Healthy eating during the Christmas season - here's how!

Before Santa Claus comes, all kinds of treats await your child! Christmas markets, chocolate and cookies are simply part of it. Who thinks of healthy food for children at Christmas time? But it's not that difficult to switch to healthier alternatives and reduce sugar. Find out in this article how you can manage to eat a balanced diet before and during the holidays without giving up delicious sweets.

Healthy Christmas baking

If you don't want to deprive your family of delicious Christmas cookies, but still want to eat healthily, the best thing to do is make them yourself! Here are a few tips and tricks for you on how to bake Christmas cookies at home!

Everything is bananas

Christmas cookies without sugar can taste wonderful. For example, use ripe bananas as a sugar substitute. The riper the banana, the sweeter it tastes. This is an ideal way to use up browned bananas. They are also perfect for delicious banana bread or cake. Add a few Christmas spices and you have created a great dessert for the whole family.

Liquid gold called honey

Children's punch without sugar? No problem. Our Manuka honey for children is suitable for sweetening drinks or food. This special honey comes from the bees of wild Manuka trees and has wonderful health benefits. It is even more nutritious than conventional honey. Why? Because it contains methylglyoxal. This active ingredient has an antibacterial effect and has therefore been researched in many scientific studies. Manuka honey is therefore often used to support wound healing, for example. Our Manuka honey is tailored to children's needs and can be included in the menu from the first year of life. Our fennel and thyme honey varieties are also suitable for gourmets.

The flour makes the difference

A simple trick to make desserts and cookies a little healthier: use wholemeal flour instead of white flour. Wholemeal contains important minerals and vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids and fiber. It is therefore a good alternative to conventional wheat flour at Christmas time. The cookies may be a little darker, but the taste remains the same.

Chocolate prefer dark

It is probably well known by now that dark chocolate is healthier than the light variety. The reason for this is quite simple: dark chocolate contains less sugar but more cocoa. This is better for blood sugar levels and dental health. A very simple way to reduce sugar consumption during the Christmas season is to use dark or semisweet chocolate instead of light chocolate. It is ideal for decorating cookies or other sweet dishes.

Healthy oils for balanced meals

If you want a healthy and balanced Christmas meal plan, you'll want to include foods with valuable ingredients. Good oils for children are a great help here. They add wonderful value to cold and warm dishes and provide healthy nutrients to support children's growth.

Oils from the start of solid feeding

A good supplementary food oil is a good choice when starting solid food. It consists of a valuable combination of various cold-pressed and organic oils. It provides omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids as well as vitamin E, which protects against oxidative stress. A high-quality organic rapeseed oil is suitable for cooking, even for baby food! It is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and supports a healthy, balanced diet.

Oils for toddlers

For children aged one and over, we recommend organic linseed oil. It can be used for cold and warm dishes, salads and dips. It provides valuable omega-3 fatty acids and has a high proportion of polyunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid.

From the age of two, organic olive oil can also be served on the table. The organic olives are hand-picked and cold-pressed. The naturally cloudy olive oil has a fruity, mild taste and is therefore ideal for children.

Why focus on healthy eating at Christmas?

Eating healthily doesn't mean never eating sugar again. It just means making sure you eat a balanced and varied diet. Children in particular should be given a variety of foods to provide them with as many valuable nutrients as possible. In doing so, we support them in their growth and the development of their cells.

So, opt for healthy and delicious food at Christmas to ensure your child continues to receive all the important nutrients they need. With the simple tips from this article, you can also offer them sweets without feeling guilty. They can and should try and enjoy.

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