Tips for a low-histamine Christmas

Christmas is just around the corner, and to help you enjoy the holidays despite your intolerances, we have compiled our tips for you here.

Histamine Intolerance and Christmas

Especially now, it is difficult to give up sweets and high-histamine foods. Many traditional dishes are off-limits for those of us affected.

That is why we don't want to sugarcoat anything, because sometimes it can be truly taxing to remain strong and consistent when a delicious Christmas platter is sitting in front of you and everyone else is helping themselves.

Our tips for a low-histamine Christmas

We want to help you not just "get through" these days, but actually be able to enjoy Christmas. Here are our Christmas tips.

Your social circle should know that you are affected by histamine intolerance

No one wants you to feel unwell. So, involve as many people around you as possible. Because the more people who know you don't want to snack on high-histamine treats, the lower the risk that they will accidentally trigger you.

Visualize your goals

It can help to visualize your goals repeatedly and speak them out loud. This makes it easier to follow through with them. And who knows, there might even be people in your circle who will join you, support you, and refrain from eating an extremely high-histamine diet themselves.

Planning saves stress

You can think about it beforehand and get an overview of which dishes you would like to eat during the holidays and which "treats" you need. This way, you have definitely planned alternatives for yourself and won't accidentally end up with a high-histamine dish.

Mindful shopping

In principle, you only need to be strong for one single moment: when you are shopping. If you don't have anything high-histamine in the house, the craving and the temptation are significantly lower. It is best to go shopping in the first half of the day and when you aren't hungry, as you are more resistant to triggers during this time.

Sweet alternatives

If, for example, you have a craving for Domino stones, gingerbread, and similar items, look for an alternative. There are more out there than you might think right now, e.g.:

• Almonds (1)
• Dates
• Honey marzipan (1)
• Fruit
• White chocolate
• Vanilla pudding (1)
• Homemade low-histamine cookies

Don't always want to bake yourself during the Christmas season? Then our Organic Oat Cookies Coconut & Blueberry are a delicious alternative for a sweet treat in between. The crunchy cookies are made from selected organic ingredients, are vegan, gluten-free, and suitable for a low-histamine and low-fructose diet. Perfect for cozy moments of enjoyment during the Advent season.

Dealing with stress, boredom, or frustration differently

We often reach for sweets when we are stressed, when we don't feel like cooking something "proper," when we are down or frustrated, or simply when we are bored. Most of the time, you don't even notice how your craving for something high-histamine increases.

In such situations, it is best to find an activity that relaxes you and helps you unwind. This could be, for example, going for a walk, yoga, reading something, or drinking a tea. This way, you can distract yourself a bit. By the way, there is also a blog article on this: Hista-Me-Time. Here you might find some more ideas.

Our solution for "emergencies"

Especially during the holidays, it is not always possible to accurately estimate how much histamine a meal contains—for example, at parties or during Christmas dinner. Our DaoFit contains vegan DAO from pea sprouts as well as vitamin C from acerola and quercetin. It is taken about 15 minutes before the meal and can thus be easily integrated into special moments of enjoyment during the holidays. DaoFit is suitable for a low-histamine, gluten-free, lactose-free, and vegan diet.

Recipe suggestions for a low-histamine Christmas dinner

Lastly, we have listed some of our recipes that fit the Christmas season. You can also find these on our website under "Recipes".

Lamb loin with creamy cabbage
Tender lamb loin with creamy cabbage and parsley potatoes—this dish is a real treat and is low in salicylic acid and histamine.

Potato, Bell Pepper, and Ginger Soup
This creamy low-histamine soup is perfect for cold days.

Roast chicken with red cabbage and apple-chestnut vegetable side
Crispy, juicy chicken, spicy red cabbage, and sweet apple-chestnut vegetables—this low-histamine dish is perfect as a festive Christmas dinner!

Beef goulash with potatoes
The low-histamine beef goulash takes a bit longer due to the stewing time (2–3 hours). But it is very tender and full-flavored. Highly histamine-sensitive people should stew the goulash for as short a time as possible, or only as long as necessary.

Rooibos tea with milk and honey
Delicious tea for cold days.

Spelt quark rolls
With these homemade low-histamine rolls, you can enjoy your holiday breakfast.

White pistachio chocolate
A low-histamine and vegan chocolate! The perfect alternative to other sweets.

Candied almonds
Crunchy, sweet, and with a light note of cinnamon—if this doesn't bring on the Christmas spirit, nothing will!

Coconut macaroons
This recipe is suitable for you if you like things sweet but still low-carb.

Otherwise, remember:

Don't let others persuade you, stay true to yourself and your diet, and take care of yourself and your body.
With that in mind, we wish you a wonderful and histamine-free Christmas season.