Searching for some Christmas present concepts that are perfect for a plant-based sustainable way of life? I’m sharing my prime present alternate concepts for the vacations, which embody all the things from secret Santa present concepts to white elephant present concepts, excellent to your family and friends.
Simply in time for the vacations, I’m bringing you my curated checklist of favourite merchandise to your residence, kitchen, and backyard. These are all my favourite merchandise that I take advantage of daily in my very own life, which is targeted on plant-based consuming and sustainable dwelling. I’m all about making a wholesome, disease-protective, plant-based, sustainable residence, and a lot of this technique is about voting together with your {dollars}. It’s all about spending your hard-earned money on merchandise that assist a wholesome way of life, whereas lowering unfavorable impacts on the planet. This checklist might help you buy a couple of inexperienced items as presents to your family and friends, in addition to allow you to drop a couple of little hints about your personal vacation want checklist (that’s what I do!).
Get pleasure from and Savor the Holidays with Much less
Keep in mind, much less is extra in a wholesome, sustainable way of life. I’ve been minimizing my kitchen and my total life by pondering lengthy and laborious about whether or not I actually need to purchase sure merchandise earlier than shelling out the money. And on the subject of present giving, I like to recommend consumable gadgets as a lot as doable—gadgets that will probably be loved and savored, equivalent to wholesome pure meals merchandise, or residence or physique care merchandise, relatively than presents which will find yourself at the back of a dusty cupboard or closet. You possibly can present your love by making hand-made meals presents, equivalent to my Darkish Chocolate Vitality Combine, Turmeric Hemp Granola, Pumpkin Bread, or Swedish Pepparkakor cookies. Bundle them up in reusable mason jars or a fairly kitchen towel for actually sustainable packaging. Take a look at this assortment of 35 Edible Items to get impressed to create extra consumable vacation presents, from your private home to theirs.
Keep in mind, much less is extra in a wholesome, sustainable way of life. I’ve been minimizing my kitchen and my total life by pondering lengthy and laborious about whether or not I actually need to purchase sure merchandise. And on the subject of present giving, I like to recommend consumable gadgets as a lot as doable—gadgets that will probably be consumed, equivalent to wholesome pure meals, residence, or physique care merchandise, relatively than presents which will find yourself in a dusty cupboard. You possibly can present your love by making hand-made meals presents, equivalent to my Darkish Chocolate Cherry Vitality Combine, Golden Turmeric Hemp Granola, Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Pumpkin Seeds, or Peter’s Vegan Pepparkakor (Swedish Ginger Cookies). Bundle them up in reusable mason jars or a fairly kitchen towel for actually sustainable packaging.
Past consumable presents, I do have a couple of favourite curated merchandise that enhance the standard of my life. So, with out additional ado, right here is my vacation procuring information for plant-based sustainable dwelling! I’m sharing a few of my favourite healthful, sustainable merchandise and types as an Amazon influencer, and plenty of are providing reductions proper now for the vacations, so take a look at the hyperlinks to seize these low cost codes. Please let me know what you consider these merchandise by dropping a remark beneath.
I want for all of you the healthiest and happiest holidays spent with those who you’re keen on. Keep in mind to treasure the small moments in life. Take time to nibble a vacation cookie with a cup of heat cinnamon tea and recall particular reminiscences together with your family and friends. Give them an additional hug and inform them how a lot they imply to you. Be good to your self.
Eat and Dwell Goodness,
Sharon
Christmas Reward Concepts: Sharon’s Plant-Based mostly, Sustainable Vacation Procuring Information
1. SodaStream
I don’t find out about you, however I really like glowing water. The type that is available in fairly inexperienced glass bottles all the way in which from Europe. However once I think about the carbon footprint of all of these bottles touring throughout the ocean, it stresses me out! So, my SodaStream has develop into my new finest buddy. Simply replenish the glass bottles with water, chill, then plop them within the machine, push the button, and you’ve got glowing water. You possibly can then infuse herbs, citrus, fruit, and extra, if you happen to desire—or simply sip the glowing water plain and easy. I actually assume this can be a pretty present concept for the procuring checklist this yr.
2. Nutribullet
My easy, reasonably priced Nutribullet is my finest buddy within the kitchen. I take advantage of it each day for my antioxidant smoothies, cashew “Parmesan”, bean dips, and extra. It takes up hardly any house on the counter, and it’s simply so versatile. After I make a smoothie, I don’t even hassle transferring it to a glass, I simply pop off the lid, and I’m good to go. There are additionally so many several types of Nutribullet merchandise, equivalent to blender combos, child meals makers, grain cookers, and immersion blenders! All fabulous for a plant-powered kitchen and way of life. Excellent present for somebody beginning out their kitchen. I gave them to my children for Christmas final yr.
3. Dwelling Gardening Package
I’m an enormous lover of vegetable gardening. Time spent in my veggie backyard means higher entry to wholesome, scrumptious, native seasonal produce. Plus, residence gardening presents psychological well being rewards. And you’ll lighten your environmental footprint by rising a few of your personal meals. This residence gardening equipment is an effective begin to anybody’s veggie backyard. I’ve this equipment at residence, and it’s so good to have all of my gardening gear collectively in a single straightforward tote. Take a look at my free Dwelling Gardening Toolkit as an addition to your gardening present.
4. Ooni Pizza Oven
I purchased this for my husband for Christmas two years in the past, and it’s been a household favourite ever since! I like to make plant-based pizza in our personal little wooden pellet-burning Ooni pizza oven within the outside. It’s so good, and you can also make your pizza simply the way in which you want! In reality, all yr lengthy I used to be entertaining with pizza. I created the dough and rolled it out onto particular person wooden pizza peels, put out quite a lot of toppings (together with, tomato sauce, peppers, mushrooms, vegan sausage, onions, herbs, artichokes, zucchini, cashews), and let folks construct their very own pizza as a part of the enjoyable. Then I might pop the pizzas in my Ooni and prepare dinner them up. It let everybody collect collectively as a part of a pre-meal exercise, folks simply beloved their customized pizza, and it was straightforward cooking for me. Strive a few of my favourite plant-based pizza recipes right here.
5. Prompt Pot
What would I do with out my Prompt Pot? This all-purpose cooking device is important in a plant-powered kitchen, in my thoughts. I take advantage of it for cooking beans, grains, soups, stews, casseroles, and a lot extra. You possibly can skip soaking the beans, and simply push the button to get your meal on the desk very quickly. Just one pot to wash up too! Take a look at my Instagram Dwell Cooking Present on how I take advantage of an Prompt Pot right here. I gave one in all these to my son for Christmas (upon his request) two years in the past. Even you probably have a small kitchen, it’s worthwhile, as an Prompt Pot can take the place of so many items of apparatus—rice cooker, sluggish cooker, stress cooker—in a single swoop. Excellent to your vacation checklist!
6. Eco Kitchen Items and Stocking Stuffers
I’m all about eco-friendly presents for the kitchen—gadgets that scale back the environmental footprint of on a regular basis actions. These small presents make nice stocking stuffers, or you may throw them right into a basket with quite a lot of inexperienced kitchen gadgets. Take a look at a few of my favorites:
- Reusable Straws. These helpful reusable straw units scale back plastic and are the right stocking stuffer.
- Meals Huggers. I’ve a number of of those helpful meals covers, which match over cans, containers, and even avocados and citrus, to forestall meals waste and keep away from plastic wrapping.
- ECOlunchbox. I’m in love with these cool reusable chrome steel meals containers, that are excellent for toting meals to work or college, and for storing leftovers too.
- Wooden Dish Scrubber. I really like an excellent pure, plastic-free dish scrubber to wash dishes and pots, in addition to greens, like beets, potatoes, and carrots.
- HydroFlask Water Bottles. Scale back using plastic with these attractive, insulated, reusable water bottles are excellent for everybody in your procuring checklist.
7. CSA Membership
The proper consumable present in my thoughts is a CSA subscription. Speak concerning the present that retains on giving…a daily field of scrumptious, wholesome, seasonal produce! Signal me up (actually)! You possibly can take a look at your native CSA (learn extra about them right here) to rearrange for a present subscription.
8. Sharon’s Plant-Powered E-book Collection Cut price
If you happen to’re seeking to encourage wholesome, plant-based consuming for a beloved one, why not ship them the entire assortment of my 4 books at a 25% low cost, together with The Plant-Powered Food plan, Plant-Powered for Life, California Vegan, and The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes—all personally autographed, and packaged as much as ship to anybody in your procuring checklist. Simply order the set and depart a remark in your order offering instructions on the place to ship the books and to whom they need to be customized. Or contact me straight at admin@sharonpalmer.com.
9. Natural Beans, Seeds, and Grains Pack
Why not give an edible present of scrumptious, entire, natural plant-based staples, equivalent to beans, grains, and seeds? This present pack of 5 staples is all able to go. Inventory the one you love’s pantry the wholesome manner.
10. Solid Iron Skillet
I’m an enormous fan of cooking in forged iron skillets. These trusty cooking vessels make it straightforward to prepare dinner with out sticking (much less added oils), and so they truly improve the iron consumption in your weight loss plan once you prepare dinner meals. Easy, budget-friendly, and eternally cool, everybody wants an excellent forged iron skillet. Be taught extra about cooking with forged iron right here.
11. Enamelware Picnic Plates
Lower down on disposable waste, in addition to cash, with these cute blue-swirled enamelware dinner plates. I purchased a set of those dishes 4 years in the past, and they’re my go-to for picnics, RV journeys, mountaineering, and Hollywood Bowl nights. They give the impression of being so fairly, however these dishes are rugged (can’t be damaged), light-weight and dishwashable.
For extra concepts on methods to eat and dwell sustainably, take a look at these blogs:
Prime 11 Ideas for Sustainable Consuming
7 Steps to Go Plant-Based mostly
4 Methods to Eat for the Surroundings
What’s a Sustainable Consuming Type?
A number of of the gadgets in Sharon’s vacation present information are linked to her Amazon influencer associates program she has partnered with. Learn extra
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