PCRM's Top Ten Holiday Food Gifts
December 2001

1. Eight-Box Veggie Club HarryandDavid.com ($199.95)

If your special someone still mistakes ketchup for a vegetable, here's a mind-expanding gift idea. Sign him or her up for Harry and David's Eight-Box Veggie Club. Eight times a year, your lucky gift recipient will receive a box of picture-perfect vegetables. With produce this gorgeous, no one can resist eating right. Harry and David also offers a tantalizing Fruit-of-the-Month Club.

2. Three-Soup Gift Crate WomensBeanProject.com ($16.00)

Looking for an inexpensive and healthy gift idea? Check out WomensBeanProject.com for an imaginative array of homemade baskets and gift sets. The Three-Soup Gift Crate contains a selection of great vegetarian bean meals. Proceeds help low-income women become self-sufficient by providing employment training.

3. Fresh Fruit Basket DeanDeluca.com ($125.00)

Stumped by someone who already has everything? Here's a gift that's guaranteed to impress. This attractive gift basket is loaded with 11 pounds of exotic fruit like papaya, mangoes, and coconut, as well as familiar favorites like apples, lemons, and pears. Give the gift of health from one of the nation's most popular culinary suppliers.

4. Red's Vintage Tomatoes RedCooper.com ($36.98)

By midwinter, tomatoes in your local grocery store may start to look a little mealy. Why not send someone on your list a beautiful assortment of old-fashioned heirloom tomatoes? Red Cooper is a southern Texas farmer who offers a bounty of beautiful produce on his Web site, including this ten-pound mix of Brandywines and Gold Medals.

5. Meatless Sampler Healthy-eating.com ($29.99)

Got a die-hard meat-and-potatoes guy on your holiday shopping list? Have him give these wheat- and soy-based meat-replacers a try. This unique sampler pack includes cookbooks, as well as veggie "ribs." This thoughtful present might just change the fellow's life, not to mention his cholesterol level.

6. Pearadise Gift Box GotFruit.com ($26.95)

Too often, our holidays are filled with eggnog, cookies, ham, and other not-so-good-for-us food traditions. Start a new tradition with this sumptuous selection of Comice pears. Each box comes with 9 to 12 pears, and a good dose of fiber and antioxidants. Eating right has never been this easy.

7. Grand Variety Organic Gift Basket VillageOrganics.com ($87.95)

Do you have a loved one who adores all things organic? Consider a hand-woven Shaker basket filled with organic treats including Sun-Dried Tomato Spread and Rosemary Tuscan Crackers. Even items that sound less than healthy—like the Maple Waffle cookies—are actually cholesterol-free. If this one's out of your price range, Village Organics also offers less expensive choices.

8. Longevity Noodles RedEnvelope.com ($60.00)

Chinese legend says that eating long, long noodles will give you a long, long life. Legends aside, scientific studies show that vegetarians do live longer. So give someone a good start on the road toward health with the Longevity Noodles gift set. It includes noodles, bowls, chopsticks, and fortune cookies, and is both low-fat and cholesterol-free.

9. Spreads and Jamin' Jams Gift Set Collection ClubSauce.com ($44.00)

Here's a perfect complement to any New Year's brunch. This gift set includes fat-free spreads and condiments like Old Farmhouse Chutney, Lemon Pear Marmalade, and Tomato & Olive Relish. With delicious spreads like these, your gift recipient can wave goodbye to artery-clogging butters and cream cheeses.

10. Popcorn Gift Set Williams-Sonoma.com ($37.00)

Here's a gift guaranteed to warm any hearth. This Popcorn Gift Set from one of America's most trusted kitchen purveyors includes an old-fashioned popper and three varieties of corn. Fiber-rich popcorn, if made without butter, is an ideal alternative for someone who's hooked on potato chips, cheese puffs, and other unhealthy snacks.

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