Butter tarts
Small pastry tarts filled with butter, sugar and egg, sometimes with raisins.
Well-cooked hot dish
Ingredients
- flour
- butter
- brown sugar
- eggs
- syrup
- vanilla
- raisins
How it is prepared
Pastry cases are filled and baked until the filling has set.
Food safety with low immunity
- Eggs should be fully cooked, with firm whites and yolks.
How to prepare it during treatment
Avoid runny-centred tarts — the filling should be fully set.
Your diet during treatment is agreed with your doctor. Sample 7-day menu for the treatment period →
Storage
Keep desserts containing milk or eggs in the fridge and eat within 1–2 days.
Reheating
Eaten cold; warm desserts should be reheated thoroughly, once.
Symptoms it may suit
- Weight loss. Energy-dense and easy to enrich (oil, cheese, yoghurt) — can help with weight loss.
These are general observations: what suits you can change from day to day.
Treatment phases
- Before treatmentmay suit
- During a coursemay suit
- Low counts (neutropenia)Freshly cooked and hotmay suit
- Between coursesmay suit
- After treatmentmay suit
Phase notes are general. During low counts, follow only your care team’s food rules.
If you have other conditions
- Diabetes, Obesity. A sweet dish. With diabetes or weight concerns, discuss portion size with your team.
- Heart disease, Obesity, Liver disease, Stomach and gut. Can be fatty. With heart, liver or digestive disease, or excess weight, discuss fat content and portions with your team.
- Autoimmune disease, Stomach and gut. Contains wheat (gluten). With coeliac disease and some autoimmune conditions, discuss it with your team.
Nutrition (per 100 g)
Nutrition figures from a reliable source have not been added for this dish yet.
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Related topics
Food safetyNeutropenic diet (low-microbial diet)PasteurisedCore cooking temperatureLeftoversCross-contamination
Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Safer Food Choices for People With Weakened Immune Systems
- FoodSafety.gov (U.S. HHS). Cook to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Leftovers and Food Safety
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food Safety for Older Adults and People with Cancer, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, Organ Transplants, and Autoimmune Diseases
- Food Standards Agency (UK). Chilling
- World Health Organization (WHO). Five keys to safer food manual
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Food Safety During Cancer Treatment
- National Cancer Institute (NCI). Eating Hints: Before, during, and after Cancer Treatment
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2019. Neutropenic diets to prevent cancer infections: updated systematic review and meta-analysis
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). FoodData Central — Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS)