Eating should be a pleasant experience, not a chore. The effort required for shopping, fixing meals, and cleaning up can be exhausting and the side effects from medications your illness’ own actions can compound the fatigue. Some of these helpful hints may help you get through the tired times. 

• Take advantage of the times you feel good and prepare large quantities of food that you can freeze in individual portions. Defrost and heat a frozen meal on the days you are feeling too tired to cook.
• Drink shakes or take high-calorie nutritional supplements between meals.
• Keep ready-to-eat snacks on hand such as crackers with cheese or peanut butter, ice cream, and canned fruit.
• Accept the kindness of others and let friends and family cook for you.
• Try take-out foods or delivery services from restaurants.
• Take advantage of services such as "Meals on Wheels" for home delivered meals.
• Take advantage of the many frozen meals and snacks available in the grocery stores.
• Use disposable plates, cups, forks, and spoons for easier clean up.
• Be sure to get enough sleep.
• If you have lower energy levels later in the day, it will be extra important for you to have a healthy meal to get your day off to a good start.
• Use a microwave, if available, to prepare your meals or leftovers.
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When you can’t eat well at a meal, for an entire day, or for several days, it may be helpful to have a variety of nutritional supplements to help you meet your daily needs. Nutritional supplements come in a variety of flavors and forms-beverages, soups, puddings, or bars. Most nutritional supplements provide calories, protein, fat and the vitamins and minerals you normally obtain from a wide variety of foods.