Gifts from the grocery store

The next time you go to the health food store, pick up extras of the products you really like that someone on your gift list would like, too. You can even make a gift basket with ingredients for a healthy pantry meal, or for some of your favorite staples. Friends who are not very adventurous might enjoy a first-cold pressed extra virgin olive oil and some balsamic vinegar – and the recipe for a really quick and easy vinaigrette. Adventurous cooks might enjoy something like nori and a sushi mat. Exotic gifts like truffle oil or saffron might be appreciated.

Don't forget the health and beauty aisle – there are all kinds of fun and pampering natural products there. We've given some awesome Fair Trade lotions made in Africa, and a skin brush (with instructions) is a great gift.

Look around the next time you're shopping – what do you wish you'd known about earlier? It probably makes a great gift!

Green living bonus * Buy reuseable grocery bags or dish towels to use as gift wrap.