Give the Gift of Healthy! - Healthy Gift Baskets

What shows regard for someone more than the desire for them to be healthy as well as happy? You can give a gift that blesses both the giver and the recipient with a healthy unique gift basket. What, you may wonder, goes into one?

Besides your own love and care, all kinds of things belong in such a healthy gift. Delicious, natural and heart-conscious snacks, treats and teas, organic dried fruits and nuts, recipes, a beautiful container, a card. Some include wines or chocolate for their beneficial properties. Some might have all-natural bath and body products, aromatherapy, or massage items as well.

Low-salt and raw nuts are another option, with their good fats and lower salt content, and there are so many to choose from: cashews, filberts, almonds, pine nuts! Of course, make sure your giftee is not allergic. These are often combined with natural dried fruits, such as apricots, raisins (an excellent source of iron) and perhaps honey and herbal tea for a particularly delicious and healthy gift.

Wines have recently become a focus of those who are looking for a gourmet way to add something with anti-cancer and cardiac benefits to their diet. Red wines, in particular, and in moderation, have been shown to be quite helpful. Why not choose a nice bottle for your healthy gift basket? Nestle it in, wrapped in a lovely napkin. It can only impress.

Let us not forget about chocolate! Lately chocolate has been found to help reduce high blood pressure and promote blood flow, as well as just making us feel good. Add some high-quality, flavorful chocolate to your healthy gift, because you cannot say no to such a great combination.

Consider selecting some gourmet recipes for delicious, healthy eating, to go along with the food and drink. They should go with the other items and be tailored to your intended recipient, so that they are getting more of something they already like, or need. Whether the diet is low carbohydrate, cardiac health, vegetarian, vegan, raw eating, all have delicious gourmet possibilities.

Then there are personal care items, loofahs, bath salts, aromatherapy and massage items. Loofahs help to promote skin health through exfoliation and also stimulate blood flow. Bath salts, aromatherapy and massage items promote relaxation, which also aids the body in maintaining a healthy balance. Perhaps an all-natural, grain based, microwaveable hot or cold pack, as well.

Finally, it may be good to add a book on healthy living, green cleaning, meditation, pilates, yoga, or some other appropriate subject, to make your healthy gift basket complete. Feed the mind, the body, the palate, and the soul. You will create a healthy gift that says “I'd like you to feel as great as I feel about you!”