Healthy Gift This Holiday Season

This post was originally published as Healthy Gift Ideas by Laurel on Health Food blog.

Are you done with your holiday shopping? I’m not, but I’m doing pretty good. I took a trip to Whole Foods this weekend and was surprised at how many great gifts there were. I wanted to share them with you in case you need to pick up a few more too.

Parducci Sustainable White (or Red) – Whole Foods listed Parducci’s Sustainable White wine on their Top 10 Wine list this year. Its made at the first carbon-neutral winery in the U.S., and the bottle is cute too. Plus, it only costs $10. Can’t beat it!

Pancake Breakfast Basket - Pick up a bag of Arrowhead Mills’ Oat Bran or Multigrain pancake mix and fill a basket with pure maple syrup, honey, nuts, a spatula, and fruit for a homemade breakfast treat. If you give it to a family member, you can offer to make breakfast for them!

Gourmet Olives or Red Peppers – Fill some glass jars with gourmet olives and roasted red peppers and voila, another easy gift is done.

Organic Cocoa Mix (or coffee, tea) – Pick up some organic cocoa mix, coffee, or tea and wrap it up with a bright-colored mug or teapot.

Fresh almond or cashew butter - Make your own nut butter (recipe here) and give it to friends with a whole-grain baguette or a bag of organic apples to dip in it.

Homemade hot sauce – Find a hot sauce recipe online (one with great reviews) and make a big batch at home. Pick up some glass bottles and give to your spice-loving friends. It should last about 6 months in the refrigerator.

Dark chocolate – Pick up bars of high-quality dark chocolate as stocking stuffers. Look for high cacao content.

If you’re looking for eco-friendly gift ideas, check out my sister post on Green Thinking Blog: “Green Gift Ideas.”