Nourishing Gifts for Mom
Sunday is Mother's Day. (You knew that, right?) Many of us will likely bestow cards and flowers on our moms to show our gratitude and love.
But if your mother is into health and nutrition, you might want to get creative and cater to those interests. It's not too late to get your mom a health-related gift she'll really appreciate and use long after those flowers have faded.
Picking the perfect gift can be tricky, though; you don't want to send the wrong message. For instance, a weight-loss manual won't go over too well, right? And general-purpose cookbooks might just seem to add to Mom's workload -- and perhaps suggest you're not satisfied with the meals she already provides (or provided in your youth).
Here are a few ideas, gifts I'd be happy to receive for Mother's Day. Please chime in with ideas of your own; I'm sure fellow readers could use some inspiration, too. And while you're at it, take a second to vote in today's poll.
A Happy Mother's Day to all you moms!
Nutrition-friendly Mother's Day gift suggestions:
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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May 8, 2009; 7:00 AM ET
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Posted by: Marimom | May 8, 2009 2:00 PM | Report abuse
The gifts are not subject to the specific gifts that commonly give to our mothers, whether similar or not the securities being offered in the simple present is a range of possibilities, always respecting and trying to approach the essence of that day.
Herbal Remedies
http://www.naturals-products.com
Posted by: HerbalRemedies | May 8, 2009 7:09 PM | Report abuse
Nice suggestions, except for the French press (particularly since the health benefits of coffee are touted.) Researchers have found that drinking French press coffee can actually raise cholesterol (filtering coffee removes the offending substances.)
See summary of research at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6242467/
Posted by: trace1 | May 10, 2009 7:30 AM | Report abuse
Well folks, let's be honest for once and call it what it is; food-health-advice overkill.Millions of pseudo nutritionist have emptied forests and turned them into "health" literature, which are assembled under one common denominator--- all have failed.
It even includes Michael Pollans valiant effort to inject common sense into a disaster-ridden food-life North American continent. His 'mainly plants' voids his best efforts.
Greens and grains are designed, through the ages, for a precise processing regimen, to convert semi-edibles into a defined food commodity. Leave it to the ruminants! They can, unlike vegans, turn cellulose into red meat!The win-win nutritional recipe.
Let Grandma be your guide
Posted by: hart0007 | May 10, 2009 10:12 AM | Report abuse
I realize this isn't the place, but...hart007, it takes something like 16 pounds of grain and thousands of gallons of water to make one pound of meat. We simply don't have the land or water to keep that up, not to mention whether we can withstand the pesticides and livestock runoffs.
Back on topic, we re-framed some large pictures at my mom's house for her gift. They'd been over 30 years in the same frames and now look spiffy.
Posted by: sarahabc | May 10, 2009 5:36 PM | Report abuse
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I love Whole Foods but wouldn't be that jazzed about a gift card for mother's day. I would feel obligated to spend it on groceries for other people. What happened to the classic spa gift certificate? Always a winner!