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Low Histamine Cherry and Blueberry Rice Porridge Recipe

Low Histamine Cherry and Blueberry Rice Porridge Recipe

May 03, 20212 min read

Try this easy low histamine breakfast when you’re ready to reintroduce some new fruit. Cherries and blueberries are considered to be histamine liberators although most people tolerate them well. Start with just one cherry and work your way up. Rice flakes are quick and easy to cook with and so versatile, that you can use almost any tolerated fruit.

Find out which foods are low and high in histamine and how to shop store and cook them in the Happy Without Histamine low histamine foods list.

Cherry and blueberry rice porridge

Luanne Hopkinson Clinical Nutritionist & Neuroplasticity Coach, focusing on histamine intolerance and MCAS

An easy comforting low histamine breakfast. Cherries and blueberries are usually well tolerated and are low in histamine.

Follow the instructions on your packet of rice flakes. This recipe has been created and tested with the forbidden foods brand.

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Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American, Australian, British

Servings 1

Calories 600 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rice flakes

  • 1/2 cup sour cherries frozen

  • 1/2 cup blueberries frozen

  • 3/4 cup water

  • pinch salt

  • 1/2 tsp raw sugar rapadura, raw or coconut

  • 1/8 cup macadamia nuts chopped

  • 1 tbsp flax seed ground

Instructions

  • Put berries, rice flakes, water, salt and sugar in a small pan on high heat.

  • Bring to the boil then simmer on low heat until all the water is absorbed, approx. 5 minutes. If it gets too thick add a little water to loosen.

  • Serve and sprinkle with macadamia nuts and ground flax seeds.

Notes

Cooking time

You can also make this with Bob’s red mill rice porridge, however, this will take longer. Follow the instructions on the packet of the rice flakes brand you choose.

Fruit Options

You can substitute the fruit with any other tolerated berry or finely chopped apple or pear.

Nut-free

Macadamia nuts can be replaced with roughly ground flax or hemp seeds for a nut free version

Nutrition

Calories: 600kcal Carbohydrates: 107g Protein: 4g Fat: 17g Saturated Fat: 2g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 11g Fiber: 6gSugar: 17g

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content may vary.

Keyword Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low Histamine, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat Free

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Find out which foods are low and high in histamine and how to shop store and cook them in the Happy Without Histamine low histamine foods list.

Ultra-Low Histamine Meal Plan

Recipes just like this are in the Ultra-Low Histamine Meal Plan along with many more. Your low histamine elimination diet made easy, with 4-weekly meal plans, over 55 recipes, and prep guides and shopping lists for each week.

Luanne Hopkinson Clinical Nutritionist & Neuroplasticity Coach, focusing on histamine intolerance and MCAS

Luanne Hopkinson Clinical Nutritionist & Neuroplasticity Coach, focusing on histamine intolerance and MCAS

Luanne Hopkinson (GradDipHumNutr, BSc, ADipNutrMed) is a clinical nutritionist and neuroplasticity coach helping women with histamine intolerance and MCAS find a different way forward—one that doesn’t revolve around endless restriction. Blending nutrition science with neuroscience, she addresses both the gut and the nervous system through her 5R Histamine Modulation Protocol™, helping the body feel safe enough to stop overreacting. The result: fewer symptoms, more food freedom, and a life that feels like yours again.

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