Part 1 of 3
Can you believe the holidays are upon us already? I know, I know, it happens the same time every year, but somehow I get so caught up in my busy schedule I lose track of time and all the sudden, it's here! Then the frenzy begins with holiday parties and shopping! I know how stressful gift-giving can be. We all want to give others something meaningful and useful that they'll also like and appreciate. This year, I've come up with a BIG list of holiday gift ideas based on promoting health. While there are a lot of great ideas here, I find it most helpful to keep the recipient at heart when buying gifts. Though you may love many of these ideas, there's nothing worse than feeling like someone got you something they feel you "need" but that you didn't really want, right?
My book, Ditch The Diet, available early 2018
Organic spices in glass jars (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Homemade spices with cooking utensils that are metal, wood, or BPA-free spatulas (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Homemade granola bars (Leah's Loaded Granola Bars recipe)
Homemade trail mix: mixed nuts (salted, roasted), dark chocolate chips (Lily's Premium Baking Chips are delicious and healthy!), dried fruit, like raisins or craisins
Homemade energy bars (Reference cookbooks on my Learning Tools page.)
Healthy, homemade cookies (Reference cookbooks on my Learning Tools page.)
Make a basket of pre-packaged healthy snacks (Thrive Market, Native Sun, Whole Foods, Earth Fare usually have the best options. Avoid soy, corn syrup, wheat and gluten, cotton seed and canola oil, peanuts, MSG or yeast extract, carageenan, artificial colors and flavors.)
Coloring book, art and pencils (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Inspire: the Bible for Creative Journaling (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Journal with nice pen set (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Healthy cookbook (Learning Tools)
Teas (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Pretty teacup set (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Four Sigmatic products (coffee, coffee-replacements) -Mushrooms are superfoods! (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
BPA-free, insulated water bottle (This one is my favorite because it's like YETI quality and is very easy to fill up and drink from! Plus the color refreshes me!!)
Apple Rose Beauty skincare sample kit or the regular size serum (locally owned and operated, organic, 100% natural, award-winning, luxurious, high quality, skin-changing; company employs human trafficking victims) -These are the only skin-care products I use for my face!
Massage or facial (Soluna Yoga and Spa in Jacksonville)
Yoga class package (Soluna Yoga and Spa, or Hot Spot Power Yoga in Jacksonville)
Non-toxic Yoga mat (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Workout DVDs (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
One-year magazine subscription (Experience Life, Paleo)
High quality food processor (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
High quality blender like Vitamix or BlendTec (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Good quality crock pot (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Ceramic cookware (Healthy Lifestyle Products)
Gift card to Thrive Market, Chipotle Grill, Zoe's Kitchen, Toss Green, Whole Foods, Native Sun, Earth Fare
I hope you found this list to be helpful. If you have other gift ideas, please be sure to share them in the comments for everyone to see. While this certainly can be a crazy time of year, I've tried to provide as many online resources to make it easier and more convenient for you. Don't get stressed about it though; that will just take all the fun and joy out of giving. May you, your family, and friends have a spectacular season full of peace, joy, love, and a lot of warmth and laughter! HAPPY HOLIDAYS, everyone! Go here for Part 2 of this 3 part series (Healthy Holiday Habits).
