healthy gifts

Birthday gifts, anniversary gifts, get well soon gifts…regardless of the occasion you may want to send someone you love a healthy gift.  But without wrapping up a stalk of broccoli in a bow perhaps you need a bit of help.  Healthy gifts come in all varieties- is the recipient watching their weight/sugar/salt intake?  Perhaps they have special dietary needs and wish to omit gluten/nuts/dairy from their diet? Based on their individual needs and wants we can help you to design a healthy gift to suit.

Helathy gifts depend on the person who is receiving the gift, so first determine their needs.  If they are in hospital consider that a melon or pineapple may be more trouble than it is worth.  Hand held fruit is always a winner, with only the natural sugars needing to be taken into consideration for diabetics.

If salt is the enemy think natural- the less processed the food is, then the less salt it will contain.  Fresh fruit is perfect here, as is fruit juice and other treats such as Hampstead Tea and Ditty’s biscuits.  if it is sugar you are avoiding, why not send a cheese and oatcake combination?

For serious allergies stick with the brands that guarantee ‘free from’.  We stock foods from ‘Against the Grain’ ‘Doves Farm’ and ‘Sunnyvale’ that cater to these needs.

One easy solution to healthy gifts is fresh fruit- catering to most tastes and needs, it is always a winner and there is a great selection of seasonal fresh fruit available now.  With a delicious selection of healthy foods all wrapped up to make the perfect gift I highly recommend the Superfoods Breakfast Basket.

This beautiful basket contains:

• Large bag of ‘Wonderberries’
• Large kiwi fruit
• Punnet of fresh blueberries
• Large juicy grapefruit
• Large seasonal Pears
• Punnet of Red Seedless grapes
• Honeydew Melon
• Organic Fairtrade Tea
• Forest Feast Roasted Nuts Muesli

Healthy Gifts

unique gifts

We all would like to send unique gifts to friends and family on their birthday but it is hard to be different, especially when you factor in time and money constraints.  Today you are more likely to get an ITunes gift certificate than anything else on your birthday, but what is the fun in that?  When you give or receive gift vouchers as presents, holidays and birthdays quickly become a series of finanacial exchanges, and the worry is that you give and receive the same amount in money with each person. This becomes stressful, and is in no way the personal touch that someone would remember.  Why not be different, without spending a lot of time and money on the gift? You do not have to go shopping, find the items, parcel them up, or even take them to the post office.  First 4 Hampers offers wonderful artisan foods and Spa Baskets, as well as gardening gifts, none of which you will recognize from either the high street or the grocery store.  Specializing in gourmet foods from small, speciality producers in the UK and Ireland, we offer unique foods- you choose the ones you want included in your bespoke basket.  This is the personal touch- you get to pick exactly what gets sent, so that you can be sure the recipient will like what you choose.  We will have your bespoke basket delivered when you choose, so no fuss, no bother, no queue for the carpark in town.  Just unique gifts delivered to suit you.

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fruit basket delivered to London

If you are looking to have a fruit basket delivered to London First 4 Hampers offers a fast next day delivery service.  Perfect for birthday gifts to London, when you don’t want to miss that special day, we can have the gift of your choice delivered before the close of business the next day, as long as you order before 1pm.  We have been selling fruit baskets online for 12 years, with our success owed to the fact that we are receiving fresh fruit in daily from a large wholesaler.  Not only is our fruit the freshest, premium fruit on the market, but if you are looking to personalize the basket we offer that as well.  For instance, if you want to send our Fruit Lover’s Basket to London, but wish to add something to it that option is available in our bespoke basket service.  We have a huge range of gourmet treats, from antipasti from Italy to the finest oatcakes from Scotland, to succulent fruits dipped in chocolate.  Any of these items, plus any of our other foods can be added to the fruit basket when we are making it up.  The lucky recipient will receive a beautiful fruit basket plus whatever else you have added, all wrapped up and delivered to their door on the date of your choice.

Fruit Lover's Basket