Searching for some Christmas present concepts that are perfect for a plant-based sustainable way of life? I’m sharing my high present trade concepts for the vacations, which embrace all the things from secret Santa present concepts to white elephant present concepts, good to your family and friends.

Simply in time for the vacations, I’m bringing you my curated listing of favourite merchandise to your dwelling, kitchen, and backyard. These are all my favourite merchandise that I take advantage of on daily basis in my very own life, which is concentrated on plant-based consuming and sustainable residing. I’m all about making a wholesome, disease-protective, plant-based, sustainable dwelling, 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 decreasing destructive impacts on the planet. This listing may help you buy just a few inexperienced items as items to your family and friends, in addition to allow you to drop just a few little hints about your personal vacation want listing (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 considering lengthy and exhausting about whether or not I actually need to purchase sure merchandise earlier than shelling out the money. And in the case of present giving, I like to recommend consumable objects as a lot as attainable—objects that might be loved and savored, corresponding to wholesome pure meals merchandise, or dwelling or physique care merchandise, somewhat than items which will find yourself behind a dusty cupboard or closet. You possibly can present your love by making hand-made meals items, corresponding to my Darkish Chocolate Power 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. Try this assortment of 35 Edible Presents to get impressed to create extra consumable vacation items, from your own 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 considering lengthy and exhausting about whether or not I actually need to purchase sure merchandise. And in the case of present giving, I like to recommend consumable objects as a lot as attainable—objects that might be consumed, corresponding to wholesome pure meals, dwelling, or physique care merchandise, somewhat than items which will find yourself in a dusty cupboard. You possibly can present your love by making hand-made meals items, corresponding to my Darkish Chocolate Cherry Power 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 items, I do have just a few 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 residing! 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 under.

I want for all of you the healthiest and happiest holidays spent with people who you like. 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 Present Concepts: Sharon’s Plant-Primarily based, Sustainable Vacation Buying 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 best way from Europe. However after I contemplate the carbon footprint of all of these bottles touring throughout the ocean, it stresses me out! So, my SodaStream has turn into my new finest buddy. Simply refill 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, in case you desire—or simply sip the glowing water plain and easy. I actually assume this can be a pretty present thought for the procuring listing this 12 months.

2. Nutribullet

My easy, reasonably priced Nutribullet is my finest buddy within the kitchen. I take advantage of it day by day for my antioxidant smoothies, cashew “Parmesan”, bean dips, and extra. It takes up hardly any area on the counter, and it’s simply so versatile. Once 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 various kinds of Nutribullet merchandise, corresponding to blender combos, child meals makers, grain cookers, and immersion blenders! All fabulous for a plant-powered kitchen and way of life. Good present for somebody beginning out their kitchen. I gave them to my children for Christmas final 12 months.

3. Dwelling Gardening Package

I’m an enormous lover of vegetable gardening. Time spent in my veggie backyard means better entry to wholesome, scrumptious, native seasonal produce. Plus, dwelling gardening provides psychological well being rewards. And you may lighten your environmental footprint by rising a few of your personal meals. This dwelling gardening equipment is an efficient begin to anybody’s veggie backyard. I’ve this equipment at dwelling, and it’s so good to have all of my gardening tools collectively in a single simple tote. Try 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 open air. It’s so good, and you can also make your pizza simply the best way you want! Actually, all 12 months 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 individuals construct their very own pizza as a part of the enjoyable. Then I’d pop the pizzas in my Ooni and cook dinner them up. It let everybody collect collectively as a part of a pre-meal exercise, individuals simply liked their customized pizza, and it was simple 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 software 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! Try my Instagram Dwell Cooking Present on how I take advantage of an Prompt Pot right here. I gave one in every of these to my son for Christmas (upon his request) two years in the past. Even in case you 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, strain cooker—in a single swoop. Good to your vacation listing!                                                                                                                                                                                      

6. Eco Kitchen Presents and Stocking Stuffers

I’m all about eco-friendly items for the kitchen—objects that cut back the environmental footprint of on a regular basis actions. These small items make nice stocking stuffers, or you may throw them right into a basket with quite a lot of inexperienced kitchen objects. Try a few of my favorites:

• Reusable Straws. These helpful reusable straw units cut 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 stainless-steel meals containers, that are good for toting meals to work or college, and for storing leftovers too.
• Wooden Dish Scrubber. I really like pure, plastic-free dish scrubber to wash dishes and pots, in addition to greens, like beets, potatoes, and carrots.
• HydroFlask Water Bottles. Cut back the usage of plastic with these attractive, insulated, reusable water bottles are good for everybody in your procuring listing.

7. CSA Membership

The proper consumable present in my thoughts is a CSA subscription. Speak concerning the present that retains on giving…an everyday 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 Sequence Cut price

In the event you’re seeking to encourage wholesome, plant-based consuming for a liked one, why not ship them the entire assortment of my 4 books at a 25% low cost, together with The Plant-Powered Eating regimen, 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 listing. 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, corresponding to beans, grains, and seeds? This present pack of 5 staples is all able to go. Inventory your beloved’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 simple to cook dinner with out sticking (much less added oils), and so they truly improve the iron consumption in your weight loss plan while you cook dinner meals. Easy, budget-friendly, and eternally cool, everybody wants forged iron skillet. Be taught extra about cooking with forged iron right here.

11. Enamelware Picnic Plates

Reduce 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, mountain climbing, and Hollywood Bowl nights. They appear so fairly, however these dishes are rugged (can’t be damaged), light-weight and dishwashable.

For extra concepts on easy methods to eat and stay sustainably, take a look at these blogs:

Prime 11 Suggestions for Sustainable Consuming
7 Steps to Go Plant-Primarily based
4 Methods to Eat for the Setting
What’s a Sustainable Consuming Fashion?

A number of of the objects in Sharon’s vacation present information are linked to her Amazon influencer associates program she has partnered with. Learn extra 
right here.