Eczema Diet Christmas Menu

|Karen Fischer

Christmas is a time for celebration, and if you’re like me and my family it involves eating a lot of food. However many typical Christmas dishes, such as ham, gravy and mum’s amazing trifle dessert, can trigger eczema flare-ups if you are susceptible to eczema. Luckily there are tasty eczema-friendly alternatives which I have been cooking over the last week or so. Here is an eczema-friendly Christmas menu plus one of my favourite dessert recipes, Baked Pear Crumble, which uses The Eczema Diet and Eczema Detox recipe ingredients. 

How to make your Christmas turkey eczema-friendly (it's easy)

Cook the turkey as per instructions but change the following…

Oil: use only rice bran oil or pure refined safflower oil (no additives, no antioxidant)

Season with sea salt (but don’t add any other seasonings to the skin)

Stuffing: if you have eczema, skip the stuffing (leave it for the non-eczema family members)

Serve the turkey with eczema-safe vegetables including roasted potatoes and carrots, sweet potato, garlic, red or white cabbage and green beans. Garnish with chopped parsley or chopped chives.

Gravy: try this new Eczema Diet Gravy recipe – all other gravies are (unfortunately) terrible for eczema so if you love your skin don’t use normal gravy mix or other home-made ones, or simply eat your turkey without gravy. If you are highly sensitive to amines skip the gravy as it can accumulate amines during cooking. Click on the photo to read the recipe:

More Eczema Diet foods for your Christmas table:

Eczema-safe sweets: white marshmallows, home-made/plain toffee, soy carob buttons

Biscuits: Anzac Biscuits from The Eczema Diet and Eczema Detox (these are dairy-free, egg-free and wheat-free)

Fruits: peeled pear, banana (not sugar/lady finger variety), papaya, pawpaw and peeled red delicious apples

Drinks: water, mineral water, clear lemonade (ensure it has no additives, no colour, not “diet”, not “sugar-free”), decaffeinated coffee with organic soy milk, “carob milk drink” (made with warm soy milk or rice milk, carob powder and rice malt syrup), or make The Eczema Diet juices 'Tarzan Juice' and 'Healthy Skin Juice' as they are fantastic for reducing the itch of eczema (see photo, below). 

Low salicylate alcohol choices: while all alcohol is ultimately problematic for eczema (as alcohol is highly acid-forming) vodka, gin and whiskey (in moderation), are the low salicylate/low amine choices.

Desserts: lemonade iceblocks (no colours, no preservatives etc.) and Baked Pear Crumble (recipe found here). Merry Christmas! Have a safe and healthy New Year. 

Author: K. Fischer, 2014, 'Eczema Diet Christmas Menu', published for www.eczemalife.com.au

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Frequently asked questions

Does food allergy trigger eczema?

Food allergy and eczema are closely linked, and allergies can absolutely make eczema worse, but they're often not what starts it in the first place. In fact, research suggests the reverse may be more accurate: eczema itself may come first and increase the risk of developing food allergies, rather than the other way around (Tsakok et al. 2016). One study found that babies with eczema were up to six times more likely to become
sensitised to foods compared to those without eczema. In children with established eczema, up to 66% showed food sensitisation, with confirmed food allergy in up to 81% of cases (Tsakok et al. 2016).

If you or your child has a diagnosed food allergy, those foods should be avoided for now. For additional guidance, the Food Intolerance Diagnosis (FID) Program in The Eczema Detox book can help identify food intolerances that do not show up in allergy tests (see next FAQ).
Do food allergy tests help eczema?

Skin prick tests and other food allergy tests including blood tests and patch tests can be unreliable on their own, so an oral food
challenge (supervised by an allergy specialist if you are prone to anaphylaxis), is the most accurate way to confirm whether you or your child is reacting to a particular food. For additional guidance, the FID Program in The Eczema Detox book can help you to identify your personal triggers.
About the authors

Ren Karen Fischer is a nutritionist, mother of two, and award-winning author of seven books, including the bestsellers The Eczema Diet and The Eczema Detox. Fischer is also a peer-reviewed published researcher, and is currently undertaking eczema research as part of a Master's by Research at Bond University. Combining clinical research with real-world experience, she is dedicated to advancing evidence-based care for eczema.

Nutritionist Bonnie Taylor holds a Bachelor of Health Science degree and helps people with eczema identify their individual triggers through the FID Program. Taylor has worked alongside Fischer for many years and offers nutrition consultations by appointment.