While I do enjoy the carmel & fudge at Christmas, It seems like I get a junk overload during the holidays! I just want some healthy foods and no more sugar. These are some fun healthy & useful gifts to give to your neighbors because a lot of them probably get enough carmel & fudge! Sixsisterstuff.com gave me some great ideas along with Oprah! Here is what I've come up with!
1. A Delicious Loaf of Honey Whole Wheat Bread
Any way you “slice” it, You’re sweet neighbors OR
You have always been there when you were “kneaded”
2. Fruit Basket- In my opinion there is no better gift then fresh fruit.
"May your New Year be Festive and Fruitful!!
3. Pomegranate- very seasonal and pretty!
4. Oranges- taste amazing at this time of year
"Orange" you glad it is Christmas?
5. Chocolate Milk-definitely better for you than fudge & carmel and every kid loves chocolate milk! Could be a great stocking stuffer!
"Dairy" Christmas!
6.Food Storage-everyone should have some food storage. My grandma always gives me food storage & I really appreciate it!
7.Healthy Homemade Hot Cocoa Powder-I love hot cocoa when it is cold!
"Wishing you a warm and wonderful Christmas!"
8.Homemade Salsa-think ahead & can some salsa in September! You will have all your gifts done before Thanksgiving!
9.Whole wheat pancake mix........nice for Christmas morning.
We’re “pouring out” Christmas wishes and hoping you have a Christmas to “flip” over.
10. Lettuce Rejoice!
Combine a good-looking salad bowl and servers with a cookbook like Michel Nischan's Taste Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good Health or Sally Schneider's A New Way to Cook. You could also create your own healthy cookbook by gathering tasty recipes—low-fat, low-carb, low-cal, vegetarian, or just generally nutritious—from friends and family. Write the recipes on cards and slip them into sheet protectors, then put the collection into a leather book or three-ring binder.
11. Flashlight
We love how you “light up” our lives.
12. Lotion or Lip Balm
We hope you have a “smooth” holiday season
13. Bagels and Cream Cheese
“Spreading” a little Christmas “shmear” to all our friends who are so dear!
14. Scented Pinecones or Candle
Have a “scent”-sational Christmas
15. Mints
These are “mint” to wish you Merry Christmas
16. Bounty Paper Towels
This season may the “absorbing” spirit of Christ “blot” out your problems, “soak up” your sorrow, and “wipe” away your difficulties and may the new year bring you “bounteous” blessings all the year through!
17. Whisk
We “whisk” you a Merry Christmas!
18. Soup Mix
We wish you a wonderful holiday “simmering” gently with love
19. Car Scraper and Brush
May you be free from life’s “scrapes” and shoves and “see more clearly”. May life’s problems just “brush” away. We wish you a happy holiday.
20. Crayons and Coloring Book
We hope your holidays are colorful
21. Apples and caramel dip
To a most “a-peeling” family. “Dip” into a very happy holiday season!
22. Balloons
“Uplifting” wishes for a fun filled holiday
23. Baby Carrots
You are 24 “carrot” neighbors! Have a Merry Christmas
24. Honey Bear
Have a "Beary" Merry Christmas!
25. Christmas Ribbon
Just to help you “tie” up those loose ends this season! Merry Christmas!
26. Ice Melter and Scoop
“Scoop” up a safe and fun holiday season
27. Fleece Blanket
“Fleece” Navidad
28. Candle or Light Bulbs
May your days be happy, your heart be light, your Christmas merry and the New Year bright!
29. Calendar
Keep Christmas in your heart all year through
30. Matches
No one “matches” you as neighbors
31. Cheese Grater
Merry Christmas to a “Grate” neighbor
32. Measuring Cups or Spoon
Wishing you joy beyond “measure”.
33. Bananas
You are the best bunch of neighbors
34. Christmas CD
May the sweet song of Christmas fill your heart with joy
35. Salsa
Happy Holidays from your "nacho" ordinary neighbors
36. Extension Cord
Our love “extends” to you!
37.Wrapping Paper
“Wrap” yourself up in holiday cheer, now hopefully you won’t run out this year.
38. Paper Plates
Don’t let your dishes pile up this busy holiday seasons. Let our family ‘do the dishes’ this week! Merry Christmas!
39. Christmas Serving Tray
We “tray”-sure your friendship
40. Cleaner
You add sparkle and brighten our lives
41. Energizer Batteries
Hope you have enough ENERGY to make it through the Holidays!
42. Hand Soap
We “wash” you a Merry Christmas
43. Wrapping Paper & Tape
Since November
You’ve been shopping
Barely sleeping
Hardly stopping
Now its late
You’re in a scrape
Out of paper
Out of tape
We hope this wrap
Helps save the day
Have a Happy Holiday
44. Extra Chewing Gum
Just a little something “extra” this holiday season
45. Box of Tissues
We “tissue” a Merry Christmas
46. Seasoning's Greetings
Plant a window box of assorted herbs (continual flavor without calories).
47. Tic Tacs
These snowman kisses!
48. Poems of the Month
Forget fruit and wine—nourish with spirit. Select 12 poems that speak to a friend or relative's current preoccupation or turn of mind, copy them beautifully, and send one every month.
49. Baby Bail
This will cost you nothing but a bit of sanity, and it's a great gift for a couple. Offer seven nights of babysitting over the course of a year (for the children, pets, or elderly parents) and set your friends free.
50. Personal Cheerleader
Volunteer to be an exercise buddy for three months. Or promise to support a friend's diet efforts by phone or e-mail a few times a week.
51. Flowers on Demand
Find a florist near the home or office of a friend, and buy her a gift certificate. When she needs a lift, she can stop by the shop and pick up some fresh roses or lilies.
52. Heavenly Peace
Put together a small basket filled with bath salts, cozy slippers, a luxurious bath towel—and a handmade DO NOT DISTURB sign.
Any way you “slice” it, You’re sweet neighbors OR
You have always been there when you were “kneaded”
2. Fruit Basket- In my opinion there is no better gift then fresh fruit.
"May your New Year be Festive and Fruitful!!
3. Pomegranate- very seasonal and pretty!
4. Oranges- taste amazing at this time of year
"Orange" you glad it is Christmas?
5. Chocolate Milk-definitely better for you than fudge & carmel and every kid loves chocolate milk! Could be a great stocking stuffer!
"Dairy" Christmas!
6.Food Storage-everyone should have some food storage. My grandma always gives me food storage & I really appreciate it!
7.Healthy Homemade Hot Cocoa Powder-I love hot cocoa when it is cold!
"Wishing you a warm and wonderful Christmas!"
8.Homemade Salsa-think ahead & can some salsa in September! You will have all your gifts done before Thanksgiving!
9.Whole wheat pancake mix........nice for Christmas morning.
We’re “pouring out” Christmas wishes and hoping you have a Christmas to “flip” over.
10. Lettuce Rejoice!
Combine a good-looking salad bowl and servers with a cookbook like Michel Nischan's Taste Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good Health or Sally Schneider's A New Way to Cook. You could also create your own healthy cookbook by gathering tasty recipes—low-fat, low-carb, low-cal, vegetarian, or just generally nutritious—from friends and family. Write the recipes on cards and slip them into sheet protectors, then put the collection into a leather book or three-ring binder.
11. Flashlight
We love how you “light up” our lives.
12. Lotion or Lip Balm
We hope you have a “smooth” holiday season
13. Bagels and Cream Cheese
“Spreading” a little Christmas “shmear” to all our friends who are so dear!
14. Scented Pinecones or Candle
Have a “scent”-sational Christmas
15. Mints
These are “mint” to wish you Merry Christmas
16. Bounty Paper Towels
This season may the “absorbing” spirit of Christ “blot” out your problems, “soak up” your sorrow, and “wipe” away your difficulties and may the new year bring you “bounteous” blessings all the year through!
17. Whisk
We “whisk” you a Merry Christmas!
18. Soup Mix
We wish you a wonderful holiday “simmering” gently with love
19. Car Scraper and Brush
May you be free from life’s “scrapes” and shoves and “see more clearly”. May life’s problems just “brush” away. We wish you a happy holiday.
20. Crayons and Coloring Book
We hope your holidays are colorful
21. Apples and caramel dip
To a most “a-peeling” family. “Dip” into a very happy holiday season!
22. Balloons
“Uplifting” wishes for a fun filled holiday
23. Baby Carrots
You are 24 “carrot” neighbors! Have a Merry Christmas
24. Honey Bear
Have a "Beary" Merry Christmas!
25. Christmas Ribbon
Just to help you “tie” up those loose ends this season! Merry Christmas!
26. Ice Melter and Scoop
“Scoop” up a safe and fun holiday season
27. Fleece Blanket
“Fleece” Navidad
28. Candle or Light Bulbs
May your days be happy, your heart be light, your Christmas merry and the New Year bright!
29. Calendar
Keep Christmas in your heart all year through
30. Matches
No one “matches” you as neighbors
31. Cheese Grater
Merry Christmas to a “Grate” neighbor
32. Measuring Cups or Spoon
Wishing you joy beyond “measure”.
33. Bananas
You are the best bunch of neighbors
34. Christmas CD
May the sweet song of Christmas fill your heart with joy
35. Salsa
Happy Holidays from your "nacho" ordinary neighbors
36. Extension Cord
Our love “extends” to you!
37.Wrapping Paper
“Wrap” yourself up in holiday cheer, now hopefully you won’t run out this year.
38. Paper Plates
Don’t let your dishes pile up this busy holiday seasons. Let our family ‘do the dishes’ this week! Merry Christmas!
39. Christmas Serving Tray
We “tray”-sure your friendship
40. Cleaner
You add sparkle and brighten our lives
41. Energizer Batteries
Hope you have enough ENERGY to make it through the Holidays!
42. Hand Soap
We “wash” you a Merry Christmas
43. Wrapping Paper & Tape
Since November
You’ve been shopping
Barely sleeping
Hardly stopping
Now its late
You’re in a scrape
Out of paper
Out of tape
We hope this wrap
Helps save the day
Have a Happy Holiday
44. Extra Chewing Gum
Just a little something “extra” this holiday season
45. Box of Tissues
We “tissue” a Merry Christmas
46. Seasoning's Greetings
Plant a window box of assorted herbs (continual flavor without calories).
47. Tic Tacs
These snowman kisses!
48. Poems of the Month
Forget fruit and wine—nourish with spirit. Select 12 poems that speak to a friend or relative's current preoccupation or turn of mind, copy them beautifully, and send one every month.
49. Baby Bail
This will cost you nothing but a bit of sanity, and it's a great gift for a couple. Offer seven nights of babysitting over the course of a year (for the children, pets, or elderly parents) and set your friends free.
50. Personal Cheerleader
Volunteer to be an exercise buddy for three months. Or promise to support a friend's diet efforts by phone or e-mail a few times a week.
51. Flowers on Demand
Find a florist near the home or office of a friend, and buy her a gift certificate. When she needs a lift, she can stop by the shop and pick up some fresh roses or lilies.
52. Heavenly Peace
Put together a small basket filled with bath salts, cozy slippers, a luxurious bath towel—and a handmade DO NOT DISTURB sign.