Of all the food categories, I think that there are more low histamine vegetables than anything else. This abundance, combined with a bunch of low histamine herbs and spices, should form the basis for most of the low histamine meals you prepare. This is because vegetables are a great source of fiber, along with most …
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The category of low histamine nuts and seeds is both wide-ranging and controversial, with some people erroneously listing all nuts and seeds as high histamine. This is largely due to the presence of biogenic amines other than histamine, which are cleared from the body through the same pathways. But all of the grains, nuts, seeds, …
Dessert was always my favorite part of the meal when I was a kid. Half the time I was left home alone to make dinner, I made a terrible version of mango sticky rice, a Thai treat I fell in love with early on in life. I’d take basmati rice from the fridge and cover …
There are hundreds of different fruits out in the world, and most of them are probably low histamine. However, the vast majority of those are under only local cultivation. A large portion of the fruit eaten in the world is made up of just tomatoes, apples, bananas, watermelon, and oranges, only one of which we …
Dark chocolate may be low histamine. However, even though a simple dark chocolate only contains two ingredients, both of these can be problematic for those with histamine intolerance: sugar and cacao. This is not to mention the flavorings, lecithins, and other additives contained in many, if not most, dark chocolates. All types of refined sugar …
After finding a list of ‘safe foods,’ my first priority was to identify potential low histamine snacks. My usual carb-heavy options were out, and years later, I still say good riddance to most of those empty calories. But sometimes you just want to grab something easy, especially if you’re mid-flare, and in those cases it’s …
Finding low histamine protein sources can be a challenge, and that’s if you do eat meat. Vegan sources of low histamine protein are even harder to find, and other than nuts & seeds, there are really only three types of protein powders that are low histamine: whey, hemp seed, and brown rice. Of these, whey …
Right now this is just a relatively small directory of all the low histamine sauce options I’ve found over the years. In the future I hope to add more recipes and organize things a bit, but for now, please let me know if you have some favorite low histamine sauces I may have missed this …
No, wine is not low histamine. In fact, wine is one of the worst things you can consume if you have histamine intolerance, because wine contains both ethanol (alcohol) and high levels of histamine. Both histamine and ethanol are cleared from your system using the same enzyme, so if your histamine levels are already high, …
Dates may be low histamine. The wrinkly fruits come from the tropical date palm tree, which is native to Morocco and grows particularly well in the Middle East and on the West Coast of the USA. While dates contain some plant chemicals which fight oxidation and inflammation, they’re also high in sugar, which is inflammatory, …