Food Shouldn’t Make You Feel Excluded, Especially During the Holidays!

A Fun + Feel-Good Guide to Truly Inclusive Festive Eating:

The holidays are a time for joy, sparkle, and second helpings… but for many people, they can also bring a side dish of stress.
Between allergies, intolerances, dietary choices, and sensitive stomachs, festive food can sometimes feel like a party you weren’t fully invited to.

But at Foodhak, we believe something simple but powerful:
Food shouldn’t make you feel excluded. Not during the holidays, not ever. 

This applies to the big, cosy meals and the constant stream of snacks that magically appear from mid-November to New Year’s Eve.

 When Festive Food Isn’t Festive For Everyone

Holiday spreads are meant to feel abundant, joyful, and indulgent…but that’s not always the case.

You know the moments:

• Realising every snack on the table is dusted in dairy, gluten, or mystery seasoning.

• The dessert table silently judges you with its dairy-whipped, gluten-glazed glory.

• Answering “So… what can you eat?” while everyone digs into buttery everything.

• Or the classic seasonal offering: “We made you a salad!” (It’s usually 90% lettuce, 10% disappointment.)

Food shouldn’t make you feel like the problem, not when the goal is to celebrate, connect, and feel good.

The Foodhak Way: Celebrate With Meals and Snacks That Love You Back

The holidays aren't just about one meal, they're a full season of grazing, tasting, nibbling, and treating yourself. That's why inclusivity has to go beyond the dinner table.

At Foodhak, we craft:

Nourishing, gut-friendly meals

Comforting dishes designed for people who want festive joy without the festive bloat.

 Functional, feel-good snacks

Not the sad “free-from” snacks of years past; but smart, tasty, colourful bites that support your health, mood, and microbiome.

Because the truth is…
Most of the holiday magic happens between meals.

Why Inclusive Eating Matters More During the Holidays

The holidays are built around sharing: sharing time, sharing space, sharing stories, and yes, sharing food.

But when the food on offer doesn’t work for you, you don’t just miss out on flavours…
You miss out on moments.

Inclusive meals and snacks give everyone:

• A sense of belonging

• Freedom from awkward explanations

• More joy and less digestive chaos

• A chance to relax and indulge like everyone else

This is what holiday food should be, welcoming, colourful, comforting, and kind.

 A New Holiday Tradition: Everyone’s Invited

Imagine a festive season where every dish, every nibble, and every cosy snack moment is designed with everyone in mind.

Where you don’t have to ask what’s in anything.
Where you’re not quietly swapping foods under the table.
Where the holiday spirit is about connection, not restriction.

That’s the kind of season we believe in.
One where nobody is excluded, everyone feels seen, and the food brings people together instead of leaving anyone out.