Fix favorite mealss and snacks at the time of day when the person eats best. Some people with cancer drink liquid nutrition supplements between meals or instead of meals if they are weak or have problems with swallowing or chewing. Others need special tube feedings. A special formula for this can be recommended by the person's doctor or dietitian. Few people with cancer lose their sense of taste completely.
Some foods just taste different.
Sweet foods may be harder to taste while bitter foods may taste stronger. A person's sex, type of cancer, extent of cancer, and treatment may cause different taste changes. Protein foods sometimes taste bitter to someone with cancer. Some people eat protein foods better when they are cold or at room temperature. Protein food easily served at these temperatures are cheese, luncheon meat, tuna, chicken, ham, or egg salad, deviled eggs, ice cream, milk shakes, puddings, custards and nuts.