crumble

This past year I spent an obscene amount of time the women’s gown dressing room in UChicago’s oncology building and I made a friend with a woman who had traveled all around the world and actually left Japan to do her treatments here. Everyday we watched Food Network’s Baking Championship and Beat Bobby flay and trade recipes. On my birthday she told me about how she makes This Peach Crumble recipe because of the chemo and radiation she couldn’t eat like one normally can so this dish is high in nutrients and caloric values, but is also soft and easy to get and stay down. The idea for this recipe came from a campaign Let’s F*** Cancer is doing on their Instagram page this month to start the conversation about cancer so that it can be caught in an earlier and more treatable stage. For anyone struggling with weight control while going through chemo and radiation we suggest honestly speaking with the nutritionist about the foods that you can and can not eat and what is the best mode for you. Okay now lets get to it.

Ingredients:

• 5 -8 super Ripe Peaches
  • One medium peach contains 2% or more daily value of vitamins E and K, niacin, folate, iron, choline, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc and copper. peaches are a moderate source of antioxidants and vitamin C which is required for the building of connective tissue inside the human body. Consumption of foods that are rich in vitamin C helps a person develop resistance against infections and helps to eliminate harmful free radicals that cause certain cancers.
  • Getting riper peaches makes them softer which is easier to swallow.
• 1 Lemon
  • One lemon provides about 51% of the daily value 31 mg of vitamin C. Lemons contain some iron, but they primarily prevent anemia by improving absorption of iron from plant foods. In test-tube studies, many compounds from lemons have killed cancer cells. However, they may not have the same effect on the human body but it still never hurts
• 1/3 TSP of Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 TSP of Ground Nutmeg
• 1/2 Cup of Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/4 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 2 TBSP of Butter
• 1/4 cup of uncooked rolled oats
  • To save time you can use quick cooking oats

Now Let’s Get Bakin’!

1. Peel and cut the peaches and line along the bottom of a greased oven dish
2. Sprinkle lemon juice, nutmeg, and cinnamon on top
3. In a separate bowl mix flour and sugar till well combined then crumble in butter and mix with hands
4. Stir in uncooked oats and spread on top of peaches
5. Cook at 350 for about 30 minutes
   1. until peaches are soft and top is browned
6. Cool. Serve. and Enjoy

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