Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas

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Flickr /Food Thinkers

Give the gift of good health this year, like a juicer

Promote a healthy lifestyle with holiday gifts that are good for you

If you’re wondering what to give someone who already has everything, why not give gifts that promote a healthy lifestyle? Here are some simple suggestions.



Healthy Foods


• Dark chocolate (70% cocoa)

• Assortment of green or herbal teas

• Unsalted nuts or an assortment of dried fruits

• Fresh fruit basket

• Homemade soup mix in a jar (and instructions)

• Gift card to a health-food store

• High-quality balsamic vinegar



Cooking Gadgets


• Blender or juicer

• Reusable bento box with several small compartments to take lunch to work

• Crockpot (possibly with a favourite recipe or cookbook)

• Rice cooker

• Vegetable steamer

• Air popcorn popper

• Garlic crusher, vegetable peeler



Exercise Ideas


• Pedometer

• Resistance bands, exercise ball, yoga mat, DVD or lessons

• Soft furry gloves or hat for outside exercise in winter

• Dance classes

• Pass to an indoor rock-climbing facility

• Session with a personal trainer

• Pass to a local gym or recreation centre



Other
 Healthy Christmas Gift Ideas

• Session with a nutritionist

• Bath soaps or bubble bath for relaxing

• Planter box and seeds to grow organic herbs

• Healthy cooking lessons

• Cookbooks or healthy cooking magazine subscriptions

• Gift card for a massage or spa treatment

• MP3 player or iPod so they can listen to music while they exercise



Tip: Create your own gift basket featuring the fixings for a special meal (e.g., assemble the foundation of an Italian dinner by combining organic whole-wheat pasta with a jar of Italian pasta sauce, Italian spice blend, a small block of parmesan cheese and a bottle of red Italian wine). Magnifico!

Originally published in Wellness Matters, Canada Wide Media’s quarterly newsletter on health and wellness.