{"id":3030,"date":"2023-05-15T00:15:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T13:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/2023\/05\/15\/healthy-christmas-gift-ideas\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T10:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T23:04:51","slug":"healthy-christmas-gift-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/health-hub\/healthy-christmas-gift-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Christmas gift ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only\u00a025 days\u00a0to go to Christmas – it\u2019s time to start panicking about presents. Chocolates? Not in this heat. Wine? Dehydrates you. Plum pudding? Too stodgy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We think caring for people\u2019s health is the best way to show you care so we\u2019ve done the hard work and rounded up some healthy gift ideas. Let\u2019s go shopping!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Fit Bit<\/strong>\u00a0Alta<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tracks your steps, calories, distance travelled, heartbeat, sleep and encourages you to move when you\u2019ve been sedentary for a while. It also does that old-fashioned thing: tells the time. Heaps of snazzy-coloured bands too.
\n$199.95 Visit Fit Bit website<\/a>
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2. Water bottle<\/strong> \u2013 Staying hydrated is so important, especially during summer and a water bottle is a practical\u00a0present. This Frank Green water bottle is good looking and good for the environment \u2013 there\u2019s even a Frank Green hydration app to help track your water consumption.
\n$39.95 Frank Green Smart Bottle<\/span><\/a>
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3.\u00a0Healthy cookbooks<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Buy a loved one a cook book and there\u2019s every chance you\u2019ll benefit. Inspire a food-loving family member or friend with a cookbook that champions the good stuff. There\u2019s\u00a0Community<\/em>\u00a0by Hetty McKinnon,\u00a0a book full of glorious salads,\u00a0\u00a0Karen Martini\u2019s\u00a0Salads and Vegetables<\/em>\u00a0book\u00a0and\u00a0Dr Michael Mosley\u2019s\u00a0The Clever Guts Diet Recipe Book<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Herb garden<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 One of the best ways to pack flavour into your food is with herbs \u2013 this cuts down on the need for salt and sauces. Get your loved one a herb garden for their window sill \u2013 one quick snip of parsley will lift any meal!
\n$14.98 –\u00a0https:\/\/www.bunnings.com.au\/bbq-herb-trough_p3551572<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Get active voucher<\/strong> \u2013 Has your Aunt been saying, \u2018I\u2019d love to learn kung fu\/golf\/swing dancing? Encourage your family and friends to get active by purchasing a voucher for kung fu\/golf\/swing dancing classes in their local area. Hai ya! Chop!<\/p>\n

6. Massage<\/strong> \u2013 Life can get stressful and giving the body some much-needed rest and relaxation can be the perfect\u00a0gift for the tired and overworked.
\n$120 Endota Spa\u00a0https:\/\/endotaspa.com.au\/gift-cards\/deep-recovery-massage-gift-card\/c-24\/c-91\/p-1530<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Food hamper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Lots of people will be gifting (and re-gifting) shortbread and plum puddings, but a healthy hamper will be a more useful present. Get a box or basket, stuff it with tissue paper and then fill it with Australian olive oils, vinegars, olives, nuts and teas. Maybe even some dark chocolate if you feel so inclined.<\/p>\n

8. Inspirational sporting memoirs<\/strong> \u2013 Could sporting legends Cadel Evans, Andre Agassi or Cathy Freeman provide a bit of motivation? Why not get an inspirational sporting biography to lift and inspire. Here\u2019s a list to get you started https:\/\/www.readings.com.au\/collection\/sport-biographies-and-memoir<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Australian Open tickets\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Summer in Melbourne means one thing \u2026 the Australian Open!. A ground pass for the tennis lover in your life means they can see all the action live. An ace present!<\/p>\n

10. Donate! (And save on petrol) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Many of us are in the lucky position of having everything we need and more. Think about bucking the present trend (and avoiding the Chadstone Shopping Centre carpark) and donating to a charity that is meaningful to you or your loved one. We feel strongly about diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention and recommend donating to\u00a0Diabetes Victoria<\/a>,\u00a0Heart Foundation<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Stroke Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Take the health check<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Only\u00a025 days\u00a0to go to Christmas – it\u2019s time to start panicking about presents. Chocolates? Not in this heat. Wine? Dehydrates you. Plum pudding? Too stodgy. We think caring for people\u2019s health is the best way to show you care so we\u2019ve done the hard work and rounded up some healthy gift ideas. Let\u2019s go shopping!\u00a0 1. Fit Bit\u00a0Alta\u00a0\u2013 Tracks your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3030"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3883,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3030\/revisions\/3883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}